<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In a continuing effort to realize the simultaneous hydrogen and methanol production via the auto-thermal methanol synthesis process, the effect of two different hydrogen redistribution strategies along a double-membrane reactor has been considered. A steady-state one-dimensional heterogeneous model was developed to compare two strategies applied in the operation of the auto-thermal methanol synthesis. It was found that the counter-current configuration exhibited the better performance compared to the reactor operated in the co-current mode from both the economic and environmental points of view. This superiority is ascribed to the establishment of a more favourable temperature profile along the reactor and also more hydrogen extraction from the reaction zone. Moreover, the influence of some operating variables was investigated on the performance of the auto-thermal double-membrane reactor in the counter-current configuration. The results suggest that utilizing this configuration for pure hydrogen and methanol production could be feasible and beneficial.</p></abstract>

In a continuing effort to realize the simultaneous hydrogen and methanol production via the auto-thermal methanol synthesis process, the effect of two different hydrogen redistribution strategies along a double-membrane reactor has been considered. A steady-state one-dimensional heterogeneous model was developed to compare two strategies applied in the operation of the auto-thermal methanol synthesis. It was found that the counter-current configuration exhibited the better performance compared to the reactor operated in the co-current mode from both the economic and environmental points of view. This superiority is ascribed to the establishment of a more favourable temperature profile along the reactor and also more hydrogen extraction from the reaction zone. Moreover, the influence of some operating variables was investigated on the performance of the auto-thermal double-membrane reactor in the counter-current configuration. The results suggest that utilizing this configuration for pure hydrogen and methanol production could be feasible and beneficial.

Simulation study of an auto-thermal double-membrane reactor for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and methanol: comparison of two different hydrogen redistribution strategies along the reactor

Reactor and Catalysis Research Center (RCRC)

Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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In a continuing effort to realize the simultaneous hydrogen and methanol production via the auto-thermal methanol synthesis process, the effect of two...

Simulation study of an auto-thermal double-membrane reactor for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and methanol: comparison of two different hydrogen redistribution strategies along the reactor

Published Online: Jul 08, 2017

Page range: 115 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0037

Keywords
pure hydrogen production, methanol synthesis, auto-thermal double-membrane reactor, steady-state heterogeneous model, operation mode

© 2017 Farhad Rahmani et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Simulation study of an auto-thermal double-membrane reactor for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and methanol: comparison of two different hydrogen redistribution strategies along the reactor

Published Online: Jul 08, 2017

Page range: 115 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0037

Keywordspure hydrogen production, methanol synthesis, auto-thermal double-membrane reactor, steady-state heterogeneous model, operation mode

© 2017 Farhad Rahmani et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pure hydrogen production, methanol synthesis, auto-thermal double-membrane reactor, steady-state heterogeneous model, operation mode