Membrane Reactors for Energy Applications and Basic Chemical Production

Membrane Reactors for Energy Applications and Basic Chemical Production presents a discussion of the increasing interest in membrane reactors that has emerged in recent years from both the scientific and industrial communities, in particular their usage for energy applications and basic chemical production.

Part One of the text investigates membrane reactors for syngas and hydrogen production, while Part Two examines membrane reactors for other energy applications, including biodiesel and bioethanol production.

The final section of the book reviews the use of membrane reactors in basic chemical production, including discussions of the use of MRs in ammonia production and the dehydrogenation of alkanes to alkenes.

Provides comprehensive coverage of membrane reactors as presented by a world-renowned team of expertsIncludes discussions of the use of membrane reactors in ammonia production and the dehydrogenation of alkanes to alkenesTackles the use of membrane reactors in syngas, hydrogen, and basic chemical productionKeen focus placed on the industry, particularly in the use of membrane reactor technologies in energy

Preface Part 1 Membrane reactors for syngas and hydrogen production 1 Water gas shift membrane reactors (Iulianelli and Basile) 2 Membrane reactors for methane steam reforming (MSR) (Basile) 3 Membrane reactors for autothermal reforming of methane, methanol and ethanol (Gallucci) 4 Membrane reactors for dry reforming of methane (Chakraborty) 5 Membrane reactors for hydrogen production from coal (Lin) 6 Membrane reactors for the conversion of methanol and ethanol to hydrogen (Basile) 7 Membrane reactors for the decomposition of H₂O, NOx and CO₂ to produce hydrogen (Ghasemzadeh) 8 Membrane reactors for steam reforming of glycerol and acetic acid to produce hydrogen (Basile) 9 Membrane reactors for biohydrogen production and processing (Di Paola) Part II Membrane reactors for other energy applications 10 Membrane reactors for biodiesel production and processing (Rahmipour) 11 Membrane reactors for bioethanol production and processing (Hai) 12 Membrane reactors for biogas production and processing (Uemiya) 13 The use of membranes in oxygen and hydrogen separation in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants (Chiesa) 14 Membrane reactors for the desulfurization of power plant gas emissions and transportation fuels (Yang) 15 Electrocatalytic membrane reactors (eCMRs) for fuel cell and other applications (Datta) Part III Membrane reactors for basic chemical production 16 Membrane reactors for the dehydrogenation of alkanes to alkenes (Itoh) 17 Membrane reactors for oxidative coupling of methane to produce syngas and other chemicals (Takamura) 18 Membrane reactors for ammonia production (Irvine) 19 Pervaporation membrane reactors (PVMRs) for esterification (Van Der Bruggen) 20 Photocatalytic hydrogenation of organic compounds in membrane reactors (Molinari) 21 Butene oligomerisation, phenol synthesis from benzene, butane partial oxidation and other reactions carried out in membrane reactors (Rahimpour)