Mathematical Modeling, Verification and Optimization for Catalytic Membrane Esterification Micro-reactor
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E. El-Zanati
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S.M.C. Ritchie
Abstract
Analysis of efficient production of ethyl acetate utilizing a Catalytic Membrane Micro-Reactor (CMMR) was theoretically investigated and verified using published results for the esterification reaction. Grafted sulfonic groups in the pores of a polyethersulfone membrane catalyzed the reaction. Theoretical analysis of the catalytic membrane reactor was achieved through development of a lumped parameter model to describe the CMMR behavior and performance. The developed model was solved numerically for different design and operating conditions using MATLAB Simulink software. The model parameters were verified and validated using the experimental results to achieve a reliable tool for design, replication, scaling-up, and optimization. The approach to maximum conversion was simulated. Cumulative yield per unit time was investigated to determine the optimum process time. Membrane regeneration was conducted and the regeneration time was determined as well in order to reuse the membrane for other cycles. Reactor scaling-up was studied using the model for process design.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- A Novel Catalyst Preparation Technique to Improve Performance of Ni/γ-Al2O3 Catalysts in Partial Oxidation of Methane
- Characterization and Deactivation Study of Mixed Vanadium and Potassium Oxide Supported on Microemulsion-Mediated Titania Nanoparticles as Catalyst in Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane
- Effect of Titania Loading on Properties and Catalytic Activity of Nanostructured Phosphate–Vanadia-Impregnated Silica–Titania Oxidative–Acidic Bifunctional Catalyst
- Effects of Partial Slip on Chemically Reactive Solute Distribution in MHD Boundary Layer Stagnation Point Flow Past a Stretching Permeable Sheet
- Heat and Mass Transfer of Thermophoretic MHD Flow of Powell–Eyring Fluid over a Vertical Stretching Sheet in the Presence of Chemical Reaction and Joule Heating
- Integration of Optimization and Model Predictive Control of an Intensified Continuous Three-Phase Catalytic Reactor
- Kinetics of Reactive Extraction of Pyruvic Acid Using Tributylamine Dissolved in n-Butyl Acetate
- Mathematical Modeling, Verification and Optimization for Catalytic Membrane Esterification Micro-reactor
- Metal-Foam-Supported Pd/Al2O3 Catalysts for Catalytic Combustion of Methane: Effect of Interaction between Support and Catalyst
- Simulation of Soot Size Distribution in a Counterflow Flame
- Study on Effective Radial Thermal Conductivity of Gas Flow through a Methanol Reactor
- Surface Functionalization and Magnetic Motion of Hydrophobic Magnetic Nanoparticles with Different Sizes
- Towards Production of γ-valerolactone via Hydrogenation of Aqueous Levulinic Acid
- Nitrogen Removal to Minimize Energy Consumption of the Two WWTPs Choutrana II and Menzel Bourguiba in Tunisia
