Enhancement of Equilibriumshift in Dehydrogenation Reactions Using a Novel Membrane Reactor

Technical Report · Tue Sep 29 04:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/897406· OSTI ID:897406

Ilias, Shamsuddin ^[1]; King, Franklin G

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1. North Carolina A & T State University

Electroless deposition of palladium thin-films on a surface of microporous ceramic substrate has been used to develop a new class of perm-selective inorganic membrane. In the last report, we presented a numerical method to analyze the stability in single-stage gas permeation. In this reporting period, we present our modeling work on dehydrogenation of cyclohexane in Pd-Ceramic membrane reactor. A model for studying dehydrogenation of cyclohexane in a membrane reactor is developed. Radial diffusion is considered to account for the concentration gradient in radial direction due permeation through the membrane. The model equations are derived for systems with reaction and without reaction. In the non-reaction case, a mixture of argon, benzene, cyclohexane, and hydrogen is used in the reaction side and argon is used as sweep gas in the separation side. Currently, we are working on the details of numerical solution of the model equations.

• Research Organization: North Carolina A & T State University
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-96PC96222
• OSTI ID: 897406
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CERAMICS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
CYCLOHEXANE
DEHYDROGENATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEMBRANES
PALLADIUM
PERFORMANCE