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Almallahi R, Wortman J, Linic S. Overcoming limitations in propane dehydrogenation by codesigning catalyst-membrane systems. Science 2024; 383:1325-1331. [PMID: 38513015 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh3712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Propylene production through propane dehydrogenation (PDH) is endothermic, and high temperatures required to achieve acceptable propane conversions lead to low selectivity and severe carbon-induced deactivation of conventional catalysts. We developed a catalyst-membrane system that removes the hydrogen by-product and can thus achieve propane conversions that exceed equilibrium limits. In this codesigned system, a silica/alumina (SiO2/Al2O3) hollow-fiber hydrogen membrane was packed with a selective platinum-tin (Pt1Sn1/SiO2) PDH catalyst on the tube side with hydrogen diffusing from the tube to the shell side. We demonstrate that the catalyst-membrane system can achieve propane conversions >140% of the nominal equilibrium conversion with a propylene selectivity >98% without deactivation of the system components. We also show that by introducing oxygen on the shell side of the catalyst-membrane system, we can couple the endothermic PDH reaction on the tube side with exothermic hydrogen oxidation on the shell side. This coupling results in higher rates of hydrogen transport, leading to further enhancements in the propane conversion as well as desired thermoneutral system operation.
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- Rawan Almallahi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Catalysis Science and Technology Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Shelepova EV, Vedyagin AA. Comparative Analysis of the Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons and Alcohols in a Membrane Reactor. KINETICS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0023158422010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Venugopalan AT, Kandasamy P, Gogoi P, Ratneshkumar J, Thirumalaiswamy R. Utilizing the Oxygen Carrier Property of Cerium Iron Oxide for the Low-Temperature Synthesis of 1,3-butadiene from 1-butene. Catal Letters 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-020-03512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huš M, Kopač D, Bajec D, Likozar B. Effect of Surface Oxidation on Oxidative Propane Dehydrogenation over Chromia: An Ab Initio Multiscale Kinetic Study. ACS Catal 2021; 11:11233-11247. [PMID: 34513204 PMCID: PMC8422962 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An increasingly utilized way for the production of propene is propane dehydrogenation. The reaction presents an alternative to conventional processes based on petroleum resources. In this work, we investigate theoretically how Cr2O3 catalyzes this reaction in oxidative and reducing environments. Although previous studies showed that the reduced catalyst is selective for the non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane, real operating conditions are oxidative. Herein, we use multiscale modeling to investigate the difference between the oxidized and reduced catalyst and their performance. The complete reaction pathway for propane dehydrogenation, including C-C cracking, formation of side products (propyne, ethane, ethylene, acetylene, and methane), and catalyst coking on oxidized and reduced surfaces of α-Cr2O3(0001), is calculated using density functional theory with the Hubbard correction. Parameters describing adsorption, desorption, and surface reactions are used in a kinetic Monte Carlo simulation, which employed industrially relevant conditions (700-900 K, pressures up to 2 bar, and varying oxidants: N2O, O2, and none). We observe that over the reduced surface, propene and hydrogen form with high selectivity. When oxidants are used, the surface is oxidized, which changes the reaction mechanism and kinetics. During a much faster reaction, H2O forms as a coproduct in a Mars-van Krevelen cycle. Additionally, CO2 is also formed, which represents waste and adversely affects the selectivity. It is shown that the oxidized surface is much more active but prone to the formation of CO2, while the reduced surface is less active but highly selective toward propene. Moreover, the effect of the oxidant used is investigated, showing that N2O is preferred to O2 due to higher selectivity and less catalyst coking. We show that there exists an optimum degree of surface oxidation, where the yield of propene is maximized. The coke, which forms during the reaction, can be burnt away as CO2 with oxygen.
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- Matej Huš
- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia (ZOTKS), Zaloška 65, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Xu Y, Wang X, Yang D, Tang Z, Cao M, Hu H, Wu L, Liu L, McLeod J, Lin H, Li Y, Lifshitz Y, Sham TK, Zhang Q. Stabilizing Oxygen Vacancies in ZrO 2 by Ga 2O 3 Boosts the Direct Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yong Xu
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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Ishii K, Nagataki Y, Yoshiura J, Saito Y, Nagataki T, Nomura M. Development of Hydrogen Permselective Membranes for Propylene Production. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1252/jcej.20we082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Katsunori Ishii
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Shibaura Institute of Technology
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Analysis and Model-Based Description of the Total Process of Periodic Deactivation and Regeneration of a VOx Catalyst for Selective Dehydrogenation of Propane. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10121374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study intends to provide insights into various aspects related to the reaction kinetics of the VOx catalyzed propane dehydrogenation including main and side reactions and, in particular, catalyst deactivation and regeneration, which can be hardly found in combination in current literature. To kinetically describe the complex reaction network, a reduced model was fitted to lab scale experiments performed in a fixed bed reactor. Additionally, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was applied to investigate the coking behavior of the catalyst under defined conditions considering propane and propene as precursors for coke formation. Propene was identified to be the main coke precursor, which agrees with results of experiments using a segmented fixed bed reactor (FBR). A mechanistic multilayer-monolayer coke growth model was developed to mathematically describe the catalyst coking. Samples from long-term deactivation experiments in an FBR were used for regeneration experiments with oxygen to gasify the coke deposits in a TGA. A power law approach was able to describe the regeneration behavior well. Finally, the results of periodic experiments consisting of several deactivation and regeneration cycles verified the long-term stability of the catalyst and confirmed the validity of the derived and parametrized kinetic models for deactivation and regeneration, which will allow model-based process development and optimization.
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Ashok J, Pati S, Hongmanorom P, Tianxi Z, Junmei C, Kawi S. A review of recent catalyst advances in CO2 methanation processes. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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3-D Multi-Tubular Reactor Model Development for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Butene to 1,3-Butadiene. CHEMENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering4030046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of butene has been recently developed as a viable alternative for the synthesis of 1,3-butadiene due to its advantages over other conventional methods. Various catalytic reactors for this process have been previously studied, albeit with a focus on lab-scale design. In this study, a multi-tubular reactor model for the butadiene synthesis via ODH of butene was developed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). For this, the 3D multi-tubular model, which combines complex reaction kinetics with a shell-side coolant fluid over a series of individual reactor tubes, was generated using OpenFOAM®. Then, the developed model was validated and analyzed with the experimental results, which gave a maximum error of 7.5%. Finally, parametric studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of thermodynamic conditions (isothermal, non-isothermal and adiabatic), feed temperature, and gas velocity on reactor performance. The results showed the formation of a hotspot at the reactor exit, which necessitates an efficient temperature control at that section of the reactor. It was also found that as the temperature increased, the conversion and yield increased whilst the selectivity decreased. The converse was found for increasing velocities.
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Kinetics of non-oxidative propane dehydrogenation on Cr2O3 and the nature of catalyst deactivation from first-principles simulations. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Saidi M, Safaripour M. Pure Hydrogen and Propylene Coproduction in Catalytic Membrane Reactor‐Assisted Propane Dehydrogenation. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201900209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Majid Saidi
- University of TehranSchool of ChemistryCollege of Science P.O. Box 14155-6455 Tehran Iran
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- University of TehranSchool of ChemistryAlborz Campus P.O. Box 14155-6455 Tehran Iran
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Ricca A, Montella F, Iaquaniello G, Palo E, Salladini A, Palma V. Membrane assisted propane dehydrogenation: Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of catalytic reactions. Catal Today 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hong E, Park JH, Shin CH. Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n-Butenes to 1,3-Butadiene over Bismuth Molybdate and Ferrite Catalysts: A Review. CATALYSIS SURVEYS FROM ASIA 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10563-015-9201-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Liu L, Wang DK, Martens DL, Smart S, Diniz da Costa JC. Binary gas mixture and hydrothermal stability investigation of cobalt silica membranes. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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García-García F, Tsang S, Li K. Hollow fibre based reactors for an enhanced H2 production by methanol steam reforming. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Basov NL, Ermilova MM, Orekhova NV, Yaroslavtsev AB. Membrane catalysis in the dehydrogenation and hydrogen production processes. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1070/rc2013v082n04abeh004324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pd-Ag Membrane Coupled to a Two-Zone Fluidized Bed Reactor (TZFBR) for Propane Dehydrogenation on a Pt-Sn/MgAl2O4 Catalyst. MEMBRANES 2013; 3:69-86. [PMID: 24958620 PMCID: PMC4021934 DOI: 10.3390/membranes3020069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Several reactor configurations have been tested for catalytic propane dehydrogenation employing Pt-Sn/MgAl2O4 as a catalyst. Pd-Ag alloy membranes coupled to the multifunctional Two-Zone Fluidized Bed Reactor (TZFBR) provide an improvement in propane conversion by hydrogen removal from the reaction bed through the inorganic membrane in addition to in situ catalyst regeneration. Twofold process intensification is thereby achieved when compared to the use of traditional fluidized bed reactors (FBR), where coke formation and thermodynamic equilibrium represent important process limitations. Experiments were carried out at 500–575 °C and with catalyst mass to molar flow of fed propane ratios between 15.1 and 35.2 g min mmol−1, employing three different reactor configurations: FBR, TZFBR and TZFBR + Membrane (TZFBR + MB). The results in the FBR showed catalyst deactivation, which was faster at high temperatures. In contrast, by employing the TZFBR with the optimum regenerative agent flow (diluted oxygen), the process activity was sustained throughout the time on stream. The TZFBR + MB showed promising results in catalytic propane dehydrogenation, displacing the reaction towards higher propylene production and giving the best results among the different reactor configurations studied. Furthermore, the results obtained in this study were better than those reported on conventional reactors.
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Medrano JA, Julián I, García-García FR, Li K, Herguido J, Menéndez M. Two-Zone Fluidized Bed Reactor (TZFBR) with Palladium Membrane for Catalytic Propane Dehydrogenation: Experimental Performance Assessment. Ind Eng Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ie303185p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- J. A. Medrano
- Aragón Institute for
Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Spain
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- Aragón Institute for
Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ U.K
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- Aragón Institute for
Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Spain
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- Aragón Institute for
Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Spain
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Caro J, Noack M. Zeolite Membranes – Status and Prospective. ADVANCES IN NANOPOROUS MATERIALS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7959(09)00101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Catalysis in Micro-structured Membrane Reactors with Nano-designed Membranes. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(09)60020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chen Y, Wang Y, Xu H, Xiong G. Hydrogen production capacity of membrane reformer for methane steam reforming near practical working conditions. J Memb Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hamel C, Tóta Á, Klose F, Tsotsas E, Seidel-Morgenstern A. Analysis of single and multi-stage membrane reactors for the oxidation of short-chain alkanes—Simulation study and pilot scale experiments. Chem Eng Res Des 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kienle A, Sundmacher K, Seidel-Morgenstern A. Zur Integration von Reaktion und Stofftrennung. CHEM-ING-TECH 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200500102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zeolites and mesoporous materials as advanced functional material. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2991(04)80787-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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