Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production Processes 2011 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Description based on print version record.; EBSCO complete collection. Biographical Note: Marcello De Falco is an academic researcher and an expert in reactor modelling. He has about 25 publications on reactor simulations and membrane technology assessment. Luigi Marrelli is Full Professor of Chemical Reactors and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. He has 40 years academic research experience and about 100 publications on chemical thermodynamics, kinetics and reactor modelling. Gaetano Iaquaniello is Vice President of Technology & Business Development at Tecnimont-KT S.p. A., a major process engineering contractor. He has 35 years of experience in process development and plant design, and in industrial research activities. He graduated with honors in Chemical Engineering in 1975 from the University of Rome, Italy, with a PhD from U. E. R. des Sciences at University of Limoges, France, in 1984 and he has a Masters in Management from the London Business School, UK, which he received in 1997."Jacket Description/Back:"Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production Processes" deals with technological and economic aspects of hydrogen selective membranes application in hydrogen production chemical processes."Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production Processes" starts with an overview of membrane integration in the chemical reaction environment, formulating the thermodynamics and kinetics of membrane reactors and assessing the performance of different process architectures. Then, the state of the art of hydrogen selective membranes, membrane manufacturing processes and the mathematical modeling of membrane reactors are discussed. A review of the most useful applications from an industrial point of view is given. These applications include: natural gas steam reforming, autothermal reforming, water gas shift reaction, decomposition of hydrogen sulphide, andalkanes dehydrogenation. The final part is dedicated to the description of a pilot plant where the novel configuration was implemented at a semi-industrial scale. Plant engineers, researchers and postgraduate students will find "Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production Processes" a comprehensive guide to the state of the art of membrane reactor technology. Table of Contents: 1. Integration of Selective Membranes in Chemical Processes: Benefits and Examples / Luigi Marrelli, Marcello De Falco, Gaetano Iaquaniello -- 2. Pd-based Selective Membrane State-of-the-Art / A. Basile, A. Iulianelli, T. Longo, S. Liguori, Marcello De Falco -- 3. Hydrogen Palladium Selective Membranes: An Economic Perspective / G. Iaquaniello, A. Borruto, E. Lollobattista, G. Narducci, D. Katsir -- 4. Membrane Reactors Modeling / Marcello De Falco -- 5. Membrane Integration in Natural Gas Steam Reforming / Marcello De Falco -- 6. Autothermal Reforming Case Study / Paolo Ciambelli, Vincenzo Palma, Emma Palo, Gaetano Iaquaniello -- 7. Technical and Economical Evaluation of WGSR / Paolo Ciambelli, Vincenzo Palma, Emma Palo, Jan Galuszka, Terry Giddings, Gaetano Iaquaniello -- 8. Membrane-Assisted Catalytic Cracking of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) / Jan Galuszka, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Paolo Ciambelli, Vincenzo Palma, Elvirosa Brancaccio -- 9. Alkanes Dehydrogenation / Moshe Sheintuch, David S. A. Simakov -- 10. Steam Reforming of Natural Gas in a Reformer and Membrane Modules Test Plant: Plant Design Criteria and Operating Experience / Marcello De Falco, G. Iaquaniello, A. Salladini -- 11. Future Perspectives / Marcello De Falco, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Luigi Marrelli -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index.