Tubular ceramic membranes, reactor design

Table 9.6 Design equations for the tubular mixed conducting ceramic membrane reactor for POM...

Evaluate the ITM Syngas/ITM H2 processes using PDU data Conduct long-term stability tests of tubular membranes and seals at high pressure Demonstrate performance of pilot-scale membrane modules in PDU Complete membrane module design and select catalysts for the SEP Commission the ceramic Production Development Facility and fabricate SEP membranes Design and fabricate the SEP reactor... 

A prototypic design for a tubular membrane reactor can be found in linde AG s patent appUcation shown in Fig. 8.9 [24]. This design uses a bundle of ceramic membrane tubes that are inside a pressure vessel. The tubes are closed at one end with the air fed to the tubes in the annulus between the ceramic tube, labeled 32,... 

Praxair has also filed patent applications on a syngas reactor incorporating tubular membranes, as shown in Fig. 8.11 [26]. Similar to the Unde AG design of Fig. 8.9, this design uses tubular membranes oriented with the axes of the tubes parallel to the axis of the cylindrical pressure vessel. High pressure syngas flows on the exterior of the ceramic membrane tubes, and low pressure air is fed into... 

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