Operating Conditions on Coupling Reactor Assisted by Two Membrane Concept for FT Synthesis

Auto-thermal heat exchanger configurations are recognized as a novel concept in process intensification. In the current study, the influence of operating conditions in a novel coupling reactor with two different membranes is investigated for FT synthesis process. Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis takes place in the exothermic side and supplies the necessary heat for the endothermic dehydrogenation of cyclohexane reaction. The performance of the reactor is numerically investigated for various key operating variables such as inlet molar flow rates of exothermic and endothermic streams and Pd/Ag membrane thickness. The reactor performance is analyzed based on hydrogen recovery yield, cyclohexane conversion and gasoline yield.

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Operating Conditions , Coupling reactor , Two membrane , FT synthesis , Hydrogenation of cyclohexane to benzene