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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 202, Issue 6, Pages 774-786Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2013.867257
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Combined SMR-DRM; Fluidized bed membrane reactor; Mathematical modeling; Optimization
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Mathematical modeling of the methane-combined reforming process (steam methane reforming-dry reforming methane) was performed in a fluidized bed membrane reactor. The model characterizes multiple phases and regions considering low-density phase, high-density phase, membrane, and free board regions that allow study of reactor performance. It is demonstrated that the combined effect of membrane and reaction coupling provides opportunities to overcome equilibrium limits and helps to achieve higher conversion. Additionally, the influence of key parameters on reactor performance including reactor temperature, reactor pressure, steam to methane feed ratio (S/C), and carbon dioxide to methane feed ratio (CO2/C) were investigated in the multi-objective genetic algorithm to find the optimal operating conditions. Finally, the process of steam reforming was simulated in selected optimal conditions and the results are compared to those of the combined reforming process. Comparison reveals the superiority of the combined reforming process in terms of methane conversion, catalyst activity, and outlet H-2/CO ratio in the syngas product in being close to unity.
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