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Handbook of membrane reactors: Reactor types and industrial applications (Volume 2)Edited by A Basile, ITM-CNR, Italy
Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy No. 56
… a complete review of the state-of-the art in MR, a careful organization and details for a lot of applications for MRs, … an excellent investment.
Prof. Miguel Menéndez - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE)
- discusses integration of membrane technology with industrial processes
- explores the use of membrane reactors in chemical and large-scale hydrogen production from fossil fuels
- considers electrochemical devices and transport applications of membrane reactors
- considers the use of membrane reactors in environmental engineering, biotechnology and medicine
Membrane reactors are increasingly replacing conventional separation, process and conversion technologies across a wide range of applications. Exploiting advanced membrane materials, they offer enhanced efficiency, are very adaptable and have great economic potential. There has therefore been increasing interest in membrane reactors from both the scientific and industrial communities, stimulating research and development. The two volumes of the Handbook of membrane reactors draw on this research to provide an authoritative review of this important field.
Volume 2 reviews reactor types and industrial applications, beginning in part one with a discussion of selected types of membrane reactor and integration of the technology with industrial processes. Part two goes on to explore the use of membrane reactors in chemical and large-scale hydrogen production from fossil fuels. Electrochemical devices and transport applications of membrane reactors are the focus of part three, before part four considers the use of membrane reactors in environmental engineering, biotechnology and medicine. Finally, the book concludes with a discussion of the economic aspects of membrane reactors.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, the two volumes of the Handbook of membrane reactors provide an authoritative guide for membrane reactor researchers and materials scientists, chemical and biochemical manufacturers, industrial separations and process engineers, and academics in this field.
ISBN 0 85709 415 7
ISBN-13: 978 0 85709 415 5
April 2013
968 pages 234 x 156mm hardback
£230.00 / US$390.00 / €275.00
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About the editor
Professor Angelo Basile is a senior researcher at the Institute of Membrane Technology (ITM) for the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy. Professor Basile has extensive experience in the field, including participating in many national and international projects, serving on the editorial board of numerous journals and chairing many conferences. In addition, he is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
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Contents
PART 1 SELECTED TYPES OF MEMBRANE REACTOR AND INTEGRATION WITH INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
PART 1 SELECTED TYPES OF MEMBRANE REACTOR AND INTEGRATION WITH INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
PART 2 MEMBRANE REACTORS IN CHEMICAL AND LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS
PART 3 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS OF MEMBRANE REACTORS
PART 4 MEMBRANE REACTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
PART 1 SELECTED TYPES OF MEMBRANE REACTOR AND INTEGRATION WITH INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
PART 1 SELECTED TYPES OF MEMBRANE REACTOR AND INTEGRATION WITH INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Engineering aspects of membrane bioreactors
V Calabrò, University of Calabria, Italy
- Introduction
- Biocatalyst and their immobilization
- Membranes as enzyme supports and for downstream processing
- Membrane bioreactor configurations
- Modeling and simulation: kinetics of enzyme reactions
- Transport phenomena and effectiveness of immobilized biocatalysts
- Productivity of membrane bioreactors
- Applications of membrane bioreactors
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Membrane contactors: fundamentals, membrane materials and key operations
A Gugliuzza and A Basile, ITM-CNR, Italy
- Introduction
- Membranes for membrane contactors: techniques of fabrication
- Membrane distillation (MD) technique: membranes and modules
- MD configurations
- Heat and mass transport
- Applications of MD in membrane bioreactors
- Osmotic membrane distillation (OMD)
- Membrane crystallization
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Pervaporation membrane reactors
G Camera-Roda, University of Bologna, Italy, V Augugliaro, V Loddo and L Palmisano, University of Palermo, Italy
- Introduction
- The basic concepts of integrated pervaporation-reaction processes
- Classification of pervaporation membrane reactors
- Overview of pervaporation membrane reactor applications
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Multi-phase catalytic membrane reactors
A Comite, A Bottino, G Capannelli, C Costa and R Di Felice, University of Genoa, Italy
- Introduction
- Contact modalities in multi-phase catalytic membrane reactors
- Multi-phase membrane reactors: fundamental concepts, modelling and operations
- Materials and catalytic membranes for membrane reactors
- Typical reactions with three-phase membrane reactors
- Conclusion and future trends
- References
Microreactors and membrane microreactors: fabrication and applications
P K Seelam, M Huuhtanen and R L Keiski, University of Oulu, Finland
- Introduction
- Microreactors
- Microreactor design and fabrication methods
- Micromembranes
- Catalyst coating techniques and hydrogen production in microreactors
- An overview of membrane microreactors
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Photocatalytic membrane reactors: fundamentals, membrane materials and operational issues
S Mozia and AW Morawski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland, R Molinari, University of Calabria, Italy, L Palmisano and V Loddo, University of Palermo, Italy
- Introduction
- Physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties of semiconductor materials
- Heterogeneous photoreactors and photocatalytic systems
- Materials and design of photocatalytic membranes
- Polymeric membranes
- Inorganic membranes
- Photocatalytic membrane reactors with suspended photocatalyst
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Integrating different membrane operations and combining membranes with conventional separation techniques in industrial processes
A Cassano and A Basile, ITM-CNR, Italy
- Introduction
- Water desalination
- Wastewater treatment
- Agro-food production
- Polymeric membranes for integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants
- Integration of a membrane reactor with a fuel cell
- Solar membrane reformer
- Membrane integrated system in the fusion reactor fuel cycle
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
PART 2 MEMBRANE REACTORS IN CHEMICAL AND LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM FOSSIL FUELS
Applications of dense ceramic membrane reactors in selected oxidation and dehydrogenation processes for chemical production
X Tan, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China and K Li, Imperial College London, UK
- Introduction
- Oxygen-permeable membrane reactors
- Hydrogen-permeable membrane reactors
- Conclusions and future trends
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chlor-alkali technology: fundamentals, processes and materials for diaphragms and membranes
P Millet, University of Paris (11), France
- Introduction
- Main electrolysis technologies
- Diaphragms
- Membranes
- Improved electrolysis concepts
- Conclusion and future trends
- Sources of further information
- References
Use of membranes in systems for electric energy and hydrogen production from fossil fuels
P Chiesa and M C Romano, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and T G Kreutz, Princeton University, USA
- Introduction
- Reference fossil fuel-based technologies for hydrogen production and large scale power generation
- Commercially ready technologies for CO2 capture from reference plants
- Integration of membranes in plants for power or hydrogen production
- Integration of oxygen membranes
- Integration of hydrogen membranes
- Optimization of plant design specifications
- Processes for treatment of off-gas streams
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Palladium-based membranes for hydrogen separation: preparation, economic analysis and coupling with a water gas shift reactor
M De Falco, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy, G Iaquaniello and E Palo, Tecnimont KT SpA, Italy, B Cucchiella, Processi Innovativi srl, Italy and V Palma and P Ciambelli, University of Salerno, Italy
- Hydrogen selective membrane classification
- Membrane preparation techniques
- Membrane cost analysis
- Membrane application case study: water-gas shift (WGS) reactor
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Membrane reactor for hydrogen production from natural gas at the Tokyo Gas Company: a case study
Y Shirasaki, The Japan Gas Association, Japan and I Yasuda, Tokyo Gas Co, Ltd, Japan
- Introduction
- Nm/h-class membrane reformer performance
- Advanced hydrogen separation module with membrane on catalyst
- Conclusions and future trends
- Acknowledgement
- References
Integrating membranes into industrial chemical processes: a case study of steam reforming with membranes for hydrogen separation
M De Falco, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Italy, G Iaquaniello, Tecnimont KT SpA, Italy, A Salladini, Processi Innovativi Srl, Italy, E Palo, Tecnimont KT SpA, Italy
- Integration of selective membrane in industrial plant
- Reformer and membrane module Tecnimont-KT plant
- Reformer and membrane module plant behavior
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Economic analysis of systems for electrical energy and hydrogen production: fundamentals and application to two membrane reactor processes
G Manzolini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and D Jansen, Energy Centre of the Netherland, The Netherlands
- Introduction
- Calculation of the cost of electricity, hydrogen production and CO2 avoided
- Calculation of construction and operating costs
- Procedure application
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
PART 3 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS OF MEMBRANE REACTORS
Electrochemical devices for energy: fuel cells and electrolytic cells
M Cassir, Chimie ParisTech ENSCP, France, D Jones, Université de Montpellier, France, A Ringuedé and V Lair, Chimie ParisTech ENSCP, France
- Introduction
- Principles and features of fuel cells
- Low-temperature fuel cells: proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and direct methanol fuels (DMFC)
- Other types of low temperature fuel cell
- High-temperature fuel cells: solid oxide and proton conductor fuel cells
- High-temperature fuel cells: molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC) and new concepts
- Economical aspects of fuel cell development
- Principles, features and applications of electrolysis cells
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Palladium-based hollow cathode electrolysers for hydrogen production
A Pozio and S Tosti, ENEA, Italy
- Introduction
- Theory
- Water electrolysers using thin wall Pd-Ag tubes
- Applications of Pd-Ag membrane cathodes
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs): state-of-the-art technologies, economic aspects and environmental concerns
A Veziroglu, International Association for Hydrogen Energy, USA and R Macario, Universitade Tecnica de Lisboa, Portugal
- Introduction
- Technical aspects in the development of FCVs
- Environmental impacts of FCVs
- Economic analysis of FCVs
- Comparing different hydrogen vehicle technologies: FCV, BEV and ICEV
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Design and engineering of metallic membranes for on-board steam reforming of biofuels in transport applications
P Millet, University of Paris (11), France and A Basile, ITM-CNR, Italy
- Introduction
- Membrane materials, manufacturing and reactor design
- Hydrogen permeation mechanism and solubility
- Permeation kinetics
- Membrane characterization and performances
- Customized membranes for application in the automotive industry
- Conclusion and future trends
- Sources of further information
- References
PART 4 MEMBRANE REACTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Membrane operations in wastewater treatment: complexation reactions coupled with membranes, pervaporation and membrane bioreactors
A Cassano, A Figoli and F Galiano, ITM-CNR, Italy, P Argurio and R Molinari, University of Calabria, Italy
- Introduction
- Coupling complexation reactions and membranes
- Pervaporation
- Membrane bioreactors
- Selected applications in wastewater treatment
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Biocatalytic membrane reactors for the removal of recalcitrant and emerging pollutants from wastewater
F I Hai and L D Nghiem, The University of Wollongong, Australia and O Modin, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Introduction
- Fundamentals of biocatalytic membrane reactors
- Varieties of membranes for biocatalytic membrane reactors
- Emerging pollutants removal by biocatalyst membrane reactors
- Emerging pollutants removal by membrane biofilm and extractive membrane bioreactors
- Hybrid biocatalytic membrane reactors and modeling studies
- Development challenges
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Photocatalytic membrane reactors: configurations, performance and applications in water treatment and chemical production
R Molinari, University of Calabria, Italy, L Palmisano and V Loddo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy, S Mozia and A W Morawski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
- Introduction
- Performance of photocatalytic membrane reactors with photocatalytic membranes
- Photocatalytic membrane reactors with suspended photocatalyst utilizing pressure driven membrane techniques
- Degradation of pharmaceutical compounds: coupling of solar photocatalysis and membrane reactor - Photocatalytic membrane reactors utilizing other membrane techniques
- Modeling and economical analysis of membrane photoreactors
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Biocatalytic membrane reactors: principles, preparation and biotechnological, pharmaceutical and medical applications
T Uragami, Kansai University, Japan, S Chakraborty, CNR-ITM, Italy, V Piemonte and L Di Paola, University Campus bio-Medico of Rome, Italy
- Introduction
- Principle of membrane bioreactors and biocatalytic membrane reactors
- Preparation of biocatlytic membranes
- Application of biocatalytic membrane reactors in biotechnology
- Applications in the pharmaceutical field
- Applications in the medical field
- Conclusions and future trends
- References
Economic aspects of membrane bioreactors
V Calabrò and G Iorio, University of Calabria, Italy
- Introduction
- Rules of economic analysis
- The parameters involved in economic analysis of membrane reactors
- Economic analysis applied to membrane reactors
- Economics of membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment
- Conclusions
- References