THEORETICAL STUDY OF A MEMBRANE REACTOR FOR THE WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION UNDER NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS

M. E. ADROVER; E. LÓPEZ; D O. BORIO; M. PEDERNERA

AICHE JOURNAL

Wiley

Lugar: New York; Año: 2008 p. 3206 - 3213

0001-1541

A simulation of a membrane reactor for the water gas shift reaction is carried out by means of a 1-D pseudo-homogeneous non-isothermal mathematical model. The composite membrane consists on a dense layer of Pd (selective to H2) supported over a porous ceramic layer. The effect of temperature, overall heat-transfer coefficient and mode of operation on the membrane reactor performance and stability are analyzed and the results obtained are compared with those corresponding to a reactor with no hydrogen permeation.