Tailoring the Reactor Properties in the Small?Scale Sorption?Enhanced Methanol Synthesis

The performance of a fixed-bed and entrained flow reactor for the sorption-enhanced methanol synthesis from CO2 is assessed by modelling. Both reactors achieve good but show possible drawbacks. fixed bed requires several units working in parallel, while needs large volume due to high superficial particle velocity. We propose new type, which combines circulating sorbent with fluidized catalyst bubbling regime. This solution achieves conversion space velocity continuous manner.