Production of synthetic methane as a substitute for natural gas has been widely discussed means long-term energy storage with the potential CO2 neutrality. While maximum conversion catalytic methanation is limited by highly exothermic and pressure-dependent nature Sabatier reaction, high at low pressure could be achieved laboratory scale through sorption enhancement. The transient this process ...

Ethylbenzene is primarily produced by the alkylation of benzene with ethylene in liquid-phase slurry reactors promoted with aluminum chloride catalysts or by vapor-phase reaction of benzene with dilute ethylene-containing feedstock with a boron trifluoride catalyst supported on alumina (Cannella 2007; Clayton and Clayton 1981; HSDB 2009; Welch et al. 2005; Ransley 1984). Newer versions of the m...

Since its discovery in the 1920s, the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) has undergone periods of rapid development and periods of inaction. Within ten years of the discovery, German companies were building commercial plants. The construction of these plants stopped about 1940 but existing plants continued to operate during WWII. Two types of reactors were used in the German commercial plants: the...

Approximately 2.4 million tons of bagasse are produced each year in Iran, most of which are currently treated as waste adding to serious environmental concerns. Application of bagasse for energy production is a sustainable solution to supply the required energy within the sugar refineries and export the surplus electricity to the grid. Currently, the energy demand in Iranian sugar mills is main...

Over the past decades, the field of chemical engineering has witnessed an increased interest in unsteady-state processes. Multifunctional, as well as intensified chemical processes, may exhibit instationary behaviour especially when based on periodical operating conditions. Ideally, instationary processes lead to a higher yield and increased selectivities compared to conventional steady-state f...