Reverse flow reactors as sustainable devices for performing exothermic reactions: Applications and engineering aspects

P Marín, FV Díez, S Ordóñez - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reverse flow reactors are fixed-bed reactors combining in a single intensified device
chemical reaction and regenerative heat transfer (energy is stored in a bed as sensible …

Catalytic combustion assisted methane steam reforming in a catalytic plate reactor

M Zanfir, A Gavriilidis - Chemical Engineering Science, 2003 - Elsevier
A theoretical study of methane steam reforming coupled with methane catalytic combustion
in a catalytic plate reactor (CPR) based on a two-dimensional model is presented. Plates …

Swarm intelligence and gravitational search algorithm for multi-objective optimization of synthesis gas production

T Ganesan, I Elamvazuthi, KZK Shaari, P Vasant - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
In the chemical industry, the production of methanol, ammonia, hydrogen and higher
hydrocarbons require synthesis gas (or syn gas). The main three syn gas production …

Process intensification in reverse flow reactors to boost various industrial applications: A review

T Cole, P Ani, A Jasim, Z Zeitoun, J Smith - Chemical Engineering and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Reverse flow reactors are notable for their dynamic operation under unsteady state
conditions, the minimization of energy use, and reduction of harmful greenhouse emissions …

Coupling exothermic and endothermic reactions in adiabatic reactors

RC Ramaswamy, PA Ramachandran… - Chemical engineering …, 2008 - Elsevier
The steady state and the dynamic behavior of coupling exothermic and endothermic
reactions in directly coupled adiabatic packed bed reactors (DCAR) are analyzed using one …

Effect of the mode of heat withdrawal on the asymmetry of temperature profiles in reverse-flow reactors. Catalytic combustion of methane as a test case

K Gosiewski, K Warmuzinski - Chemical Engineering Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Results of simulations are presented concerning a reverse-flow reactor for the catalytic
combustion of methane that occurs in coal-mine ventilation air. Two variants of heat …

Synthesis gas production by zinc oxide reaction with methane: elimination of greenhouse gas emission from a metallurgical plant

HA Ebrahim, E Jamshidi - Energy conversion and management, 2004 - Elsevier
Most natural gas based petrochemical processes consist of catalytic reforming or partial
oxidation units for producing synthesis gas. This research shows that it is possible to replace …

Reducing environmental problems and increasing saving energy by proposing new configuration for moving bed thermally coupled reactors

M Karimi, MR Rahimpour, R Rafiei, M Jafari… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2014 - Elsevier
In recent years, more stringent environmental regulations as well as higher needs to
enhancement of thermal efficiency of process being imposed on the chemical processes for …

Sub-grid scale modeling of heterogeneous chemical reactions and transport in full-scale catalytic converters

S Mazumder, D Sengupta - Combustion and flame, 2002 - Elsevier
This article presents a novel approach to treat heterogeneous catalytic reactions occurring in
porous or honeycomb monoliths. The approach allows accurate modeling of full-scale …

Catalytic partial oxidation of methane in a high‐temperature reverse‐flow reactor

D Neumann, G Veser - AIChE Journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The production of hydrogen and synthesis gas (syngas) from methane is a key technology
for the twenty‐first century. It is currently performed predominantly by steam reforming of …