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Area of Science:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Reaction Engineering

Background:

  • Direct methane aromatization (DMA) converts natural gas to benzene but suffers from low methane conversion and catalyst coking.
  • Membrane separation of hydrogen can increase methane conversion but exacerbates coke formation.
  • Oxygen addition can mitigate coke production without affecting benzene yield.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel mathematical model and design for a multifunctional membrane reactor for direct methane aromatization.
  • To integrate hydrogen removal and oxygen addition strategies within a single reactor system.
  • To optimize the reactor design for enhanced methane conversion and reduced coke production.

Main Methods:

  • A novel multifunctional membrane reactor design featuring a hydrogen-selective outer membrane and an inner oxygen-selective membrane with airflow.
  • Mathematical modeling and simulation to analyze reactor performance.
  • Optimization studies to determine optimal reactor dimensions and membrane permeance.

Main Results:

  • The proposed design significantly increases methane conversion by approximately 100% through hydrogen removal.
  • Coke production is reduced by 10% via oxygen addition.
  • Optimal design features a small reactor (25 cm length, 0.7 cm diameter) and a high-permeance hydrogen-selective membrane (0.01 mol/s·m²·atm^1/4).

Conclusions:

  • The multifunctional membrane reactor effectively enhances direct methane aromatization efficiency.
  • This integrated approach addresses key limitations of DMA, improving its industrial applicability.
  • The modeling and design provide a foundation for future advancements in membrane reactor technology for natural gas conversion.