Modeling of transport phenomena in fixed-bed reactors for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction: a brief literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José R.G. Sánchez-López ◽  
Angel Martínez-Hernández ◽  
Aracely Hernández-Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Reaction System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCurrently, few processes can be considered practical alternatives to the use of petroleum for liquid fuel production. Among these alternatives, the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction has been successfully applied commercially. Nevertheless, many of the fundamentals of this process are difficult to understand because of its complexity, which depends strongly on the catalyst and the reactor design and operating conditions, as the reaction is seriously affected by mass and heat transport issues. Thus, studying this reaction system with transport phenomena models can help to elucidate the impact of different parameters on the reaction. According to the literature, modeling FTS systems with 1D models provides valuable information for understanding the phenomena that occur during this process. However, 2D models must be used to simulate the reactor to correctly predict the reactor variables, particularly the temperature, which is a critical parameter to achieve a suitable distribution of products during the reaction. Thus, this work provides a general resume of the current findings on the modeling of transport phenomena on a particle/pellet level in a tubular fixed-bed reactor.

Role of mesopores in Co/ZSM-5 for the direct synthesis of liquid fuel by Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (24) ◽  
pp. 6346-6359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Eun Min ◽  
Sungtak Kim ◽  
Geunjae Kwak ◽  
Yong Tae Kim ◽  
Seung Ju Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Reaction System ◽  
Complex Reaction ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Solid Catalysts ◽  
The Impact

In a complex reaction system, in which gas, liquid, and solid catalysts work together, understanding the impact of mass transfer that varies with the catalyst pore structure is very challenging but also essential to designing selective catalysts.

Fischer Tropsch Synthesis: The Promoter Effects, Operating Conditions, and Reactor Synthesis

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Sarkari ◽  
Farhad Fazlollahi ◽  
Hossein Atashi
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Hydrocarbon Chains ◽  
Promoter Effects ◽  
Olefin Selectivity

The effects of K, Ce, Zn, Cs, and Rb promoters on the structure and catalytic behavior of precipitated 50%Fe/50%Mn catalyst in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) were investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. The effects of promoter on Fischer-Tropsch iron catalysts caused an increased growth probability of hydrocarbon chains from 0.67 to 0.75 for K to Rb promoter, and the olefin/paraffin ratios increased from 0.99 to 1.36 for Rb to K-promoted catalyst. The effect on the olefin selectivity was certainly due to increased adsorption strength of CO causing an enhanced displacement of olefin. The catalysts were assessed in terms of their FTS activity and product selectivity using Anderson–Schulz–Flory (ASF) models. The effects of various reaction conditions such as flow rates, temperatures, and H2/CO feed ratios were studied and process synthesis concepts were used to investigate interactions between the optimum regions for reactor operation and the experimental results.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Kinetic Model of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis over Supported Cobalt Catalyst

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Jalilzadeh ◽  
Mahmoud Moqadam
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Model ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Rate Equations ◽  
Type Model ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis

A comprehensive kinetic model of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is developed in a fixed bed reactor under operating conditions (temperature, 230–235°C, pressure, 20–25 bar, gas hourly space velocity, 4000–5000 cm3(STP)/h/gcatalyst ,H2/CO feed molar ratio, 2.1) over a Co based catalyst. Reaction rate equations based on Eley-Rideal (ER) type model for initiation step and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) type model for propagation and termination steps of the FTS reactions have been considered and the readsorption of olefins were taken into account. The model that was reported in the literature was modified in order to explain many significant deviations from the ASF distribution. Optimum parameters have been obtained by Genetic Algorithms (GA). The calculated activation energies to produce n-paraffins and 1-olefins were in the range of 82.24 to 90.68 kJ/mol and 100.66 to 105.24 kJ/mol, respectively. The hydrocarbon distribution in FTS reactions was satisfactorily predicted particularly for paraffins.

Tertiary Nitrification Pilot Plants on Parisian Waste Water

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 347-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Paffoni ◽  
B. Védry ◽  
M. Gousailles
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Daily Output ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors

The Paris Metropolitan area, which contains over eight million inhabitants, has a daily output of about 3 M cu.meters of wastewater, the purification of which is achieved by SIAAP (Paris Metropolitan Area Sewage Service) in both Achères and Valenton plants. The carbon pollution is eliminated from over 2 M cu.m/day at Achères. In order to improve the quality of output water, its tertiary nitrification in fixed-bed reactors has been contemplated. The BIOFOR (Degremont) and BIOCARBONE (OTV) processes could be tested in semi-industrial pilot reactors at the CRITER research center of SIAAP. At a reference temperature of 13°C, the removed load is approximately 0.5 kg N NH4/m3.day. From a practical point of view, it may be asserted that in such operating conditions as should be at the Achères plant, one cubic meter of filter can handle the tertiary nitification of one cubic meter of purified water per hour at an effluent temperature of 13°C.

Role of filter media in an anaerobic fixed-bed reactor

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Miyahara ◽  
M. Takano ◽  
T. Noike
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Methanogenic Bacteria ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Filter Media ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors ◽  
Attached Bacteria ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the filter media and the behaviour of anaerobic bacteria was studied using anaerobic fixed-bed reactors. At an HRT of 48 hours, the number of suspended acidogenic bacteria was higher than those attached to the filter media. On the other hand, the number of attached methanogenic bacteria was more than ten times as higher than that of suspended ones. The numbers of suspended and deposited acidogenic and methanogenic bacteria in the reactor operated at an HRT of 3 hours were almost the same as those in the reactor operated at an HRT of 48 hours. Accumulation of attached bacteria was promoted by decreasing the HRT of the reactor. The number of acidogenic bacteria in the reactor packed sparsely with the filter media was higher than that in the closely packed reactor. The number of methanogenic bacteria in the sparsely packed reactor was lower than that in the closely packed reactor.

Modeling of aerated upflow fixed bed reactors for nitrification

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Behrendt
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Bulk Liquid ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors ◽  
Number Of Cells

A mathematical model for nitrification in an aerated fixed bed reactor has been developed. This model is based on material balances in the bulk liquid, gas phase and in the biofilm area. The fixed bed is divided into a number of cells according to the reduced remixing behaviour. A fixed bed cell consists of 4 compartments: the support, the gas phase, the bulk liquid phase and the stagnant volume containing the biofilm. In the stagnant volume the biological transmutation of the ammonia is located. The transport phenomena are modelled with mass transfer formulations so that the balances could be formulated as an initial value problem. The results of the simulation and experiments are compared.

Modeling of a Fixed-Bed Reactor for the Production of Phthalic Anhydride

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Rahimi ◽  
Sogand Hamidi
Keyword(s):  
Phthalic Anhydride ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Tubular Reactor ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Conversion Degree ◽  
Reactor Length ◽  
Reactor Temperature ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Reactor Pressure

In this study, the performance of a fixed–bed tubular reactor for the production of phthalic anhydride is mathematically analyzed. The conversion degree and reactor temperature values are compared with the measured one in a tubular reactor applied in Farabi petrochemical unit in Iran as well as reported data in the literature for a pilot plate. The comparisons are satisfactory. The effects of some operating parameters including reactor length, feed temperature, reactor pressure, and existence of an inert in the catalytic bed are investigated. The optimum value of each parameter is determined on the basis of the corresponding operating conditions.

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