A Novel inorganic hollow fiber membrane reactor for catalytic dehydrogenation of propane

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2389-2398

  Wu, Zhentao ^a   Hatim, Irfan M D ^a   Kingsbury, Benjamin F K ^a   Gbenedio, Ejiro ^a   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alumina hollow fiber; Asymmetric structure; Dehydrogenation of propane; Membrane reactor; Pd Ag membrane

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CATALYSTS; ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURE; ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; CATALYTIC DEHYDROGENATION; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; FIXED BED REACTOR; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; INITIAL STAGES; INNER SURFACES; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OUTER LAYER; OUTER SURFACE; PD/AG MEMBRANE; PHASE INVERSION; SPACE TIME YIELD; SUBMICRON-SIZED;

BIOREACTORS; DEHYDROGENATION; FIBERS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SILVER; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SUBSTRATES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 69049089183     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11864     Document Type: Article

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