Optimal conditions for hydrogen production from coupling of dimethyl ether and benzene synthesis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 299-310

  Farsi, M ^a   Khademi, M H ^a   Jahanmiri, A ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DME synthesis; Heterogeneous model; Hydrogen production; Hydrogen permselective membrane; Optimization; Recuperative coupling

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC REACTORS; CATALYTIC DEHYDROGENATION; CO-CURRENT FLOW; COUPLED REACTORS; COUPLING ENERGIES; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DME SYNTHESIS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; EVOLUTION STRATEGIES; HETEROGENEOUS MODEL; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; INLET TEMPERATURE; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL DEHYDRATION; MOLAR FLOW RATES; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMUM VALUE; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RECUPERATIVE COUPLING; SAFE OPERATION; SELECTIVE PERMEATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SWEEP GAS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

BENZENE; COUPLED CIRCUITS; CYCLOHEXANE; DEHYDRATION; DEHYDROGENATION; DEWATERING; ETHERS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INLET FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERMEATION; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79251644087     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.049     Document Type: Article

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