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Oxidative dehydrogenation of butane using membrane reactors
Author(s) -
Téllez C.,
Menéndez M.,
Santamaría J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690430322
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , butane , oxidative phosphorylation , membrane reactor , chemistry , membrane , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , catalysis , engineering , biochemistry
The oxidative dehydrogenation of butane was studied at temperatures between 450 and 550°C using a conventional fixed‐bed reactor and inert membrane catalytic reactors with different feed arrangements. When inert membrane reactors were employed, a ceramic membrane was used to distribute oxygen to a fixed bed of V‐Mg‐O catalyst. The membrane reactor was found to be more efficient than a fixed‐bed reactor under most of the conditions investigated. In addition, in the membrane reactor the formation of hot spots decreased considerably, leading to a more stable and safer operation.