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Simulation of fluidized‐bed reactors for catalytic oxidative coupling of methane to C 2 ‐hydrocarbons
Author(s) -
Mleczko Leslaw,
Andorf Renato,
Baerns Manfred
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270140506
Subject(s) - fluidized bed , oxidative coupling of methane , methane , chemistry , kinetic energy , bubble , catalysis , coupling (piping) , hydrocarbon , fluidized bed combustion , thermodynamics , nuclear engineering , chemical engineering , mechanics , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , metallurgy , quantum mechanics
The “bubble assemblage model” of Kato and Wen was applied to simulate the catalytic oxidative coupling of methane to C 2 ‐hydrocarbons in a fluidized bed reactor. Simulation results were compared to experimental data obtained in a laboratory‐scale fluidized bed reactor. To improve the accuracy of predictions, the influence of fluid bed hydrodynamic and kinetic submodels was investigated by applying a sensitivity analysis. It was shown that the most important element in the model is the applied reaction scheme; the consecutive reactions of C 2 hydrocarbons occurring most probably in the gas phase should be considered.