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Bin Naqyah A, Al-Rabiah AA. Development and Intensification of the Ethylene Process Utilizing a Catalytic Membrane Reactor. ACS Omega 2022; 7:28445-28458. [PMID: 35990494 PMCID: PMC9386724 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ethylene is considered the most important petrochemical constituent in the world today. It is currently produced via the thermal cracking process, which is generally expensive. Ethane dehydrogenation (EDH) is endothermic, and the thermodynamic equilibrium limits its conversion. The present study explores the viability of using a catalytic membrane reactor (MR) for ethylene production from EDH. The removal of hydrogen from the reaction zone using a palladium-silver (Pd-Ag) membrane has led to a high shift in the equilibrium conversion. The effects of operating conditions and reactor configurations on the ethane conversion were investigated. The ultimate ethane conversion was 22.2% when using the MR at 660 K and 300 kPa. The ethane conversion in the shell-side of the reactor increased to ∼99% when benzene hydrogenation was added as an auxiliary reaction in the tube-side of the reactor. Two new processes for ethylene production were developed for an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons. Cryogenic distillation was required to separate ethylene from ethane if there is no auxiliary reaction. On the other hand, the ethylene process with cyclohexane as a byproduct does not require a refrigeration cycle system, and its economic analysis shows a return on investment of 34.4%, indicating that the process is a promising technology.
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Shelepova EV, Vedyagin AA. Comparative Analysis of the Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons and Alcohols in a Membrane Reactor. Kinet Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0023158422010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Karimi Darvanjooghi MH, Malakootikhah M, Magdouli S, Brar SK. Ethylene and cyclohexane co-production in the fixed-bed catalytic membrane reactor: Experimental study and modeling optimization. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Shelepova EV, Vedyagin AA. Theoretical Prediction of the Efficiency of Hydrogen Production via Alkane Dehydrogenation in Catalytic Membrane Reactor. Hydrogen 2021; 2:362-76. [DOI: 10.3390/hydrogen2030019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The hydrogen economy is expected to dominate in the nearest future. Therefore, the most hydrogen-containing compounds are considered as potential pure hydrogen sources in order to achieve climate neutrality. On the other hand, alkanes are widely used to produce industrially important monomers via various routes, including dehydrogenation processes. Hydrogen is being produced as a by-product of these processes, so the application of efficient separation of hydrogen from the reaction mixture can give double benefits. Implementation of the dehydrogenation processes in the catalytic membrane reactor is that case. Since the use of dense metal membranes, which possess the highest perm-selectivity towards hydrogen, is complicated in practice, the present research is aimed at the optimization of the porous membrane characteristics. By means of a mathematical modeling approach, the effects of pore diameter on the hydrogen productivity and purity for the cases of ethane and propane dehydrogenation processes were analyzed. The pore size value of 0.45 nm was found to be crucial as far as the diffusion of both the alkane and alkene molecules through the membrane takes place.
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Inchaurregui Méndez H, Tiscareño Lechuga F, Ramírez Serrano A, González Rodríguez LM. Method To Configure a Multitube Membrane Reactor with Cooling Based on a Three-Dimensional Asymmetric Unit. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Horacio Inchaurregui Méndez
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Zacatecas, Blvd. del Bote 202, Cerro del Gato Ejido la Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa,
C.P. 98160, Zacatecas. Zac., Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte. #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico, 38010 Celaya, Gto., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón esq. Paseo Tollocan s/n, Cipres, 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional-Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Zacatecas, Blvd. del Bote 202, Cerro del Gato Ejido la Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa,
C.P. 98160, Zacatecas. Zac., Mexico
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Shelepova EV, Ilina LY, Vedyagin AA. Mathematical modeling of a catalytic membrane reactor: dehydrogenation of methanol over copper on silica-montmorillonite composite. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-019-01567-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Anzelmo B, Wilcox J, Liguori S. Hydrogen production via natural gas steam reforming in a Pd-Au membrane reactor. Investigation of reaction temperature and GHSV effects and long-term stability. J Memb Sci 2018; 565:25-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ahn S, Yun G, Takagaki A, Kikuchi R, Oyama ST. Effects of pressure, contact time, permeance, and selectivity in membrane reactors: The case of the dehydrogenation of ethane. Sep Purif Technol 2018; 194:197-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Choi SW, Sholl DS, Nair S, Moore JS, Liu Y, Dixit RS, Pendergast JG. Modeling and process simulation of hollow fiber membrane reactor systems for propane dehydrogenation. AIChE J 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.15785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Seung-Won Choi
- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta GA 30332
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta GA 30332
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta GA 30332
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- Engineering and Process Sciences; The Dow Chemical Company; Freeport TX 77541
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- Engineering and Process Sciences; The Dow Chemical Company; Freeport TX 77541
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- Engineering and Process Sciences; The Dow Chemical Company; Freeport TX 77541
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- Engineering and Process Sciences; The Dow Chemical Company; Freeport TX 77541
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Saeidi S, Fazlollahi F, Najari S, Iranshahi D, Klemeš JJ, Baxter LL. Hydrogen production: Perspectives, separation with special emphasis on kinetics of WGS reaction: A state-of-the-art review. J IND ENG CHEM 2017; 49:1-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hasany M, Malakootikhah M, Rahmanian V, Yaghmaei S. Effect of hydrogen combustion reaction on the dehydrogenation of ethane in a fixed-bed catalytic membrane reactor. Chin J Chem Eng 2015; 23:1316-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Méndez HI, Lechuga FT, Serrano AR. Sensitivity Analyses for a Membrane Reactor with Cooling Tubes Based on a Simplified Asymmetric Unit. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie100733h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- H. Inchaurregui Méndez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico S/N, Col. Fovissste, C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Avenida Tecnológico S/N, Col. Fovissste, C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón esquina Paseo Tollocan S/N, Cipres, 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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Ramírez Serrano A, Tiscareño Lechuga F, Ochoa Tapia JA. Three-Dimensional Model of a Membrane Reactor Configuration with Cooling Tubes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2008. [DOI: 10.1021/ie800641h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. Ramírez Serrano
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colon esquina Paseo Tollocan S/N, Cipres, 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Av. Tecnológico S/N, Col. Fovisste, C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Area de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colon esquina Paseo Tollocan S/N, Cipres, 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Av. Tecnológico S/N, Col. Fovisste, C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Area de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colon esquina Paseo Tollocan S/N, Cipres, 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Av. Tecnológico S/N, Col. Fovisste, C.P. 38010, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Area de Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
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Rahimpour MR, Asgari A. Modeling and simulation of ammonia removal from purge gases of ammonia plants using a catalytic Pd-Ag membrane reactor. J Hazard Mater 2008; 153:557-565. [PMID: 17936505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.08.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Revised: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In this work, the removal of ammonia from synthesis purge gas of an ammonia plant has been investigated. Since the ammonia decomposition is thermodynamically limited, a membrane reactor is used for complete decomposition. A double pipe catalytic membrane reactor is used to remove ammonia from purge gas. The purge gas is flowing in the reaction side and is converted to hydrogen and nitrogen over nickel-alumina catalyst. The hydrogen is transferred through the Pd-Ag membrane of tube side to the shell side. A mathematical model including conservation of mass in the tube and shell side of reactor is proposed. The proposed model was solved numerically and the effects of different parameters on the rector performance were investigated. The effects of pressure, temperature, flow rate (sweep ratio), membrane thickness and reactor diameter have been investigated in the present study. Increasing ammonia conversion was observed by raising the temperature, sweep ratio and reducing membrane thickness. When the pressure increases, the decomposition is gone toward completion but, at low pressure the ammonia conversion in the outset of reactor is higher than other pressures, but complete destruction of the ammonia cannot be achieved. The proposed model can be used for design of an industrial catalytic membrane reactor for removal of ammonia from ammonia plant and reducing NO(x) emissions.
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- M R Rahimpour
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Sadat Rezai SA, Traa Y. Dehydroalkylation of toluene with ethane in a packed-bed membrane reactor with a bifunctional catalyst and a hydrogen-selective membrane. Chem Commun (Camb) 2008:2382-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b800486b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- EDWARD GOBINA
- a Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Salford , Maxwell Building, Salford, M5 4WT, Great Britain
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Salford , Maxwell Building, Salford, M5 4WT, Great Britain
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Salford , Maxwell Building, Salford, M5 4WT, Great Britain
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van Goethem MWM, Barendregt S, Grievink J, Moulijn JA, Verheijen PJT. Ideal Chemical Conversion Concept for the Industrial Production of Ethene from Hydrocarbons. Ind Eng Chem Res 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/ie0609160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Marco W. M. van Goethem
- Technip Benelux B.V., Pyrotec Division, Bredewater 26, 2715 CA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands, and Biotechnology Department, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Technip Benelux B.V., Pyrotec Division, Bredewater 26, 2715 CA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands, and Biotechnology Department, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Technip Benelux B.V., Pyrotec Division, Bredewater 26, 2715 CA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands, and Biotechnology Department, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Technip Benelux B.V., Pyrotec Division, Bredewater 26, 2715 CA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands, and Biotechnology Department, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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- Technip Benelux B.V., Pyrotec Division, Bredewater 26, 2715 CA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, DelftChemTech, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands, and Biotechnology Department, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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Arstad B, Venvik H, Klette H, Walmsley J, Tucho W, Holmestad R, Holmen A, Bredesen R. Studies of self-supported 1.6μm Pd/23wt.% Ag membranes during and after hydrogen production in a catalytic membrane reactor. Catal Today 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Johan N. Keuler
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Yildirim Y, Gobina E, Hughes R. An experimental evaluation of high-temperature composite membrane systems for propane dehydrogenation. J Memb Sci 1997; 135:107-15. [DOI: 10.1016/s0376-7388(97)00133-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reo CM, Bernstein LA, Lund CR. Defining conditions where the use of porous membrane reactors can be justified solely on the basis of improved yield. Chem Eng Sci 1997; 52:3075-83. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2509(97)80951-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Radovan OP, Ćirić GM, Tekić MN, Paunović RN. Applicability of two-membrane reactors for reversible gas phase reaction. Effects of flow patterns and inerts. J Memb Sci 1997; 128:213-21. [DOI: 10.1016/s0376-7388(96)00318-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yeung K, Aravind R, Szegner J, Varma A. Metal composite membranes: Synthesis, characterization and reaction studies. 11th International Congress On Catalysis - 40th Anniversary, Proceedings of the 11th ICC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2991(96)80347-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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