A large number of chemical, bio-chemical and pollution-control processes use heterogeneous fixed-bed reactors. The use of finite hollow cylindrical catalyst pellets can enhance conversion levels in such reactors. The absence of the pellet core can significantly lower the diffusional resistance associated with the solid phase. This leads to a better utilization of the catalytic material, which i...

For aquaculture wastewater with low ammonium nitrogen concentration, combining the carrier adsorption and biological removal processes can maximize their respective advantages. Functional ceramsite that has excellent performance biocompatibility was key to moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) adsorption—shortcut simultaneous nitrification denitrification (shortcut SND) process. Our group prepared ...

PEM fuel cells utilizing hydrogen and oxygen have shown great promise as future sources of clean, efficient power. Due to difficulties encountered in hydrogen storage and transport, investigation of on-board generation of hydrogen via fuel processing of liquid hydrocarbons has gained prominence. To achieve these goals, the need for compact reactor systems with effective component and heat integ...

Several reactor configurations have been tested for catalytic propane dehydrogenation employing Pt-Sn/MgAl2O4 as a catalyst. Pd-Ag alloy membranes coupled to the multifunctional Two-Zone Fluidized Bed Reactor (TZFBR) provide an improvement in propane conversion by hydrogen removal from the reaction bed through the inorganic membrane in addition to in situ catalyst regeneration. Twofold process ...

This study uses the Eulerian-Lagrangian multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) approach, adopted in computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD) code, Barracuda Virtual Reactor®, to simulate injection of a gas–liquid spray into gas–solid fluidized bed. The model accounts for evaporation volatile liquid form individually moving droplets and thin films distributed on surface solid bed particles. Co...