The objective of this work was to establish fixed bed sorption enhanced reactors (SER) and simulated moving bed reactors (SMBR) for the production of high purity biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME) using esterification reactions between fatty acids (FA) in used oils and methanol. This study has demonstrated that these processes have tremendous potential in terms of overcoming the low conv...

In this study kinetic investigations were combined with X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) measurements to determine Ni sorption processes on pyrophyllite, gibbsite, and montmorillonite over extended time periods (min-months). The kinetic investigations revealed that Ni sorption reactions (pH 5 7.5, [Ni]initial 5 3 mM, I 5 0.1 M (NaNO3)) were initially fast (8–35% of the initial Ni was remo...

Many important reactions involving colloidal suspensions are rapid. Here, we introduce the application of a technique capable of rapidly measuring a reactant species (within 20 ms after the reaction initiation) in situ: an electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopically monitored stopped-flow method (EPR-SF). The utility of this technique is demonstrated by investigating the sorption of Mn on...

Sorption-enhanced methanation (SEM) is one of the solutions proposed for production high quality synthetic natural gas (SNG) under mild conditions temperature and pressure. In this novel process, reaction performed in presence an adsorbent that retains water produced as by-product. The SEM potential a Rh-based catalyst zeolite 5A has been demonstrated both CO CO2 hydrogenation. Pure CH4 was pos...

A sorption-enhanced water-gas shift (SEWGS) system providing CO2-free synthesis gas (CO + H2) for jet fuel production from pure CO was studied. The (WGS) reaction catalyzed by a commercial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst and carried out with in-situ CO2 removal on 20 wt% potassium-promoted hydrotalcite-derived sorbent. Catalyst activity investigated in fixed bed tubular reactor. Different sorbent materia...