Simultaneous hydrogen production and utilization via coupling of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and decalin dehydrogenation reactions in GTL technology

A novel configuration of decalin and hydrogen loop in optimized thermally coupled reactors in GTL technology via differential evolution method

“…1(a) and (b), respectively. The performances of the first and the second reactors of OTCMTR are analogous to those of TCMDR and can be found in the previous publication [14].…”

“…The operating conditions of TCMTR are optimized via differential evolution (DE) method to maximize the gasoline yield and hydrogen mole fraction in the endothermic side and minimize the H 2 mole fraction in the outlet stream from the third reactor (i.e., the inlet stream to the first reactor). The performance of OTCMTR is compared with that of conventional reactor (CR) [11] and thermally coupled membrane dual reactor (TCMDR) [14]. Since hydrogen is simultaneously produced in the first reactor and utilized in the second and third reactors, TCMTR configuration can be proposed as a remedy for the hydrogen storage problem.…”

“…The characteristics of CR and TCMDR configurations were discussed extensively in the previous publication [14]. Schematic diagrams of TCMDR and OTCMTR are depicted in Fig.…”

“…Various coupling schemes were proposed by Yin et al [8] and Kulkarni and Dudukovic [9]. The extensive literature review about FTS can be found in previous publications by Marvast et al [10], RIPI-NIOC [11], Forghani et al [12] and Rahimpour et al [13][14][15][16].…”

Progress in Reactors for High-Temperature Fischer–Tropsch Process: Determination Place of Intensifier Reactor Perspective

“…The results show that the gasoline yield in TCMDR is about 17% higher than the yield in FMDR and 29% higher in comparison with CR. The increase in gasoline and hydrogen yields illustrates the preference of TCMDR to the FMDR and CRs [73,83]. A cascading fluidized-bed membrane reactor (CFMR) has been proposed in 2011 by Rahimpour et al [56].…”