Preliminary Program subject to change
02D06 Membrane Reactors
OverviewMembrane reactors are used to improve process performance in a wide range of applications. Papers are sought that describe new developments in membrane reactor fundamentals and applications.
Primary SponsorMembrane-Based Separations (02d)
Co-Sponsor(s)Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

Chair

Shamsuddin Ilias
Professor
Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Department
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone Number: 333-334-7564
Email: ilias@ncat.edu

CoChair

Theodore T. Tsotsis
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California
University Park, HEDCO 210
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211
Phone Number: 213 740 2225
Fax Number: 213 740 8053
Email: tsotsis@usc.edu
Membrane Reactor for the Partial Oxidation of Propylene: Increasing the Yield of Acrolein
Christopher M. O'Neill, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and Eduardo E. Wolf, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick, Notre Dame, IN 46556
A Hybrid Adsorbent-Membrane Reactor (Hamr) System for Hydrogen Production
Aadesh Harale1, Hyun Hwang1, Paul K. T. Liu2, Muhammad Sahimi3 and Theodore T. Tsotsis4, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 925 Bloom Walk, HED 216, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Media and Process Technology Inc, 1155 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, (3)Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Southern California, 925 Bloom Walk HED 216, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211, (4)The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, 925 Bloomwalk HED 216, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Oxygen Permeable Ceramic Membranes for Hydrocarbon Conversion Reactors
David A. Slade, University of Kansas, 902 W. 20th Terr., Lawrence, KS 66046, Sean M. Murphy, University of Kansas, 1852 East 1450 Road, Lawrence, KS 66044, Karen J. Nordheden, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 4132 Learned Hall, 1530 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609 and Susan M. Stagg-Williams, University of Kansas, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 4132 Learned Hall, 1530 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045
Diffusion and Release of a Mobile Product in a Reactive Membrane System
Tsutomu Shimotori1, Edward L. Cussler2 and William A. Arnold1, (1)Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Reductive Degradation of Chlorinated Organics by Membrane-Supported Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling Study
Jian Xu, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0046 and D. Bhattacharyya, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506
Determining Factors Involved in the Preliminary Design of a Non-Isothermal Membrane Reactor
Giovanni Chiappetta, Research Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, via P. Bucci, 17/C, c\o University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 87030, Italy, Gabriele Clarizia, Research Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, via P. Bucci, 17/C, c\o University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 87030, Italy and Enrico Drioli, Research Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, 17/C, c\o University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, 87030, Italy
Water-Gas-Shift Membrane Reactor for Coal-to-Hydrogen Applications - an Overview
John Shen1, Daniel C. Cicero2, Jenny B. Tennant2, Gary J. Stiegel3, Arun C. Bose3, José D. Figueroa3 and V. Udaya S. Rao3, (1)U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, MD 20874, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507, (3)National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Hollow Fibre La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-Δ Mixed Conducting Membranes for Oxygen Separation and Methane Combustion
Alan Thursfield, Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle, Merz Court, newcastle-upon-tyne, United Kingdom and Ian S. Metcalfe, Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle, Merz Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

Separations Division