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Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications

Syngas Production and Preparation

  • 1st Edition - October 16, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Mohammad Amin Makarem, Maryam Meshksar
  • Language: English

Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications: Syngas Production and Preparation is a collection of various chapters concerning many aspects of syngas produc… Read more

Description

Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications: Syngas Production and Preparation is a collection of various chapters concerning many aspects of syngas production technologies, including common methods like gasification, steam/dry/autothermal reforming, membrane technology, etc., along with novel methods like plasma technology, micro-reactors, electrolysis processes as well as photocatalytic systems. In addition, different sources for producing syngas, including oil, crude oil, heavy oil, microalgae, black liquor, tar and bitumen, as well as municipal, agricultural, food, plastic, wood and cardboard wastes are described in detail.

Key features

  • Introduces syngas characteristics and its properties
  • Describes various methods and technologies for producing syngas
  • Discusses syngas production from different roots and feedstocks

Readership

Academic area: Academic students and professors, Researchers; Academic disciplines: Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Oil and gas engineering; Industrial area: Refinery and petrochemical engineers, Energy producers and utilities, Power generation plants, Process design companies, Oil, gas and petrochemical industries, R & D departments

Table of contents

Section I: Syngas Production Processes and Technologies

1. Syngas characteristics; physical and chemical properties

2. Syngas production by gasification processes

3. Pyrolysis process for syngas production

4. Steam reforming processes for syngas production

5. Dry reforming processes for syngas production

6. Autothermal and tri-reforming for syngas production

7. Chemical looping reforming for syngas production

8. Microwave-assisted reforming for syngas production

9. Partial oxidation process for syngas production

10. Electrolysis process for syngas production

11. Photocatalytic process for syngas production

12. Membrane technology for syngas production

13. Micro-channel reactor technology for syngas production

14. Plasma technology for syngas production

Section II: Syngas Production Sources

15. Syngas from coal

16. Syngas from agricultural waste

17. Syngas from wood and cardboard waste

18. Syngas from food waste

19. Syngas from plastic waste

20. Syngas from black liquor

21. Syngas from microalgae

22. Syngas from lignin

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 16, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Mohammad Reza Rahimpour

Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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Mohammad Amin Makarem

Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Malaysia, with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran. Although his research spans gas separation and purification, green energy, nanofluids, microfluidics, and catalyst synthesis, Dr. Makarem has also established a strong reputation as an editor and contributor to scholarly publishing. He has served as Editor or Co-editor for numerous books, book series, and major reference works published by well-known academic publishers. His editorial contributions encompass a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines, including carbon capture and storage, bioenergy, greenhouse gases, hydrotreating technologies, oily wastewater, crises in chemical industries, hydrogen energy, methanol production, homogeneous catalysis, nanofluids, synthesis gas, natural gas, and renewable energy systems. Through these efforts, he has helped shape authoritative resources that serve as critical references for researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers worldwide. By combining his deep technical expertise with editorial leadership, Dr. Makarem continues to advance knowledge dissemination in chemical engineering and energy sciences, supporting the global scientific community through high-impact publishing initiatives.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Associate, Taylor's University, Malaysia

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Maryam Meshksar

Dr. Maryam Meshksar is currently a Process Engineer at Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC). Beside the experience of design and construction of oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, she has worked at Shiraz University as a research associate for more than 2 years because she got her PhD in Chemical Engineering from this university in 2022. Her research has focused on gas separation, clean energy, and catalyst synthesis. In gas separation, she is working on the membrane separation process, and in the clean energy field, she has more than 14 articles on different reforming-based processes for syngas production from methane experimentally. She has also synthesized novel catalysts for these processes that are tested for the first time. These catalysts were synthesized via hard templating materials like leaf biotemplates and glucose. Dr. Meshksar has also contributed significantly to the writing and editing of numerous books and book chapters for esteemed publishers like Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. She served as editor of several book series on the fields of greenhouse gases, synthesis gases, natural gas, and homogeneous catalysis.
Affiliations and expertise
Process Department Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC), Shiraz, Iran

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