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Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications

Syngas Process Modelling and Apparatus Simulation

  • 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 Process Modelling and Apparatus Simulation consists of numerical modeling and simulation of differ… Read more

Description

Advances in Synthesis Gas: Methods, Technologies and Applications: Syngas Process Modelling and Apparatus Simulation consists of numerical modeling and simulation of different processes and apparatus for producing syngas, purifying it as well as synthesizing different chemical materials or generating heat and energy from syngas. These apparatus and processes include, but are not limited to, reforming, gasification, partial oxidation, swing technologies and membranes.

Key features

  • Introduces numerical modeling and the simulation of syngas production processes and apparatus
  • Describes numerical models and simulation procedures utilized for syngas purification processes and equipment
  • Discusses modelling and simulation of processes using syngas as a source for producing chemicals and power

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: Modelling and Simulation of Syngas Production Processes

1. Thermodynamic and phase equilibrium models of syngas generation through gasification

2. Process Modelling and Apparatus Simulation for Syngas Production

3. simulation of natural gas reformers by computational fluid dynamics

4. Reforming process design and plant modelling: Steam, dry and autothermal reforming

5. Micro-reactors numerical modelling and simulation for syngas production

6. Simulation of biomass to syngas: pyrolysis and gasification processes

Section II: Modelling and Simulation of Syngas Purification Processes

7. Modelling and simulation of membrane assisted separation of CO2 and H2 from syngas

8. Simulation of cyclone separator for particulate removal from syngas

9. Tar and inorganic contaminant removal from syngas: Modelling and simulation

10. Modelling, analysis and simulation of cryogenic distillation processes for syngas purification: Tray and packed columns

11. Purification of syngas from mathematical modelling viewpoints

Section III: Modelling and Simulation of Processes using Syngas

12. Numerical modelling, simulation and optimization of methane production process from syngas

13. Ammonia production from syngas: Plant design and simulation

14. Alcohols synthesis using syngas: Plant design and simulation

15. Modelling, simulation and optimization of combined heat and power generation from produced syngas

16. Study of syngas powered fuel cell simulation, modelling and optimization

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 18, 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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