Preface<br>BASIC PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING AND POTENTIAL OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Challenges in Chemical Reaction Engineering<br>Concepts of Membrane Reactors<br>Available Membranes<br>Illustration of the Selectivity Problem<br>Reaction Rate, Conversion, Selectivity and Yield<br>Distributed Dosing in Packed-Bed and Membrane Reactors<br>Kinetic Compatibility in Membrane Reactors<br>Current Status of Membrane Reactors of the Distributor Type<br>MODELING OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Momentum, Mass and Heat Balances<br>Transport Kinetics<br>Reduced Models<br>Solvability, Discretization Methods and Fast Solution<br>Implementation in FLUENT, MooNMD, COMSOL and ProMoT<br>Conclusion<br>CATALYSIS AND REACTION KINETICS OF A MODEL REACTION<br>Introduction<br>The Reaction Network of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane<br>Catalysts and Structure-Activity Relations<br>Derivation of a Kinetic Model<br>TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN POROUS MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Aspects of Discretizing Convection-Diffusion Equations<br>Velocity Fields in Membrane Reactors<br>Determination of Transport Coefficients and Validation of Models<br>Analysis of Convective and Diffusive Transport Phenomena in a CMR<br>Parametric Study of a CMR<br>Conclusion<br>PACKED-BED MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Principles and Modeling<br>Model-Based Analysis of a Distributed Dosing via Membranes<br>Experimental<br>Results for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene<br>Results for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane<br>Summary and Conclusions<br>FLUIDIZED-BED MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Modeling of the Distributed Reactant Dosage in Fluidized Beds<br>Experimental<br>Conclusions<br>SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Operational and Material Aspects in Solid Electrolyte Membrane Reactors<br>Modeling of Solid Electrolyte Membrane Reactors<br>Membrane Reactors Applying Ion-Conducting Materials<br>Conclusions<br>NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Limit of Chemical Equilibrium<br>Pattern Formation<br>Conclusions<br>COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>General Aspects Regarding Membrane Reactors of the Distributor Type<br>Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane in Different Types of Membrane Reactors<br>General Conclusion<br> <br>

Preface<br>BASIC PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING AND POTENTIAL OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Challenges in Chemical Reaction Engineering<br>Concepts of Membrane Reactors<br>Available Membranes<br>Illustration of the Selectivity Problem<br>Reaction Rate, Conversion, Selectivity and Yield<br>Distributed Dosing in Packed-Bed and Membrane Reactors<br>Kinetic Compatibility in Membrane Reactors<br>Current Status of Membrane Reactors of the Distributor Type<br>MODELING OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Momentum, Mass and Heat Balances<br>Transport Kinetics<br>Reduced Models<br>Solvability, Discretization Methods and Fast Solution<br>Implementation in FLUENT, MooNMD, COMSOL and ProMoT<br>Conclusion<br>CATALYSIS AND REACTION KINETICS OF A MODEL REACTION<br>Introduction<br>The Reaction Network of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane<br>Catalysts and Structure-Activity Relations<br>Derivation of a Kinetic Model<br>TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN POROUS MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Aspects of Discretizing Convection-Diffusion Equations<br>Velocity Fields in Membrane Reactors<br>Determination of Transport Coefficients and Validation of Models<br>Analysis of Convective and Diffusive Transport Phenomena in a CMR<br>Parametric Study of a CMR<br>Conclusion<br>PACKED-BED MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Principles and Modeling<br>Model-Based Analysis of a Distributed Dosing via Membranes<br>Experimental<br>Results for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene<br>Results for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane<br>Summary and Conclusions<br>FLUIDIZED-BED MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Modeling of the Distributed Reactant Dosage in Fluidized Beds<br>Experimental<br>Conclusions<br>SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Operational and Material Aspects in Solid Electrolyte Membrane Reactors<br>Modeling of Solid Electrolyte Membrane Reactors<br>Membrane Reactors Applying Ion-Conducting Materials<br>Conclusions<br>NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>Introduction<br>Limit of Chemical Equilibrium<br>Pattern Formation<br>Conclusions<br>COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT MEMBRANE REACTORS<br>General Aspects Regarding Membrane Reactors of the Distributor Type<br>Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane in Different Types of Membrane Reactors<br>General Conclusion<br> <br>