Table Of ContentAdvances in Synthesis Gas:
Methods, Technologies and Applications
Advances in Synthesis Gas:
Methods, Technologies
and Applications
Volume 4: Syngas Process Modelling and
Apparatus Simulation
Edited by
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Mohammad Amin Makarem
Methanol Institute, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Maryam Meshksar
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Contributors
AfsharAlipour-Dehkordi DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CollegeofEngineering,University
of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
AzrinaAbdAziz FacultyofCivilEngineeringTechnology,UniversityMalaysiaPahang,Gambang,
Malaysia
Ali Behrad Vakylabad Department ofMaterials, Institute ofScience and High Technologyand
Environmental Sciences, Graduate Universityof Advanced Technology, Kerman,Iran
FilippoBisotti Dept. CMIC “Giulio Natta”, Centerfor Sustainable Process EngineeringResearch
(SuPER),Politecnico diMilano, Milan, Italy
Enrico Bocci Marconi University, Rome, Italy
Joa˜o SousaCardoso Polytechnic Instituteof Portalegre, Portalegre;Instituto Superior T(cid:1)ecnico,
Universidade deLisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Jos(cid:1)e Antonio MayoralChavando Polytechnic Institute ofPortalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
Ranjana Chowdhury ChemicalEngineering Department, Jadavpur University,Kolkata,
West Bengal, India
SudiptaDe MechanicalEngineeringDepartment,JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,India
SilviodeOliveiraJunior DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,PolytechnicSchoolofUniversity
of Sa˜o Paulo, Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil
Maryam Delshah Department of ChemicalEngineering,Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Andrea DiCarlo L’Aquila University,L’Aquila, Italy
MeireEllenGoreteRibeiroDomingos DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,PolytechnicSchoolof
University ofSa˜o Paulo,Sa˜o Paulo,Brazil
Mois(cid:1)esTelesdosSantos DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,PolytechnicSchoolofUniversityof
Sa˜o Paulo,Sa˜oPaulo, Brazil
Daniela Eus(cid:1)ebio Polytechnic Instituteof Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
Mohammad Farsi Department ofChemicalEngineering, School of Chemicaland Petroleum
Engineering, Shiraz University,Shiraz, Iran
MatteoFedeli Dept.CMIC “GiulioNatta”, Centerfor Sustainable ProcessEngineering Research
(SuPER),Politecnico diMilano, Milan, Italy
DanielA.Flo´rez-Orrego DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,PolytechnicSchoolofUniversity
of Sa˜o Paulo, Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil; National Universityof Colombia,School ofProcesses and Energy,
Medellin, Colombia;E(cid:1)cole Polytechnic F(cid:1)ed(cid:1)erale deLausanne, Lausanne,Switzerland
NayefGhasem DepartmentofChemicalandPetroleumEngineering,UAEUniversity,Al-Ain,United
Arab Emirates
Ahosan Habib Geological Survey ofBangladesh, Dhaka,Bangladesh
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Contributors
JafarHossain DepartmentofPetroleumandMiningEngineering,JashoreUniversityofScienceand
Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh
Mohammad HasanKhademi Department ofChemical Engineering, College of Engineering,
University ofIsfahan, Isfahan, Iran
HadisNajafiMaharluie DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,AmirkabirUniversityofTechnology,
Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Amin Makarem Methanol Institute,ShirazUniversity,Shiraz, Iran
Flavio Manenti Dept. CMIC “Giulio Natta”, Center for Sustainable Process EngineeringResearch
(SuPER), Politecnicodi Milano, Milan, Italy
DinabandhuManna ChemicalEngineeringDepartment,JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,
India
VeraMarcantonio Unit of Process Engineering,Department ofEngineering, UniversityCampus
Bio-Medico diRoma, Rome, Italy
Minhaj Uddin Monir Department ofPetroleum and Mining Engineering,Jashore University of
Science and Technology,Jashore, Bangladesh
Fereshteh Nalchifard Department ofChemicalEngineering, College ofEngineering, Universityof
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Rafael Nogueira Nakashima Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Schoolof
University ofSa˜o Paulo,Sa˜oPaulo, Brazil
Soumitra Pati Mechanical Engineering Department, JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata,West Bengal,
India
Khamphe Phoungthong Environmental Assessment and Technologyfor Hazardous Waste
Management Research Center, Faculty ofEnvironmentalManagement, Prince ofSongkla University,
Songkhla, Thailand
KarenValverdePontes IndustrialEngineeringGraduateProgram(PEI),FederalUniversityofBahia
(UFBA), Street Professor Aristides Novis02, Bahia,Brazil
M. Puig-gamero University ofCastilla—La Mancha,Ciudad Real, Spain
Poliana P.S. Quirino IndustrialEngineering Graduate Program (PEI), Federal Universityof Bahia
(UFBA), Street Professor Aristides Novis02, Bahia,Brazil
HamidReza Rahimpour Department ofChemical Engineering, ShirazUniversity,Shiraz, Iran
MohammadRezaRahimpour DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ShirazUniversity,Shiraz,Iran
MohammadRahmani DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,AmirkabirUniversityofTechnology,
Tehran, Iran
IleniaRossetti ChemicalPlantsandIndustrialChemistryGroup,DipartimentodiChimica,Universita`
degliStudi diMilano, INSTMMilano Universita`-Unit,CNR-SCITEC, Milano, Italy
Mohammad Hadi Sedaghat Department ofMechanical Engineering, Technical and Vocational
University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
SoniaSepahi Department ofChemicalEngineering, Shiraz University,Shiraz, Iran
Valter Silva Polytechnic Institute ofPortalegre, Portalegre; Department ofEnvironment and
Planning, Centrefor Environmental and Marine Studies(CESAM), UniversityofAveiro, Aveiro,
Portugal
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Contributors
Lu´ısA.C.Tarelho DepartmentofEnvironmentandPlanning,CentreforEnvironmentalandMarine
Studies(CESAM),University ofAveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
KuaananTechato FacultyofEnvironmentalManagement,PrinceofSongklaUniversity,Songkhla,
Thailand
Shabnam Yousefi Department ofChemicalEngineering, Shiraz University,Shiraz, Iran
Abu Yousuf Department ofChemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of
Science and Technology,Sylhet,Bangladesh
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Preface
Vol. 4: Syngas process modelling and apparatus simulation
Synthesisgas(syngas)anditsproductssuchashydrogenareindispensableinchemical,oil,and
energyindustries.Theyareimportantbuildingblocksandserveasfeedstockfortheproduction
ofmanychemicalcompoundssuchasammoniaandmethanol.Hydrogenisexpectedtobecome
acommonenergycarriernolaterthanthemiddleofthe21stcenturysinceitoffersconsiderable
energydensityandreleasesnegligiblepollutants.Itisalsoutilizedinpetroleumrefineriesfor
producingcleantransportationfuels,anditsconsumptionisexpectedtoincreasedramatically
inthenearfutureasrefineriesneedtointensifyproductioncapacities.Manypublicationshave
hitherto focused on syngas productionand purificationmethods, as well as its applications in
industrialproductionunits.Despitethefactthatextendedstudieshavebeenundertaken,thereis
stillroomforimprovement.Thefourvolumesofthisbookseriesexplaintheconventionaland
state-of-the-art technologies for the production, purification, and conversion of syngas
meticulously.
Simulationmodelsareofparamountimportanceforachievingscenariosclosertotherealplant
conditions since they provide invaluable information about the operation at a lower cost than
empirical studies. Therefore, this book is a promising means to collect any information and
investigate the most recent literature on modeling and simulation of syngas production,
purification, and conversion processes and units. It will serve as a strong connection
between the experts in both academic and industrial sectors aiming to solve operational
challengesandinstrumentdesigningandwillalsoshedlightontheprospectsofdevelopingnew
processes.
Inthisregard,thethreesectionsofthisbookaredevotedtomodelingandsimulationofsyngas
productionprocessessuchasgasificationandreforming,modelingandsimulationofdifferent
syngaspurificationandcleaningprocesses,andmodelingandsimulationofprocessesofsyngas
transformation to chemicals and/or energy such as alcohols, methane, ammonia, and power
generation.
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Preface
The editors feel obliged to sincerely appreciate the authors of the chapters for their
contributions,hardwork,andgreatassistanceinthisproject.Furthermore,theauthors,aswell
as the editors, are grateful to all the Elsevier staff for their invaluable and irreplaceable
step-by-step assistance in preparing this book.
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour
Mohammad Amin Makarem
Maryam Meshksar
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