Optimising catalyst and membrane performance and performing a fundamental analysis on the dehydrogenation of ethanol and 2-butanol in a catalytic membrane reactor

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dc.contributor.advisorLorenzen, L.
dc.contributor.advisorSanderson, R. D.
dc.contributor.authorKeuler, Johan Nicoen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Process Engineering.
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-13T12:11:59Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:17:13Z
dc.date.available2008-10-13T12:11:59Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:17:13Z
dc.date.issued2000-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (PhD (Process Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.
dc.description.abstractStricter government regulations and higher energy costs have forced the chemical industry to focus more on environmentally friendly processes and to reduce energy consumption. The main goals of chemical companies are to obtain a high product yield and selectivity, and to reduce unwanted side products. Furthermore, if ractions can be performed at lower temperature, while maintaining the reaction conversion, it will result in large energy savings. Low termperature dehydrogenation reactions (below 300 degrees C) are very selective and do not produce many by-products, but conversion is limited by the reaction equilibrium. The conversion limitations have resulted in the development of alternative processes in recent years for producing alkenes from alkanes and aldehydes or ketones from alcohols....en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1277
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectMembranes (Technology)en
dc.subjectMembrane reactorsen
dc.subjectDissertations -- Process engineeringen
dc.subjectTheses -- Process engineeringen
dc.titleOptimising catalyst and membrane performance and performing a fundamental analysis on the dehydrogenation of ethanol and 2-butanol in a catalytic membrane reactoren_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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