Research Article

Evaluation of the Parameters and Conditions of Process in the Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation with Application of Permselective Membranes to Enhance Styrene Yield

Table 1

Ranges of variation of the operating conditions and system configuration.

Operating conditions

Inlet temperature873.15–953.15 K
Space velocity1–1.6 h−1
Steam-to-oil ratio6–12

Reactor configuration

Length0.39–1.2 m
Inner diameter 3/4′′–2′′
Equivalent diameter5 mm

Membrane configuration

Thickness (macro and micro)1–3 and 10–30 mm
Thickness (Pd)1–20 µm