A parallel flow model of isothermal one-dimension pseudo-homogeneous membrane reactor for methanol synthesis from CO 2 in silicone rubber/ceramic composite membrane reactor was developed. Runge-Kutta method was adopted to simulate the process behavior in the membrane reactor. Such parameters which affect the reaction behavior in the membrane reactor
as operation parameter
Damkhler number Da
pressure ratio p r
reaction temperature T
membrane separation α
membrane permeation parameter Φ
mole ratio γ of H 2 to CO 2
flux ratio q 1 of purge gas to feed as well as L 1 the nonuniform parameter of membrane permeation