Tubular electrocatalytic membrane reactor for alcohol oxidation：CFD simulation and experiment

摘要

A functional electrocatalytic membrane reactor(ECMR) was performed for the electrocatalytic oxidation of2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-l-propanol(TFP) into high value-added sodium 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropionate(STFP),A computational fluid dynamics(CFD) technique was applied to simulate the hydrodynamic distributions along a tubular ECMR so as to provide guidance for the design and optimization of ECMR Two-dimensional simulation with porous media model was employed to predict the properties of fluid dynamics in ECMR.The experimental investigation was carried to confirm the CFD simulation.Results showed that a uniform distribution of permeate velocity along the tubular reactor with short length and large diameter could be obtained.TFP conversion of97.7%,the selectivity to STFP of 99.9%and current efficiency of 40.1%were achieved from the ECMR with a length of 40 mm and an inside diameter of 53 mm.The simulations were in good agreement with the experimental results.