A técnica da transformada integral aplicada em modelos de transporte de massa em meios porosos

Abstract

The Generalized Integral Transform Technique (GITT) was used to analyze the process of Super Critical Extraction of β-carotene from carrots, sesame seeds oil, canola oil and priprioca oil. The effects of particle size, pressure and temperature were studied. Furthermore the flux effect on the extraction rate was also investigated. Two models based on mass balance for the bed and the particle were employed trying to describe the process. The obtained results were compared with numerical and experimental results available on literature. In addition, the GITT was also used in modelling and simulating the process of methane reforming with CO2 in a fixed-bed catalytic reactor using a Nickel supported on Alumina ( Ni  - Al2O3 ) catalyst. The temperature effect on the concentration profiles was evaluated. In a similar manner as previously, a mass balance based model was utilised seeking to describe the reforming process. Methane decomposition, reverse Boudoard reactions and gas-water (shift) were considered. Moreover, the results were likewise likened to the literature. The Coupled Integral Equation Approach (CIEA) was applied in both cases to simplify the models in order to eliminate the radial dependence of the governing equations of the particle mass transfer and posterior usage of the GITT. The resulting models were numerically solved using the DIVPAG routine of the IMSL library.