Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 7: Natural Gas Products and Uses

Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries. Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is a research associate at Shiraz University. His research interests are gas separation and purification, nanofluids, microfluidics, catalyst synthesis, reactor design and green energy. In gas separation, his focus is on experimental and theoretical investigation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption process, and in the gas purification field, he is working on novel technologies such as microchannels. Recently, he has investigated methods of synthesizing bio-template nanomaterials and catalysts. Besides, he has collaborated in writing and editing various books and book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer and Wiley, as well as guest editing journals special issues. Maryam Meshksar is a research associate at Shiraz University. Her research has focused on gas separation, clean energy, and catalyst synthesis. In gas separation, she is working on membrane separation process, and in the clean energy field, she has worked on different reforming-based processes for syngas production from methane experimentally. She has also synthesized novel catalysts for these processes which are tested in for the first time. Besides, she has reviewed novel technologies like microchannels for energy production. Recently, she has written various book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley.

Section 1. Natural Gas Conversion and Applications 1. Introduction to high value chemicals and energy production from natural gas 2. Economic assessments and cost analysis of natural gas utilization as an energy production source 3. Case studies on natural gas conversion units 4. Disasters in natural gas conversion units 5. Natural gas conversion using plasma technology Section 2. Natural Gas to Products 6. Syngas production from natural gas by reforming process: dry, steam, partial oxidation, autothermal, etc. 7. Syngas production from CO2-rich natural gas via dry reforming 8. Fuel gas production from natural gas 9. Direct conversion of natural gas to methanol 10. Ethane extraction from natural gas 11. Propane and heavier hydrocarbon production from natural gas 12. Conversion of methane to aromatics 13. Sulfur recovery from natural gas 14. CS2 production from methane reforming with H2S 15. Bio-natural gas conversion to products 16. Natural gas conversion to value-added hydrocarbons via halomethanes Section 3. Energy Production from Natural Gas and other Applications 17. Power and electricity generation from natural gas 18. Heat production from natural gas 19. Cogeneration and trigeneration applications of natural gas 20. Modern nanomaterials for future and efficient ANG adsorption/desorption in automotive application