Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications. Volume 2: Natural Gas Sweetening

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.

Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors SECTION 1 Natural Gas Sweetening Concepts 1. Introduction to natural gas sweetening methods and technologies 2. Natural gas sweetening standards, policies and regulations 3. Economic assessments and environmental challenges of natural gas sweetening technologies SECTION 2 Absorption Techniques for Natural Gas Sweetening 4. Acid gases properties and characteristics in companion with natural gas 5. Application of amines for natural gas sweetening 6. Physical and hybrid solvents for natural gas sweetening: ethers, pyrrolidone, methanol, etc. 7. Natural gas sweetening by solvents modified with nanoparticles 8. Encapsulated liquid sorbents for natural gas sweetening 9. Cryogenic-fractionation for natural gas sweetening 10. Absorption processes for CO2 removal from CO2-rich natural gas SECTION 3 Adsorption Techniques for Natural Gas Sweetening 11. Swing technologies for natural gas sweetening: pressure, thermal, vacuum, electrical and mixed swing processes 12. Zeolite sorbents and nano-sorbents for natural gas sweetening 13. Porous metal structures, metal oxides, and silica-based sorbents for natural gas sweetening 14. Natural gas CO2-rich sweetening via adsorption processes SECTION 4 Membrane Technology for Natural Gas Sweetening 15. Polymeric membranes for natural gas sweetening 16. Natural gas sweetening by ionic liquid membranes 17. Dense metal membranes for natural gas sweetening 18. Application of electrochemical membranes for natural gas sweetening 19. Membrane technology for CO2 removal from CO2-rich natural gas