Chemical Membrane Reactors

Abstract

Chemical membrane reactors combine a chemical reaction with an in‐situ removal/import of products/educts through a permselective membrane. The corresponding reactors are named extractor‐type or distributor‐type membrane reactors. Three recent examples for boosting a chemical reaction in an extractor‐type membrane reactor with water‐selective zeolite membranes and three examples for distributor‐type membrane reactors with oxygen‐selective ceramic membranes will be discussed.