Abstract
Dense ceramic membrane reactors (MRs) combine oxygen or hydrogen separation with catalytic reactions in a single step, leading to noticeably improved reactant conversion and product yields. This chapter is mainly concerned with the applications of oxygen and hydrogen permeable MRs in a variety of oxidation and dehydrogenation reactions, including the partial oxidation of light alkanes (methane, ethane, propane), the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), the decomposition of H2O, NOx and CO2, and the synthesis of NH3, etc., where the membrane functions either as a reactant distributor or as a product extractor. The mechanisms of these reactions in dense ceramic MRs are described and discussed. The recent literature as well as experimental results have been reviewed and summarized in this chapter.
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