Dense ceramic membrane reactors challenges

Dense ceramic membranes allow oxygen separation with extremely high selectivity and can be incorporated into membrane reactors for a variety of oxygen-related reactions. The applications of dense ceramic MRs will bring many economic and environmental benefits, with improved selectivity and yields. However, in order to realize the potential benefits of MRs and commercialize them successfully, there are still many challenges that have to be faced not only from membrane materials but also from engineering aspects. 

In fact, all the challenges faced by dense ceramic oxygen-permeable membrane reactors as described in Chapter 5 have to be faced by PCMRs. Searching for better membrane materials, developing effective membrane synthesis methods, and improving chemical and structural stability of the current membrane materials will be the focus of active... 

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