Nanocomposite membranes membrane reactors

Major application of hybrid nanocomposites in membrane reactors... 

Daramola M. O., Burger A. J., Giroir-Fendler A., Miachon S., Lorenzen L. 2010. Extractor-type catalytic membrane reactor with nanocomposite MFI-alumina membrane tube as separation unit Prospect for ultra-pure para-Xylene production from m-Xylene isomerization over Pt-HZSM-5 catalyst. Applied Catalysis A General 386(1-2) 109-115. 

Daramola MO, Deng Z, Pera-Titus M, Giroir-Eendler A, Miachon S, Burger AJ, Lorenzen L, Guo Y. Nanocomposite MFI-alumina membranes prepared via pore-pugging synthesis Application as packed-bed membrane reactors for m-xylene isomerization over a Pt-HZSM-5 catalyst. Catal Today 2010 156(3M) 261-267. 

Key words nanocomposite, nanoparticles, fillers, polymers, carbon nanotubes, zeolites, membrane reactors, hybrid structures, mixed matrices, gas separation, catalysis, biocatalysis, fuel cells, energy. 

This chapter discusses the development, breakthrough performance and reliability of nanocomposite membranes, and explores how nanoengineered composition and architecture can influence the separation ability of membrane reactors at the macroscale. 

Nanocomposite membranes have practical applications in many fields of membrane reactor technology, including chemicals (Ozdemir et al., 2006), food and environmental safety (Lewis et al., 2011), biomedical (Hule and Pochan, 2007) and renewable power (Lakshminarayana and Nogami, 2009). Here, we illustrate a few recent applications of nanocomposite membranes in the areas of chemistry, biotechnology and energy. 

Daramola M O, Burger A J and Giroir-Fendler A (2011), Modelling and sensitivity analysis of a nanocomposite MFI-alumina based extractor-type zeolite catalytic membrane reactor for m-Xylene isomerization over Pt-HZSM-5 catalyst , Chem Eng J, 171,618-627. 

Chapter 4 (Santucci, Tosti, Basile) is mainly focused on the development of membranes based on metals other than Pd, such as Ni, Nb, V and Ti, which are considered today promising substitutes for the Pd-alloys. Particular attention is given to the synthesis of these membranes as well as to the effect of alloying on their chemical-physical properties. The chapter also provides a description of two porous (ceramic and glass) membranes used as a support for the new metal alloys, in gas separation and in membrane reactors, respectively. The objective of Chapter 5 (Gugliuzza) is to document what is known about nanocomposite polymeric membranes and the procedures of fabrication. Their potentialities in catalytic membrane reactors, bioreactors and membrane operations for alternative power production are highlighted. 

Nanomaterials and molecular architectures (e.g., zeolite reactors, nanocomposite ceramic process technique, resists, NLO elements, catalysts with increased surface, systems of compact nanomaterials, i.e., membranes, polymers, light-absorbing material, aerogels, light emitters). 

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