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Advances on Inorganic Membrane Reactors for Production of Hydrogen

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Introduction: Membrane Reactors

Over several decades, membrane reactor (MR) technology has been involved in the utilization of new inorganic materials and the development of high-temperature membrane processes as well. The scientific interest about MR technology has attracted particular attention as testified by the extensive literature on the different scientific fields of interest. A general MR sudivision is summarized below, strictly depending on the membrane typology used [1, 2]:

  1. (a)

    Dense and porous inorganic membrane reactors

  2. (b)

    Electrochemical membrane reactors (fuel cells, electrolytic cells, etc.)

  3. (c)

    Zeolite membrane reactors

  4. (d)

    Photocatalytic membrane reactors

  5. (e)

    Polymeric membrane reactors

  6. (f)

    Biomedical membrane reactors or membrane bioreactors

The main characteristic of the MRs used in chemical and biochemical reactions is represented by their ability of intensifying the whole process in the viewpoint of process intensification strategy [2–4]. As a consequence, the...

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Iulianelli, A., Basile, A. (2018). Advances on Inorganic Membrane Reactors for Production of Hydrogen. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_948-1

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