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It was some fifteen to twenty years ago that the first papers appeared in the literature, pointing out that the application of membranes in reaction engineering would lead to the production of new chemical processes (Michaels 1968, Gryaznov 1970, Raymont 1975, Hwang and Kammermeyer 1975). The main idea was to prevent the reaction mixture from attaining the equilibrium composition by incorporating a membrane within the reactor, the membrane being used for the continuous and selective removal of products from the reaction zone. Inorganic membranes (ceramic or metallic, porous or dense), with their inherent thermal, structural and chemical stability, were in particular attractive for many high-temperature separations, for heterogeneous or homogeneous reactions or for reactions in aggressive and corrosive environments.
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Zaspalis, V.T., Burggraaf, A.J. (1991). Inorganic Membrane Reactors to Enhance the Productivity of Chemical Processes. In: Inorganic Membranes Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6547-1_7
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