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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1983
Stephen L Matson, Schenectady, NY (US);
John A Quinn, Merion Station, PA (US);
University Patents, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
Catalytic chemical and biochemical conversion reactions are carried out in a novel compartmentalized catalytic reactor which enables the energy-efficient coupling of the conversion reaction with various energy-consuming post-conversion operations. The catalytic reactor is compartmentalized by means of a multilayer composite membrane comprising a catalytic membrane layer and one or more permselective membrane layers. The arrangement and properties of the membrane layers are such as to enable the free energy change of the conversion reaction to be utilized as the required energy source for effecting various post-conversion operations, including product separation, recovery and enrichment, and second-stage catalytic conversions with unfavorable reaction equilibria.