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EPSRC Reference: GR/M42688/01
Title: ENHANCEMENT OF REACTION YIELD USING HYDROPHILIC ZEOLITE MEMBRANE REACTORS
Principal Investigator: Hughes, Professor R
Other Investigators:
Budd, Professor PM
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Ciba Group (Pharma/Chemicals)
Department: Advanced Materials & Surfaces (Res Cen)
Organisation: University of Salford
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 January 1999 Ends: 31 December 2001 Value (£): 95,526
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Reactor Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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There is currently increasing pressure in the Chemical Industry to use replenishable feedstocks, eg lactic acid, which may be produced by fermentation processes. Useful monomers and solvents could be obtained from these feedstocks by esterification or dehydration reactions, in which water is produced. It is proposed to investigate the use of hydrophilic zeolite membranes to remove water in a membrane reactor, in order to achieve the twin objectives of improved product yield and process intensification.
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