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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R94725/01
Title:	Feasibility of a Membrane Reactor for Ionic Liquid Mediated Catalytic Reactions
Principal Investigator:	Livingston, Professor A
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Department:	Chemical Engineering
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	ROPA
Starts:	01 March 2003	Ends:	31 July 2005	Value (£):	129,839
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis Separation Processes
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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This project will explore the possibility of membrane reactors in which organometallic catalysts are used in monophasic mixtures of ionic liquids and organic solvents.Post-reaction separation of the ionic liquid from organic solvent+ product will be via nanofiltration. If successful this novel approach will (i) provide a new technique for post-reaction ionic liquid separation; (ii) make feasible the use of ionic liquid-organic solvent mixtures as monophasic reaction systems, with lower viscosities and fewer constraints on solvent choice; (iii) allow ubiquitous and less expensive ionic liquids such as quaternary onium salts to be more widely employed ; (iv) enable facile (semi) continuous operation.
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