This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in catalytic processes to convert methane (a major
component of natural gas) to more valuable hydrocarbons as fuels or chemicals. The scope …

This review discusses the thermodynamic and kinetic limitations that currently make the
oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) industrially inviable. We analyze some promising …

Interest in structured catalysts is steadily increasing due to the already proven, as well as
potential, advantages of these catalysts. Updating the comprehensive coverage of the first …

The membrane reactor (MR) concept, combining in the same unit a conversion effect
(catalyst) and a separation effect (membrane), already showed various potential benefits …

Direct conversion of methane to C2 compounds by oxidative and nonoxidative coupling
reactions has been intensively studied in the past four decades; however, because these …

A dense ceramic oxygen permeable membrane reactor (OPMR) not only combines a
membrane separation unit with a chemical reaction, but couples them in such a way that a …

This overview discusses some of the developments and outstanding opportunities in the
field of catalytic reactors based on porous ceramic membranes, both inert and catalytic. This …

The main subject of this review is the consideration of catalytic oxidation reactions, which
are greatly influenced by solid state effects in the catalyst material. Emphasis is laid upon the …

As energy demand continues to rise and the global population steadily grows, there is a
growing interest in exploring alternative, clean, and renewable energy sources. The search …

The most recent literature in the field of membrane reactors is reviewed, four years after an
analogous effort of ours (Saracco et al., 1994), describing shortly the potentials of these …