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Enhancement of High-Temperature Catalytic Reactions Using Membranes

분리막을 이용한 고온 촉매 반응 효율 향상

  • Eun-Young Kim (C1 Gas & Carbon Convergent Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Myeong-Hun Hyeon (C1 Gas & Carbon Convergent Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Su-Young Moon (C1 Gas & Carbon Convergent Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • 김은영 (한국화학연구원 수소C1가스연구센터) ;
  • 현명훈 (한국화학연구원 수소C1가스연구센터) ;
  • 문수영 (한국화학연구원 수소C1가스연구센터)
  • Received : 2023.12.05
  • Accepted : 2023.12.12
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

Various methods for removing by-products from chemical reactions are being studied to improve yield of catalytic reaction. Since the water is predominantly generated as a by-product in industrially significant reactions, it is necessary to develop the technology that can reliably remove water over a wide range of temperatures. Although several strategies using absorbents and additional dehydration reactions, have been proposed, they have limitations due to the issues such as additional energy and time consuming steps and sustainability of conversion. Membrane technology, which offers advantages such as easy operation, installation, and low maintenance costs, proves to be a promising approach for enhancing the efficiency of catalysts in various catalytic reactions. Therefore, this review discusses the removal of by-products using membranes and the associated benefits in this context.

화학 반응의 수율 향상을 위해 부산물을 제거하는 다양한 방법이 연구되고 있다. 특히 산업적으로 중요한 반응에서 주로 부산물로 물이 생성되기 때문에 넓은 범위의 온도에서 안정적으로 물을 분리하는 기술이 필요하다. 흡수제의 사용, 탈수 반응의 도입 등 다양한 방법이 제안되었으나 추가적인 에너지 및 시간 소요, 전환율의 지속 가능성 등의 문제로 한계를 가지고 있다. 그에 반해 운전 및 설치가 용이하고, 낮은 유지비용 등의 장점을 가지고 있는 분리막 기술은 다양한 촉매 반응에 도입되었을 때 안정적으로 부산물을 제거할 수 있어 반응의 효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 좋은 방안이다. 따라서 본 총설에서는 분리막을 이용한 부산물 제거 및 이를 통한 효과에 대해 논의하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 한국화학연구원(KRICT)의 과제 '(KRICT Build-up R&D) 촉매반응 효율 향상을 위한 반응-분리 하이브리드 플랫폼 기술 개발'에서 지원을 받아 진행하였습니다.

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