Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11(1), 164-172; doi:10.3390/ijms11010164
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Development of a Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical CO2

Nazrul M. Islam 1,2 email, Maya Chatterjee 1 email, Yutaka Ikushima 1 email, Toshiro Yokoyama 1  and Hajime Kawanami 1,* email
1 Research Center for Co MPact Chemical Process, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 4-2-1 Nigatake, Miyagino-Ku, Sendai, 983-8551, Japan 2 Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S5-20, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Received: 16 December 2009; in revised form: 5 January 2010 / Accepted: 6 January 2010 / Published: 13 January 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Supercritical Carbon Dioxide)
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Abstract: A novel type of high-pressure membrane reactor has been developed for hydrogenation in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). The main objectives of the design of the reactor are the separate feeding of hydrogen and substrate in scCO2 for safe reactions in a continuous flow process, and to reduce the reaction time. By using this new reactor, hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde into hydrocinnamaldehyde has been successfully carried out with 100% selectivity at 50 °C in 10 MPa (H2: 1 MPa, CO2: 9 MPa) with a flow rate of substrate ranging from 0.05 to 1.0 mL/min.
Keywords: catalytic membrane reactor; supercritical carbon dioxide; mesoporous silica membrane; selective hydrogenation; cinnamaldehyde

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Islam, N.M.; Chatterjee, M.; Ikushima, Y.; Yokoyama, T.; Kawanami, H. Development of a Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical CO2. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11, 164-172.

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Islam NM, Chatterjee M, Ikushima Y, Yokoyama T, Kawanami H. Development of a Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical CO2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2010; 11(1):164-172.

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Islam, Nazrul M.; Chatterjee, Maya; Ikushima, Yutaka; Yokoyama, Toshiro; Kawanami, Hajime. 2010. "Development of a Novel Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical CO2." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 11, no. 1: 164-172.

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