Funding Project “I-KaMeRa” on synergies through membrane reactors

Consumers, and thus industry, have a never-ending demand for resources that can only be met to a limited extent in the long term by conventional manufacturing processes. One potential solution to this problem lies in the production of products from renewable raw materials and the use of green energy to meet the energy requirements of the production process. The fundamental building block for this is the development and coupling of new catalytic and membrane-based technologies in the form of a so-called catalytic membrane reactor.

The aim of the funding project is to exploit synergy effects between special catalyst and membrane systems, which are used in a membrane reactor for the targeted oxidation of green methanol into green platform chemicals. So-called platform chemicals are the cornerstone of the modern chemical industry and are indispensable as starting materials in the production of higher-value goods.

When developing this technology, the interaction between mass transport through the membrane and the speed of the reaction is particularly important. For this reason, the project examines the aspects of catalyst development, membrane development, and coupling in the membrane reactor both individually and in combination.

Rauschert's involvement focuses on the development and provision of suitable carriers for catalytic and gas separation membranes. Rauschert is ideally suited to this field thanks to its many years of experience in the area of ceramic supports and membranes, which are marketed under the “Inopor” brand.