NOVEL CATALYTIC MEMBRANES FOR SELECTIVE REACTIONS

A survey is given of the potentials of a new kind of catalytic membran es consisting of a catalyst that is immobilised in a dense polymer mat rix. When homogeneous, catalytically active complexes are occluded, th ese membranes constitute a new way of heterogenation. In the case of s olid state catalysts, these composite membranes can improve the activi ty of the catalyst by changing sorption or by allowing experimental se t-ups in which solvents become redundant.