CPC C07C 5/09 (2013.01) [C25B 1/02 (2013.01); C25B 3/23 (2021.01); C25B 9/19 (2021.01); C25B 13/02 (2013.01); C25B 13/04 (2013.01); C25B 15/08 (2013.01); C07C 2523/44 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for performing coupled chemical and electrochemical reactions, the method comprising:
applying a current and/or an electrical potential between an anode and a hydrogen selective first membrane;
oxidizing, at the anode, a second reactant to form one or more oxidized products and one or more hydrogen ions;
transporting the hydrogen ions through an ion exchange membrane to the first membrane;
at the first membrane, reducing the hydrogen ions to form hydrogen atoms, wherein the first membrane comprises a non-porous hydrogen selective layer adapted to block the hydrogen ions from diffusing through the first membrane and to selectively allow passage of the hydrogen atoms;
diffusing the hydrogen atoms through the first membrane into a first reaction chamber; and
chemically reacting the hydrogen atoms with a first reactant at the first reaction chamber.
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