Self-assembled catalytic membranes:new active interfaces for greener and advanced chemical transformations in heterogeneous phase

The assisted catalysis in heterogeneous phase represents a friendly environmental tool for chemical transformations turned to the strategy of advanced process intensification. The idea to disperse a catalyst into a polymer matrix offers the attractive opportunity to overcome drawbacks concerned with the recovery, reuse, disposal and life of the compound to overcome with catalytic activity. Molecular conversion and separation steps can be further coupled in a unique selective catalytic process, resulting in high efficiency/cost ratio.