METHOD FOR DIRECT AMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS TO FORM AMINO HYDROCARBONS WITH THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the direct amination of hydrocarbons to form amino hydrocarbons, comprising the following steps: conversion of an educt flow E containing at least one hydrocarbon and at least one amination reagent into a reaction mixture R containing amino hydrocarbons and hydrogen, and b) electrochemical separation of at least part of the hydrogen created during the conversion, from the reaction mixture R, by means of a gas-tight membrane electrode assembly comprising at least one selectively proton-conducting membrane and at least one electrode catalyst on each side of the membrane. On the retenate side of the membrane, at least part of the hydrogen is oxidised on the anode catalyst to form protons and, after passing through the membrane, on the permeate side, on the cathode catalyst, the protons are b1) reduced to hydrogen and/or b2) converted to water with oxygen, the oxygen originating from a flow O containing oxygen, brought into contact with the permeate side of the membrane.