Mayor fields of application are:

• nanofiltration in organic solvents;
• pervaporation and vapor permeation membranes for dehydration of solvents and products;
• gas-phase reactions in high-temperature membrane reactors.

Other applications of membrane processes in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industries are:

• concentration of mono- and divalent salts, small molecules, polymers, proteins, viruses, up to particles and cells;
• hybrid distillation/vapor permeation processes;
• yield enhancement of equilibrium reactions in a membrane reactor;
• separation of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts and nanoparticles;
• concentration and purification of proteins;
• low-shear production of emulsions, e.g. for biological materials.