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This invention is a composite membrane for chemical synthesis, a chemical reactor into which the composite membrane might be incorporated, and a method of using the composite membrane. The composite membrane comprises a substrate, a first side, and a second side, wherein the substrate operatively co

This invention is a composite membrane for chemical synthesis, a chemical reactor into which the composite membrane might be incorporated, and a method of using the composite membrane. The composite membrane comprises a substrate, a first side, and a second side, wherein the substrate operatively connects the first side and second side, the first side comprises an oxidizing catalyst and the second side comprises a reducing catalyst. The reducing catalyst comprises, in elemental or combinative form, lanthanum, zinc, cerium, praeseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, bismuth, or indium. A chemical reactor utilizing this composite membrane can react hydrogen and oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide without direct mixture of the reactants.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for synthesis of hydrogen peroxide using a composite membrane having a substrate, a hydrogen contact side, and an oxygen contact side, wherein the method comprises:(a) placing hydrogen in contact with the hydrogen contact side of the composite membrane to produce

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for synthesis of hydrogen peroxide using a composite membrane having a substrate, a hydrogen contact side, and an oxygen contact side, wherein the method comprises:(a) placing hydrogen in contact with the hydrogen contact side of the composite membrane to produce at least one electron and at least one proton;(b) placing oxygen in contact with the oxygen contact side of the composite membrane; and(c) conducting the at least one electron and the at least one proton produced in step (a) to an interface between the oxygen contact side of the composite membrane and the oxygen such that the at least one electron and the at least one proton react with the oxygen to form a reaction product comprising hydrogen peroxide rein the substrate operatively connects the hydrogen contact side and the oxygen contact side, the hydrogen contact side comprises an oxidizing catalyst, and the oxygen contact side comprises a reducing catalyst which comprises, in elemental or combinative form, lanthanum, zinc, cerium, praeseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, bismuth, or indium.