Converting equilibrium-limited reactions

1. A method for converting equilibrium-limited reactions, the method comprising:

delivering a catalyst material to a reaction zone of a reactor;

delivering starting materials into the presence of the catalyst material within the reactor;

reacting the starting materials to form a product;

introducing a sorbent into the reactor;

taking up the products with the sorbent; and

collecting the sorbent once it is loaded with products in a collection zone of the reactor;

wherein the reaction zone is separated from the collection zone in the reactor;

wherein the reactor comprises a dead-end reactor in which a gas concentration in the reactor is continuously measured and when a feed gas component is depleted said component is metered in correspondingly.

2. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

conveying the sorbent loaded with the product from the collection zone into a phase separator;

separating the product from the sorbent in the phase separator; and

discharging the unloaded sorbent from the phase separator into the reactor.

3. The process as claimed in claim 2 , wherein separating the product from the sorbent comprises reducing the pressure.

4. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

separating the sorbent from the product; and

recirculating the sorbent which has been separated from the product to the reactor.

5. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising introducing the starting materials into the reactor in gaseous form;

wherein the reaction is carried out in a gas phase; and

the sorbent is conveyed through the reactor in a contact-free manner in respect to the catalyst material.

6. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sorbent comprises an ionic liquid.