Separation of hydridocarbonyltris(triphenylphosphine) rhodium (I)catalyst using solvent resistant nanofiltration membrane

• Main Authors: Nur S.A. Razak,, Maizatul S. Shaharun,, Hilmi Mukhtar,, Mohd F. Taha,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6087/1/13_Nur_S.A._Razak.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6087/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/

An investigation was conducted into the nanofiltration of rhodium tris(triphenyl-phosphine) [HRh(CO)(PPh3)3] catalyst used in the hydroformylation of olefins. The large size of the catalyst (>400 Da) – relative to other components of the reaction provides the opportunity for a membrane separation...