SEPARATION OF RHODIUM TRIS (TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE) CATALYST IN A HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEM BY USING SOLVENT RESISTANT NANOFILTRATION (SRNF)

Advance technology show that nowadays nanofiltration can be used to separate main
product from the catalyst for homogenous catalytic reaction. The purpose of writing this
dissertation is to documentation the findings and research about the separation of
tris(triphenylphosphine) rhodium catalyst in a homogenous solution by using solvent
resistant nanofiltration. The objectives of the research are to determine the stability of
solvent-membrane combination, to determine the solvent flux and membrane rejection
of catalyst for the selected types of solvent-membrane combination and to assess the
effect of pressure and catalyst concentration for the selected types of solvent-membrane
combination.