Synthesis and Properties of Polysulfone-containing Palladium Nanoparticle Membrain as Catalytic Membrane

In recent years, catalytic membrane systems have largely been used in many chemical process and fields. Usually, catalytic membranes were prepared in different form from ceramic, metallic and polymeric materials. However, the polymeric type membranes have been more considered because of their higher flexibility, good mechanical behaviour and also lower cost (1-2). In this paper, preparation and characterization of a catalytic membrane based on modified polysulfone containing palladium nanoparticles is reported and also its ability to catalysis of cross-coupling aromatic reactions, such as Suzuki reaction, is studied