Abstract: In this review the authors intend to make a tutorial review on catalyst immobilisation from the viewpoint of the catalyst designer, emphasizing the use of promising concepts in this area, rather than trying to be exhaustive. The following topics are covered:
1 Introduction
2 Classic Ways of Immobilisation of Homogeneous
Catalysts
3 General Remarks on Catalyst Heterogenisation
on Polymeric Supports
3.1 Polymeric Supports
3.2 Polymer Supported Monodentate Phosphine
Complexes
3.3 Polymer Supported Bidentate Phosphine Complexes
3.4 Phosphazene-Based Catalysts
3.5 Various Polymer Tethered Ligands with O or/
and N as Metal Chelating Atoms
4 Recent Advances in Immobilisation of Chiral
Catalysts
5 Immobilised Metathesis Catalysts
6 Immobilised Clusters and Nanoparticles
7 Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Materials for
Enzyme-Like Catalysis
8 Microencapsulated Polymer-Based Catalysts
9 Catalyst Immobilisation on the Bio-Polymer
Chitosan
10 NafionC as Support for Metal-Complex Catalysts
11 Catalysts Combined with Polymeric Membranes
11.1 Catalyst Encapsulation
11.2 Incorporation of Heterogeneous Catalysts
11.3 Heterogenisation of Homogeneous Catalysts
11.4 Membrane-Assisted Catalysis
12 Catalyst Immobilisation on Silica and Related
Inorganic Supports
13 Conclusions
Template and target information: Review - polymeric catalysts
Author keywords: immobilisation, membranes, polymers, supported catalysts