HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
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2020
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IF 1.568
Xing-Hua Guan,He-Ran Nie,Hong-Hua Wang,Ji-Yong Zhao,Zhi-Peng Wang,Rui Wang,Bao-Feng Liu,Guang-Yuan Zhou,Qiang Gu
A series of aromatic polyesters bearing fluorene and phthalein groups were synthesized from commercially available 9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorene (BPF), phenolphthalein, and terephthaloyl chloride through an interfacial polymerization method. The microstructure, molecular weight, morphology, thermal properties, and thermal decomposition mechanism of these aromatic polyesters were investigated. Their mechanical properties were also evaluated. The results suggested that the copolymer compositions were approximately equal to the feed compositions. Moreover, the increase in the BPF unit content increased the glass transition and weight loss temperatures of the aromatic polyesters, owing to the strong rigidity of the bulky fluorene group. All the polymers were amorphous and exhibited good solubility in common organic solvents. Hence, the synthesized polymers could be easily cast into flexible films. The copolymer film samples exhibited better mechanical properties than those of the homopolymers. The tensile strength, Young’s modulus, and elongation at break of the polymers first increased gradually, and then decreased with increasing BPF content. Notably, the copolymers exhibited the best mechanical properties at the BPF content range 30–50%. Owing to their characteristics, these synthesized polymers show great potential for application as high performance membrane materials.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 21
·17269-17279
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IF 3.289
Chen Xiao Lin,Yi Zhi Zhuo,Ao Nan Lai,Qiu Gen Zhang,Ai Mei Zhu,Qing Lin Liu
A series of novel comb-shaped phenolphthalein-based poly(ether sulfone)s was synthesized for preparing anion exchange membranes (AEMs). Hexadecyldimethylamine with a long alkyl chain was used as the quaternization reagent to form a comb-shaped architecture of the copolymers. Due to the presence of a long alkyl side chain with hydrophobicity, the as-synthesized comb-shaped AEMs possess a self-anti-swelling property resulting in a low water uptake and swelling ratio. The PES-B100-C16 membrane exhibits excellent alkaline stability due to the presence of large volumetric β-alkyl chains linking to the cationic group that resist the attack of OH−, and retain available ionic conductivity in a 2 M KOH solution at 60 °C for 360 h. An open circuit voltage of the single cell reached 0.67 V, and the maximum power density was 43 mW cm2 at a current density of 125 mA cm−2 without optimization in a single H2/O2 alkaline fuel cell at 50 °C.
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能源化学
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 106
·86980-86989
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IF 3.84
Ao Nan Lai,Yi Zhi Zhuo,Chen Xiao Lin,Qiu Gen Zhang,Ai Mei Zhu,Mei Ling Ye,Qing Lin Liu
Two series of novel poly(arylene ether sulfone nitrile) (PESN) multiblock copolymers are synthesized to prepare anion exchange membranes (AEMs) for alkaline fuel cells. To study the effect of phenolphthalein groups on the structure and properties of the membranes, the ion groups facilitating the formation of ion clusters are selectively and densely located on the phenolphthalein-sulfone segments of one and on the bisphenol A-sulfone segments of the other. The morphology and structure of the membranes are observed by atomic force microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. The phenolphthalein-containing type endows the AEMs with a much clearer and more-defined microphase-separated structure leading to the formation of much larger and more developed interconnected ion-transport channels. As a result, high hydroxide conductivity (in the range of 2.04–12.98 × 10−2 S cm−1 from 30 to 80 °C) and H2/O2 fuel cell performance (an open circuit voltage of 0.92 V and a maximum power density of 66.4 mW cm−2 at 60 °C) can be achieved. Furthermore, the phenolphthalein-containing AEMs also show higher water uptake and mechanical strength, lower swelling ratio, and higher thermal and alkaline stability than the phenolphthalein-free AEMs.
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POLYMER
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2022
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IF 4.432
Min Zhao,Caili Zhang,Yunxuan Weng,Pei Li
Thermal oxidative crosslinking results in the generation of oxygen bridges among polymer chains and helps regulate the membrane microstructure. Simultaneously, any strategy to increase the crosslinking sites of polyimide (PI) can improve the crosslinking efficiency and allow precise control of the pore structure of membranes. Phenolphthalein-based PIs are potentially suitable precursors for thermal oxidative crosslinking of membranes, since thermal treatment will result in the degradation of lactone ring leading to the generation of a pair of phenyl crosslinking sites. In this work, three phenolphthalein-based diamines with different structures were designed and synthesized. The three diamines were subsequently reacted with 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) to prepare phenolphthalein-based PIs. The original membranes were post-treated by thermal oxidation crosslinking at 400 °C and 425 °C, respectively; the lactone ring underwent decomposition, and the imide ring opened at the same time, resulting in the generation of multiple crosslinking sites and correspondingly improving the crosslinking efficiency. The effect of the side groups (−CH 3 , –CF 3 or unsubstituted) of phenolphthalein-based diamine and thermal treatment temperatures on the gas separation performance of phenolphthalein-based PI membranes were investigated. Wide-angle X-ray diffractometry (WAXD) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) analysis demonstrated that the π-π stacking distance were improved. BTDA-FPP-425 had a CO 2 /CH 4 selectivity of 37.68. This thermal degradation along with thermal oxidative crosslinking strategy provides a promising approach for fabrication of CO 2 /CH 4 separation membrane .
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化学工程
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HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
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2016
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IF 1.045
Lan Li,Jiangtao Liu,Guofei Chen,Lubo Xu,Nafeesa Mushtaq,Lala Rukh Sidra,Ruixin Wang,Xingzhong Fang
A series of cardo poly(ether sulfone imide)s (PESI-C) containing bulky phthalide groups were prepared via aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of phenolphthalein with 4,4′-difluorodiphenyl sulfone and 4,4′-bis(4-fluorophthalimido)diphenyl ether (BFPI). The glass transition temperatures and 5% weight loss temperatures in nitrogen of the resulting PESI-C increased from 258°C to 278°C and from 468°C to 495°C with increasing the content of imide moiety in the polymer chain, respectively. These PESI-C films were transparent and essentially colorless and exhibited good mechanical properties with tensile strengths of 91–124 MPa, elongations at break of 6.9–12.8%, and tensile moduli of 2.2–2.8 GPa, respectively. It is noted that the tensile strengths, elongations at break, and tensile moduli of PESI-C also increased with increasing the content of BFPI in the copolymerization, indicating that the properties could be adjusted by controlling the ratio of BFPI and 4,4′-difluorodiphenyl sulfone.
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高分子化学
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