CO2 Gas Transport Property of Sulfonated Poly(Arylenen Ether Sulfone) Copolymer Membrane.

The effect of functional groups such as sulfuric acid group and metal ions on the CO2 gas transport property of membranes was investigated. Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) was prepared by direct copolymerization with a non-sulfonated monomer and sulfonated monomer. The sulfonation degree of SPAES was controlled from 0 to 50%.

Effect of Bulky and Hydroxyl Groups on Gas Separation Performance of Polyimide Membranes.

A series of polyimides were synthesized by a polycondensation reaction using various aromatic dianhydrides and diamines containing bulky cardo and hydroxyl groups. The imidization and chemical structure of the polyimides were confirmed by NMR and FT-IR. The thermal and gas properties of the polyimides were measured by time-lag, XRD, TGA, and DSC studies.

Characterization of sulfonated silica nanocomposite electrolyte membranes for fuel cell.

Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) and sulfonated silica (silica-SO3H) prepared via sol-gel reaction are used as an organic polymer matrix and inorganic nanoparticles. The contents of the silica-SO3H particles in the composite membranes are controlled at 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 5 wt.

Preparation and Properties of Polysulfone-poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymer membrane.

In this study, Graft copolymers composed of PSf backbones and PEG side chains were synthesized to prepare gas separation membranes with enhancing permeability and selectivity on carbon dioxide separation. PSf-g-PEG copolymers were synthesized by two steps, chloromethylation and graft reactions. Grafted PEG segment of PSf was controlled by molecular weight of PEG.