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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"poly(arylene ether sulfone)"”.
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Synthesis of poly(arylene ether sulfone)-polyimide segmented copolymers
Poly(arylene ether sulfone) oligomers have been synthesized by nucleophilic aromatic substitution using potassium carbonate as base and N-methyl pyrrolidinone (NMP) as solvent. m-Aminophenol was used as an endcapper to control the molecular weight of the oligomers and to provide functional amine …
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Modified Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Compositions and their Segmented Block Copolymers
A series of modified poly(arylene ether sulfone)s (PAES) incorporating hexafluoroisopropylidene units and co-monomers, bisphenol A (BA), 4,4′-dihydroxyterphenyl (DHTP) and triptycene-1,4-hydroquinone (TPDH), were synthesized using a polyetherification synthetic method. These thermoplastic PAES were …
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Benign Processing of High Performance Polymeric Foams of Poly(arylene ether sulfone)
… with the production of high performance polymer foams via a benign foaming process. The first goal of this project was to develop a process and the conditions necessary to produce a low density (>80% density reduction) foam from poly(arylene ether sulfone) (PAES). Water and supercritical …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s for Membrane Separations
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s are a class of engineering thermoplastics well-known for their mechanical properties and chemical/oxidative stability. The research in this dissertation focuses on modifying the structure of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s to improve membrane …
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Synthesis and basic characteristics of segmented poly(arylene ether sulfone)-poly(arylate) copolymers
Segmented copolymer systems composed of an amorphous g1assy engineering polymer as one segment and a potentially anisotropic polyester as the second segment were synthesized and investigated. The engineering thermoplastic segment was based on various all aromatic poly(arylene ether sulfooes) …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s with Novel Structures and Architectures
Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s with dendritic terminal groups were synthesized by step-growth polymerization of two difunctional monomers in the presence of preformed dendritic end-cappers. These polymers were characterized by NMR, SEC, DSC, TGA, melt rheology and tensile tests. The melt viscosities …
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Synthesis and Characterization of trans-1,4-Cyclohexylene Ring Containing Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s
Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s (PAES) are important commercial polymers and have been extensively studied due to their excellent thermal and mechanical properties. However, some applications are still limited when good solvent resistance and low thermal expansion coefficient are required. There has …
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Solution-casting of Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Multiblock Copolymer Films for Proton Exchange Membranes
… final morphology and properties of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) multiblock copolymer films from the viewpoint of phase separation of block copolymers. Of equal importance to this work, is a possibility of utilizing a rheological technique for monitoring the transformation and kinetics …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Poly (Arylene Ether Sulfone) Random and Segmented Copolymers for Membrane Applications
Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s are high-performance engineering thermoplastics that have been investigated extensively over the past several decades due to their outstanding mechanical properties, high glass transition temperatures (Tg), solvent resistance and exceptional thermal, oxidative and …
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Synthesis, Characterization and Structure - Property Relationships of Post - sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Membranes for Water Desalination
… membrane process of reverse osmosis. Sulfonated polysulfones are a potential alternative to state-of-the-art thin film polyamides. Synthesized by step growth polymerization, polysulfone membranes have smooth surfaces and they are more chemically resistant relative to polyamides. Previously …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Linear and Crosslinked Mono-Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s for Reverse Osmosis Applications
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s can exhibit several ideal features as potential desalination membranes for reverse osmosis applications, including chlorine resistance, low surface fouling, and high water flux. However, this class of polymer membranes has suffered from two major drawbacks …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s for Reverse Osmosis Water Purification and Gas Separation Membranes
… of monomers, telechelic oligomers, and novel polymers were synthesized for use as separation membranes. These materials were often imbued with crosslinking functionalities to increase their performance during testing at the University of Texas-Austin. Crosslinking of sulfonated poly(arylene …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Phenylethynyl Terminated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s as Thermosetting Structural Adhesives and Composite Matrices
… for use as aerospace structural adhesives and polymer matrix/carbon fiber composites. High molecular weight amorphous poly(arylene ether sulfone) thermoplastic materials display many of these desirable characteristics but are deficient in solvent resistance. Previous attempts to prepare …
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Morphological and Structure-Property Analyses of Poly(arylene ether sulfone)-Based Random and Multiblock Copolymers for Fuel Cells
… uptake, and proton conductivities of random copolymers. Changes in block length, however, have a pronounced effect on multiblock copolymers, affecting surface and bulk morphologies, water uptake, proton conductivity, and hydrolytic stability, suggesting that multiblock copolymer PEM properties …
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Synthesis, crosslinking and characterization of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s for application in reverse osmosis and proton exchange membranes
… and crosslinking of disulfonated biphenol-based poly (arylene ether sulfone)s (BPS). Crosslinking is a prospective option to reduce the water swelling and improve the dimensional stability of hydrophilic BPS copolymers. Several series of controlled molecular weight, phenoxide-endcapped BPS …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly (Arylene Ether Sulfone) Copolymers Via Direct Copolymerization: Candidates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
A designed series of directly copolymerized homo- and disulfonated copolymers containing controlled degrees of pendant sulfonic acid groups have been synthesized via nucleophilic step polymerization. Novel sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) copolymers using 4,4'-bisphenol A, 4,4'-biphenol, …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Random Copolymers as Multipurpose Membranes for Reverse Osmosis and Fuel Cell Applications
… and utilization of several disulfonated poly(arylene ether) random copolymer membranes in fuel cell and reverse osmosis applications. Poly(arylene ether)s were prepared by direct step copolymerization using a third monomer 3,3–-disulfonated 4,4–-dichlorodiphenylsulfone. The membrane …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Linear and Crosslinked Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s: Hydrocarbon-based Copolymers as Ion Conductive Membranes for Electrochemical Systems
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s as ion conductive copolymers have numerous potential applications. Membranes cast from these copolymers are desirable due to their good chemical and thermal stability, excellent mechanical strength, satisfactory conductivity, and excellent transport …
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Structure-Property Relationships in the Design of High Performance Membranes for Water Desalination, Specifically Reverse Osmosis, Using Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone)s
… commercially consists of an interfacially polymerized aromatic polyamide thin film composite with a polysulfone porous backing that allows water to pass through while barring the transport of salt ions. This research focuses on the development of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone)-Decafluoro Biphenyl Based Poly(Arylene Ether) Multiblock Copolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes (PEMs)
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic block copolymers as proton exchange membranes (PEMs) has become an emerging area of research in recent years. Three series of hydrophilic/hydrophobic, fluorinated/sulfonated multiblock copolymers were synthesized and characterized in this thesis. These copolymers were …
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