Materials and coatings derived from the polymerizable ionic liquid surfactants 1-(2-acryloyloxyundecyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and 1-(2-acryloyloxyundecyl)-3-methylimidazolium 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propylsulfonate

<p>Polymerizable ionic liquid surfactants were synthesized and polymerized, yielding engineered advanced polymers that can be tailored for diverse applications. First, 1-(2-acryloyloxyundecyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL-BF₄) was synthesized and was copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) via microemulsion polymerization. The resulting polymer gels can be transformed into porous materials by anion exchange, and the porosity of the material can be tuned through the solvent shifting. Second, an ionic liquid composed of a 1-(2-acryloyloxyundecyl)-3- methylimidazolium (IL) cation and 2-acryloamido-2-methyl-propylsulfonate (AMPS) anion was synthesized and polymerized by UV irradiation, and introductory data are illustrated for humidity sensitive preparations suitable for chemFETs, for proton conducting polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM) suitable for fuel cell fabrication, and for lithium ion and silver ion conducting membranes suitable for fast ionic conducting batteries.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering Technology

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Gu, Hong

Contributors dc:contributor

• John Texter, PhD, Chair
• Donald Snyder, PhD
• Bob Lahidji, PhD

• Ionic solutions
• Polymerization
• Surface chemistry
• Polymer and Organic Materials

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/239

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1238