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  • Title: Azide-based cross-linking of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) for condensable gas separation.
    Author: Du N, Cin MM, Pinnau I, Nicalek A, Robertson GP, Guiver MD.
    Journal: Macromol Rapid Commun; 2011 Apr 19; 32(8):631-6. PubMed ID: 21480419.
    Abstract:
    Cross-linked polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM)s for gas separation membranes, were prepared by a nitrene reaction from a representative PIM in the presence of two different diazide cross-linkers. The reaction temperature was optimized using TGA. The homogenous membranes were cast from THF solutions of different ratios of PIM to azides. The resulting cross-linked structures of the PIMs membranes were formed at 175 °C after 7.5 h and confirmed by TGA, XPS, FT-IR spectroscopy and gel content analysis. These resulting cross-linked polymeric membranes showed excellent gas separation performance and can be used for O(2) /N(2) and CO(2) /N(2) gas pairs, as well as for condensable gases, such as CO(2) /CH(4) , propylene/propane separation. Most importantly, and differently from typical gas separation membranes derived from glassy polymers, the crosslinked PIMs showed no obvious CO(2) plasticization up to 20 atm pressure of pure CO(2) and CO(2) /CH(4) mixtures.
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