Polysulfones poly sulfone

Polystyrenes, preparation and molecular weights of, 23 285-288 Polysulfone, 41 167-168 Poly sulfonic acids, 20 349-351 Polythyleneimine... 

Amorphous polymers are characterized by the following properties They are transparent and very often soluble in common organic solvents at room temperature. The following amorphous polymers have gained industrial importance as thermoplastic materials polyfvinyl chloride), polystyrene, polyfmethyl methacrylate), ABS-polymers, polycarbonate, cycloolefine copolymers, polysulfone, poly( ether sulfone), polyfether imide). 

Sinclair-Koppers Co. Lexan 125 bisphenol A polycarbonate from General Electric Co. Polysulfone aromatic poly(sulfone-ether) from Union Carbide Corp. and PPO poly(2,6-dimethyl-p-phenylene oxide) from General Electric Co. 

Y. Benmakroha, I. Christie, M. Desai and P. Vadgama, Poly(vinyl chloride), polysulfone and sulfonated polyether-ether sulfone composite membranes for glucose and hydrogen peroxide perm-selectivity in amperometric biosensors, Analyst, 121 (1996) 521-526. 

Most of today s ultrafiltration membranes are made by variations of the Loeb-Sourirajan process. A limited number of materials are used, primarily polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl chloride)-polyacrylonitrile copolymers, polysulfone, poly(ether sulfone), poly(vinylidene fluoride), some aromatic polyamides, and cellulose acetate. In general, the more hydrophilic membranes are more fouling-resistant than the completely hydrophobic materials. For this reason water-soluble... 

The polysulfones are made by condensation polymerization of the potassium salt of bisphenol-A with dichlorodiphenyl sulfone, as discussed by S. R. Schulze and A. L. Baron. The polysulfonates are made from bisphenol-A and disulfonyl chlorides. They are more brittle than poly-sulfone and have been suggested by R. J. Schlott and co-workers to be used in coplymers with linear polyesters to improve the hydrolytic stability of the latter. 

PB PBI PBMA PBO PBT(H) PBTP PC PCHMA PCTFE PDAP PDMS PE PEHD PELD PEMD PEC PEEK PEG PEI PEK PEN PEO PES PET PF PI PIB PMA PMMA PMI PMP POB POM PP PPE PPP PPPE PPQ PPS PPSU PS PSU PTFE PTMT PU PUR Poly(n.butylene) Poly(benzimidazole) Poly(n.butyl methacrylate) Poly(benzoxazole) Poly(benzthiazole) Poly(butylene glycol terephthalate) Polycarbonate Poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) Poly(chloro-trifluoro ethylene) Poly(diallyl phthalate) Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Polyethylene High density polyethylene Low density polyethylene Medium density polyethylene Chlorinated polyethylene Poly-ether-ether ketone poly(ethylene glycol) Poly-ether-imide Poly-ether ketone Poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) Poly(ethylene oxide) Poly-ether sulfone Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Phenol formaldehyde resin Polyimide Polyisobutylene Poly(methyl acrylate) Poly(methyl methacrylate) Poly(methacryl imide) Poly(methylpentene) Poly(hydroxy-benzoate) Polyoxymethylene = polyacetal = polyformaldehyde Polypropylene Poly (2,6-dimethyl-l,4-phenylene ether) = Poly(phenylene oxide) Polyp araphenylene Poly(2,6-diphenyl-l,4-phenylene ether) Poly(phenyl quinoxaline) Polyphenylene sulfide, polysulfide Polyphenylene sulfone Polystyrene Polysulfone Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Poly(tetramethylene terephthalate) Polyurethane Polyurethane rubber... 

Starting from the assumption that the geometry relaxation after excitation is of primary importance with respect to the luminescence response, we decided to employ a solid polymer matrix to suppress conformational changes of the oligomers. For the measurements, dilute blends with polysulfone as the transparent host matrix were prepared. In Figure 16-13, the PL decay curves for the two cyano compounds in both chloroform and polysulfone are presented, as are the PL spectra of Ooct-OPV5-CN in chloroform and poly sulfone [69]. 

In the fall of 1966, researchers at North Star Research Institute began a search for compression-resistant microporous substrates.19 This effort resulted in the development of microporous sheets of polycarbonate (Lexan) and poly-sulfone (Udel).20 Figure 5.4 shows a graph comparing the flux levels and flux stability for three membranes made at that time (a) float-cast cellulose acetate on microporous polysulfone, (b) float-cast cellulose acetate on a mixed cellulose ester microfilter support and (c) a standard asymmetric cellulose acetate membrane. The improvement in membrane fluxes was readily apparent, when switching from cellulosic substrates to the microporous polysulfone substrate. 

But of prime importance with regard to the final separation process is the nature of the membrane-forming polymer its hydrophihdty, charge density, polymer structure and molecular weight Typical polymers used in this phase-separation process are cellulose esters (most commonly CA), polyamides, poly(amide-hydra-zides), polyimides, (sulfonated) polysulfones, poly(phenylene oxide) and (sulfona-ted) poly(phthalazine ether sulfone ketone). 

Polysulfones are a family of engineering thermoplastics with excellent high-temperature properties. The simplest aromatic polysulfone, poly(p-phenylene sulfone)... 

Udel Polysulfone Poly(bisphenol A sulfone) Solvay... 

Polymeric materials for MF membranes cover a very wide range, from relatively hydrophilic to very hydrophobic materials. Typical hydrophilic materials are polysulfone, poly(ether sulfone), cellulose (CE) and ceUiflose acetate, polyamide, polyimide, poly(etherimide) and polycarbonate (PC). Typical hydrophobic materials are polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon) and poly(vinylidene fluoride). 

In another study, Bowen et al. [42] prepared membranes from polymer blends of polysulfone and sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (PSf/SPEEK). It was reported that these membranes had high porosities, high charge densities, and pore sizes at the boundary between NF and UE For comparison, two commercial membranes of cellulose acetate and poly(ether sulfone) were chosen. Therefore, the following four membranes were involved in their study ... 

The most promising heat-resistant plastics for hard challenges are poly-sulfones. Today, the widely used aromatic polysulfones as constmctional... 

In the search for PEMs with lower alcohol permeability than Nafion and other perfuorinated membranes, without degradation of the proton conductivity, a number of new polymeric membranes were synthetized and characterized, such as sulfonated polyimides, poly(arylene ether)s, polysulfones, poly(vinyl alcohol), polystyrenes, and acid-doped polybenzimidazoles. A comprehensive discussion of the properties of these alternative membranes is given in Chap. 6, along with those of Nafion and Nafion composites. 

Membrane polymers include polypropylene, poly (vinylidene difiuoride), polysulfone, poly(ether sulfone), poly(ether ether ketone), polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, polycarbonate, and poly(ethylene terephthalate). 

Moldng and encap sulating compound Silicone/poly-amido pseudo-interpenetrating networks Polysulfone Polyaryl- sulfone... 

Polypropylene is generally used as oriented polypropylene. Polyvinyl chloride film is commonly used in plasticized form. Polyvinylidene chloride is often known as Saran and is generally used in copolymer form with acrylonitrile. Polyethylene terephthalate is a thermoplastic polyester. Polystyrene is sometimes used in biaxially oriented form. Polycarbonates, polysulfones, polyether sulfones, poly-imides, polyetherimides, and several fluoropolymers are also used for specialty applications. 

Polysulfones are a group of polymers that are also heat resistant and thermally stable. A typical repeat unit of a poly sulfone is shown below (Fig. 2.36). These are a special group of polyethers (the ether linkage connects the polymeric chain). 

In addition to sulfone, phenyl, and ether moieties, the main backbone of poly-sulfones can contain a number of other connecting imits. The most notable such connecting group is the isopropyhdene linkage, which is part of the repeat unit of the well-known bisphenol A based polysulfone. It is difficult to clearly describe the chemical makeup of polysulfones without reference to the chemistry used to S3m-thesize them. There are several routes for the synthesis of polysulfones, but the one which has proved to be most practical and versatile over the years involves aromatic nucleophilic substitution. In this polycondensation, equimolar quantities of 4,4 -dihalodiphenylsulfone [usually dichlorodiphenylsulfone (DCDPS)] and a bisphenol are allowed to react in the presence of base to form the aromatic ether bonds and eliminate an alkali salt as a by-product. Today, this route is employed almost exclusively for the manufacture of polysulfones on a commercial scale. 

The chemical modification of homopolymers such as polyvinylchloride, polyethylene, poly(chloroalkylene sulfides), polysulfones,poly-chloromethylstyrene, polyisobutylene, polysodium acrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloroformate, sulfonated polystyrene block and graft copolymers such as poly(styrene-block-ethylene-co-butylene-block-styrene), poly(1,4-polybutadiene-block ethylene oxide), star chlorine-telechelic polyisobutylene, poly(lsobutylene-co-2,3-dimethy1-1,3-butadiene), poly(styrene-co-N-butylmethacrylate) cellulose, dex-tran and inulin, is described. 

Note that the ratio of the permeability coefficient of H2 and CO by the poly-sulfone polymer matrix is 4.019 x 10 Vl0.047xlO = 40 therefore, the selectivity of the composite membrane is close to that of the polysulfone polymer matrix. It should be also noted that two important assumptions were made in the above calculation. They are (1) the permeability coefficient of the void space was assumed to be the same as that of silicone rubber, and (2) the effective thickness of the void space was assumed to be the same as that of the polymer network. This implies that the void space was completely filled with silicone rubber, and its effective thickness is the same as that of the polymer network. Furthermore, we can calculate the loss in permeability by coating. The resistance without coating is that of the porous substrate, and therefore, it is designated as / ub- With respect to hydrogen gas, it becomes... 

As already mentioned, the acid-base blend concept was applied to intermediate-T fuel cell membranes by Hasiotis et al. [31, 42]. The blend membranes were composed of PBI Celazol (poly(2,2 -/M-phenylene-5,5 -bibenzimidazole, m-PBl, named as Bl) and polysulfone Udel sulfonated in the bisphenol A section (named... 

Chemical structures of (a) poly(ethersulfone) (b) polysulfone (c) sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (d) benzyl sulfonated poly(2,2 -/D-phenylene-5,5 -bibenzimidazole) (e) sulfonated polyiphenyl quinoxaline) (f) sulfonated poly(2,6-diphenyl-4-phenylene oxide). 

Figure 6.21 Structures of polysulfone and sulfonated poly (ether ether) ketone.

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