Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(aryl ether sulfone ketone)s containing phthalazinone and biphenyl moieties

A novel series of poly（aryl ether sulfone ketone）s （PPESKs） containing phthalazinone and biphenyl moieties were prepared by two-step nucleophilic polycondensation reaction. The ^-Mw values of these copolymers were between 38,330 and 67,900. The glass transition temperatures （Tg） and 5% decomposition temperatures were ranged in 253-269 ℃ and 488-500 ℃, respectively, The structures of these copolymers were confirmed by FT-IR and ^1H NMR. Moreover, all the resultant copolymers were amorphous determined by wide angle X-ray diffraction （WAXD）.

Proton-Exchange Sulfonated Poly （ether ether ketone） （SPEEK）/SiOx-S Composite Membranes in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

A sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)(SPEEK) membrane with a fairly high degree of sulfonation(DS) can swell excessively and even dissolve at high temperature.To solve these problems,insolvable functionalized silica powder with sulfonic acid groups(SiOx-S) was added into the SPEEK matrix(DS = 55.1%) to prepare SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes.The decrease in both the swelling degree and the methanol permeability of the membranes was a dose-dependent result of addition of the SiOx-S powder.Pure SPEEK membrane swelled 52.6% at 80°C,whereas the SPEEK/SiOx-S(15%,by mass) membrane swelled only 27.3% at the same temperature.From room temperature to 80℃,all SPEEK/SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes had methanol permeability of about o ne order of magnitude lower than that of Nafion?115.Compared with pure SPEEK membranes,the addition of the SiOx-S powder not only leads to higher proton conductivity,but also increases the dimensional stability at higher temperatures,and greater proton conductivity can be achieved at higher temperature.The SPEEK/SiOx-S(20%,by mass) membrane could withstand temperature up to 145°C,at which in 100% relative humidity(RH) its proton conductivity exceeded slightly that of Nafion?115 membrane and reached 0.17 S·cm-1,while pure SPEEK membrane dissolved at 90°C.The SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes are promising for use in direct methanol fuel cells because of their good dimensional stability,high proton conductivity,and low methanol permeability.

Synthesis and Thermal Crosslinking Behavior of Poly(aryl ether ketone)s Containing 1,4-Naphthalene Moieties

A new monomer, 1,4-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl) naphthalene(compound 2) was synthesized via a two-step reaction. 1,4-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid chloride(compound 1) was prepared by using the acyl chlorization reaction of 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid with thionyl chloride. The Friedel-Crafts acylation of compound 1 with fluorobenzene afforded compound 2 in a 80% yield. The polycondensation of compound 2 with various bisphenols in tetramethylene sulfone(TMS) in the presence of excess potassium carbonate as a condensation reagent was carried out at 210 ℃ to quantitatively afford the corresponding poly(aryl ether ketone)s(compounds 3_8) containing 1,4-naphthalene moieties. Thermal analyses showed that the polymers have T g values ranging from 496 to 500 K and are thermally stable in air with initial mass loss above 500 ℃. These novel polymers exhibited an excellent solubility in organic solvents including NMP, DMAc, and chloroform, etc. In addition, the glass transition temperatures of these polymers increased and the polymers became insoluble in chloroform after treated at 260 ℃, indicating the occurrence of a thermal crosslinking reaction.

Proton-exchange Sulfonated Poly（ether ether ketone）/Sulfonated Phenolphthalein Poly（ether sulfone） Blend Membranes in DMFCs

sulfonated (醚醚酉同类)(SPEEK ) poly，有 sulfonation (DS ) 的相当高的度的膜过分地胀大并且甚至溶解在高温度。解决这些问题， sulfonated 酚酞 poly (醚 sulfone )(SPES-C， DS53.7%) 与 SPEEK 矩阵被混合(DS55.1% ， 61.7%) 准备 SPEEK/SPES-C 混合膜。在胀大的度和膜的甲醇渗透的减少是剂量依赖者。纯 SPEEK (DS61.7%) 膜在 70 ° 在水里完全溶解； C SPEEK (DS61.7%)/SPES-C 的胀大的度(40% ，由质量) 膜在 80 ° 是 29.7% ； C。从房间温度到 80 °； C，所有 SPEEK (DS55.1%)/SPES-C 混合膜的甲醇渗透比 Nafion® 的低大约一个数量级； 115。在更高的温度， SPES-C 聚合物的增加增加维的稳定性和更大的质子电导率能被完成。SPEEK (DS=55.1%)/SPES-C (40% ，由质量) 膜能承受温度直到 150 °； C。SPEEK (DS55.1%)/SPES-C 的质子电导率(30% ，由质量) 膜接近 0.16 S·；匹配 Nafion® 的厘米 −1, ； 115 在 140 °； C 和 100% RH，当纯 SPEEK (DS55.1%) 膜溶解在 90 ° 时； C。因为他们的好维的稳定性，高质子传导性，和低甲醇渗透， SPEEK/SPES-C 混合膜为在直接甲醇燃料房间的使用是有希望的。

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONE)CONTAINING BIPHENYLPHTHALAZINONE MOIETY

A new poly(aryl ether ketone) containing biphenylphthalazinone moiety was prepared by the reaction of 4-(4-hydroxybiphenyl) phthalazine-1-one with 4, 4'-difluorobenzophenone. The monomer and the polymer were characterized by FT-IR and H-1-NMR. Some properties of this polymer were described.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONE)FROM 4-(3-PHENYL-4-HYDROXYPHENYL)PHTHALAZINONE

A novel soluble poly(aryl ether ketone) was prepared by the reaction of 4-(3-phenyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)phthalazinone with 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone. The polymer was characterized by DSC, TGA and X-ray diffraction.

Proton Conducting Composite Membranes from Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone and SiO_2

Proton conducting composite membranes from sulfonated polyether ether ketone and SiO2 for direct methanol fuel cell （DMFC） application were prepared with sulfonated polyether ether ketone（SPEEK） and tetracethoxy silane（TEOS） by sol-gel method. The covalent crosslinking structure was formed between —SO3H of SPEEK via SiO2. The SEM images show that the interfacial compatibility of SPEEK and SiO2 is improved obviously and SiO2 disperses uniformly in the polymer matrix and the particle diameter of SiO2 does not exceed 40 nm. The proton conductivity of composite membranes decreases slightly compared with the SPEEK membrane while the methanol permeability and swelling of composite membrane are improved remarkablely owing to covalent cross-linking between —SO3H and SiO2 .

Synthesis and Characterization of Reactive Poly(Aryl Ether Ketone Ketone) Containing Cyclohexene Ring

A novel heterocyclic poly (aryl ether ketone ketone) (PPEKK) containing cyclohexenering was prepared from 1-methyl-cyclohex-1-ene-4, 5 -diyl-bis(4-chlorophenyl methanone) and 4 (4-hydroxyphenyl)(2H) phthalazin-1-one. The polymer was characterized by FTIR, 1HNMR, DSC,TG and X-ray analysis.

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF PHOSPHROUS-CONTAINING POLY(ARYLETHER KETONE)WITH BISPHENOL-A MOIETY

A phosphrous-containing poly（aryl ether ketone） was synthesized derived from bisphenol-A and bis[4-（4- fluorobenzoyl）phenyl] phenyl phosphine oxide （FPPPO） by nucleophilic substitution reaction. The structure of the polymer was characterized by FT-IR, ^1H-NMR and ^31p-NMR. The thermal property of the PAEK was measured by DSC and TGA. The glass transition temperature （Tg） of the polymer was 205℃, and the 5% weight loss temperature under nitrogen was 475℃. Good solubility of the polymer in organic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, dimethylsulfoxide and chloroalkanes was observed, flexible film was obtained from the polymer＇s CH2Cl2 solution. The limiting oxygen index （LOI） of the PAEK was 40, which indicated that organic phosphorus moiety can offer good flame retardant property to the polymer.

Synthesis and Properties of Poly(aryl ether ketone) Copolymers Containing 2,7-Naphthalene Moieties

Poly（ aryl ether ketone） copolymers containing 2,7-naphthylene and hydroquinone（HQ） moieties with various compositions were prepared by the reaction of 4,4＇-difluorobenzophenone（DFB） 2,7-naphthylene and hydroquinone in the presence of sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate （ 19： 1, mass ratio） in diphenyl sulfone （DPS）. The thermal analysis results of the copolymers show that the glass transition temperatures（Tgs） increase, while the melting temperatures（Tra） and tile 5.0% weight loss temperatures （ Td ） decrease with the increase of the 2,7-naphthalene moieties. For the copolymers synthesized at a molar fraction of 2,7-naphthalene in the difluoro monomers being over 0.30, no peaks corresponding to the cold crystallization temperature and the melting temperature could be detected, indicating that these copolymers are almost amorphous. The crystal structures of the copolymers with a molar fraction of 2,7-naphthalene being less than 0. 30 are rhombic.

Dynamic Rheological Characterization of A Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Poly (aryl ether ketone)

The rheometries ARES rheometer was applied to determining the rheological behavior of a thermotropic liquid crystalline poly (aryl ether ketone). The viscosity of the material decreases with increasing temperature. reaching a minimum in the nematic state, then slightly increases with further raising the temperature in the biphase.

Sulfonated fluorinated multi-block copolymer hybrid containing sulfonated(poly ether ether ketone) and graphene oxide: A ternary hybrid membrane architecture for electrolyte applications in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

A ternary hybrid membrane architecture consisting of sulfonated fluorinated multi-block copolymer （SFMC）, sulfonated （poly ether ether ketone） （SPEEK） and I or 5 wt% graphene oxide （GO） was fabricated through a facile solution casting approach. The simple, but effective monomer sulfonation was performed for SFMC to create compact and rigid hydrophobic backbone structures, while conventional random sulfonation was carried-out for SPEEK. Hydrophilic-hydrophobic-hydrophilic structure of SFMC enhances the compatibility with SPEEK and GO and allows for an unprecedented approach to alter me- chanical strength and proton conductivity of ternary hybrid membrane, as verified from universal test machine （UTM） curves and alternating current （AC） impedance plots. The impact of GO integration on the morphology and roughness of hybrid membrane was scrutinized using field emission scanning electron microscope （FE-SEM） and atomic force microscope （AFM）. Ternary hybrid showed uniform intercalation of GO nanosheets throughout the entire surface of membrane with an increased surface roughness of 8.91 nm. The constructed ternary hybrid membrane revealed excellent water absorption, ion exchange capacity and gas barrier properties, while retaining reasonable dimensional stability. The well-optimized ternary hybrid membrane containing 5 wt% GO revealed a maximum proton conductivity of 111.9 mS/cm, which is higher by a factor of two-fold with respect to that of bare SFMC membrane. The maximum PEMFC power density of 528.07mW/cm2 was yielded by ternary hybrid membrane at a load current density of 1321.1 mA/cm2 when operating the cell at 70 ℃ under 100% relative humidity （RH）. In comparison, a maximum power density of only 182.06 mW/cm2 was exhibited by the bare SFMC membrane at a load current density of 455.56 mA/cm2 under same operating conditions.

Synthesis of Poly(aryl ether ketone) Copolymers Containing Adamantyl-substituted Naphthalene Rings

High performance polymers have received considerable attention over the past decade owing to their increased demands as replacements for metals or ceramics in automotive, aerospace, and microelectronic industries. Poly（aryl ether ketone）s（PAEKs） are a class of important high-performance aromatic polymers with excellent mechanical properties, good solvent resistance, size-accuracy, electrical characteristics, and superior thermal stability. However,

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHTHALAZINONE POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE KETONE)WITH CARBONYL GROUP

A kind of novel heat-resistant, high performance engineering thermoplastic phthalazinone poly(aryl ether sulfone ketone) (PPESK) containing a carboxyl group in its side chain was prepared by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of 4-(4-hydroxylphenyl)- 1 (2H)-phthalazinone with di(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone, 4,4'-difluoro-benzophenone and phenolphthalin in sulfolane in the presence of K2CO3 to produce high molecular weight polymers which can be dissolved in some polar solvents such as chloroform and nitrobenzene at room temperature and can be easily cast into flexible, yellowish and transparent films. PPESK is an amorphous polymer having a decomposition temperature above 400degreesC, which indicates that it has high thermal stability. At the same time, the thermal properties of PPESKs with dicyandiamide (DICY) as curing agent indicated that the heat-resistance properties of the PPESKs are improved after curing. The apparent activation energy (A-E) of the cross-linking reaction and the reaction order (n) of PPESK/DICY were found to be 52.2 kJ/mol and ca. 1.0, respectively. Therefore, the cross-linking reaction is approximately a first order reaction.

Synthesis and Characterization of Soluble Reactive Copoly (aryl ether ketone ketone)

Soluble reacitve copoly (aryl ether ketone ketone) was synthesized from the condensation of 2.2 ' .3.3 ' .6.6 ' -hexaphenyl-4.4 ' -diphenol. 2.2-p-hydroxyphenl 1-tso-propane. and 1-methyl-cyclohex-1-ene-4.5-diyl-bis) (4-fluorophenyl methanone). FT-IR. DSC and TGA were used to characterize the novel polymer.

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly (Aryl Ether Ketone) Containing Phthalazinone and Naphthalene Moieties

A novel poly (aryl ether ketone) (PPEK) containing phthalazinone and naphthalene moieties was prepared by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) (2H) phthalazin-1-one with 1-chloro-4-(4-chlorobenzoyl) naphthalene. The polymer was characterized by FTIR, H-1-NMR, DSC, TGA and WAXD.

Ex situ aging effect on sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membrane:Hydration-dehydration cycling and hydrothermal treatment

Prolonged hydrothermal treatment for sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membranes induces mechanical degradation and developing hydrophilic-hydrophobic phase separation, simultaneously. The enhanced phase separation provides incremental proton conductivity to the membranes, whereas mechanical degradation drastically reduces device stability. On this basis, we describe here the effects of two different ex situ aging processes on sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membranes: hydrationdehydration cycling and prolonged hydrothermal treatment. Both aged membranes exhibited enhanced phase separation under the hydrated conditions, as characterized by small angle X-ray scattering.However, when the aged membranes were dried again, the nanostructure of the membranes aged via the hydration-dehydration cycling was recoverable, whereas that of the membranes aged via prolonged hydrothermal treatment was irreversible. Furthermore, the two differently aged membranes showed clear differences in thermal, mechanical, and electrochemical properties. Finally, we implemented both aged membranes in fuel cell application. The sample aged via hydration-dehydration cycling maintained its improved cell performance, whereas the sample aged via hydrothermal treatment showed drastically reduced cell performance after durability test for 50 h.

Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Copoly(aryl ether ketone) Containing 4, 4'-Biphenyl-bis[4-phthalazin-1(2H)-one] Moiety

A new monomer of 4, 4-biphenyl-bis[4-phthalazin-1(2H)-one] was synthesized from biphenyl and phthalic anhydride, and a novel copoly(aryl ether ketone) (PPEK) was synthesized from 2, 2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane (BPA), 4, 4'-biphenyl-bis-[4-phthalazin-1(2H)-one], 4, 4- difluorodiphenylketone (DFK). The monomer and copolymer were characterized by FT-IR and 1H-NMR. DSC and TGA were used to the novel polymer.