Molecular Simulation of Polyimide Structure and Gas Permeation Properties.

Gas Permeation Properties of Hydroxyl-Group Containing Polyimide Membranes

A series of hydroxyl-group containing polyimides (HPIs) were prepared in order to investigate the structure-gas permeation property relationship. Each polymer membrane had structural characteristics that varied according to the dianhydride monomers. The imidization processes were monitored using spectroscopic and thermog-ravimetric analyses. The single gas permeability of He, H 2 , CO 2 , O 2 ,...

Gas Separation Properties of Mixed Matrix Membranes based on Polyimide and Graphite Oxide

In this work, three different graphene-based materials, namely graphite oxide (GrO), thermally reduced graphite oxide (T-RGrO) and ascorbic acid multi-phase reduced graphene oxide (AMP-RGO), were synthesized and used to produce mixed matrix membranes (MMM) based on Matrimid®5218 for as separation. From the samples produced, a complete set of characterization was performed including XRD, FTIR, T...

Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal and mechanical properties of polyimide-carbon-nanotube composites

An aromatic polyimide and its mixture with randomly distributed carbon nanotubes are simulated by using molecular dynamics, repeated energy minimization and cooling processes. The glass transition temperatures are identified through volume-temperature curves. Stress-strain curves, Young’s moduli, volumes and Poisson ratios at different temperatures are computed at different temperatures. It is ...

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Permeation in Polymers

TriSilanolPhenyl POSS–polyimide nanocomposites: Structure–properties relationship

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)–polyimide (PI) thin films were synthesized from pre-mixed solution of oxydianiline–pyromellitic dianhydryde (ODA–PMDA) and TriSilanolPhenyl (TSP) POSS. POSS– PI polymerization reaction kinetics was studied using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The POSS–PI films were then investigated by tensile tests, followed by surface morphology exa...