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- 2021Low friction thermoplastic polyurethane coatings imparted by surface segregation of amphiphilic block copolymerscitations
- 2020From polybenzimidazoles to polybenzimidazoliums and polybenzimidazolidescitations
- 2016Amino-Functional Polybenzimidazole Blends with Enhanced Phosphoric Acid Mediated Proton Conductivity as Fuel Cell Electrolytescitations
- 2016Zero-Gap Alkaline Water Electrolysis Using Ion-Solvating Polymer Electrolyte Membranes at Reduced KOH Concentrationscitations
- 2015Preparation and characterization of polyacrylamide-modified kaolinite containing poly [acrylic acid-co-methylene bisacrylamide] nanocomposite hydrogelscitations
- 2012Poly(ethylene-co-butylene) functionalized multi walled carbon nanotubes applied in polypropylene nanocompositescitations
- 2011Functional Block Copolymers as Compatibilizers for Nanoclays in Polypropylene Nanocomposites
- 2010Surface Modification of Nanoporous 1,2-Polybutadiene by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization or Click Chemistrycitations
- 2008Surface tension of polymer melts - experimental investigations of its effect on polymer-polymer adhesion
- 2007Surface tension of polymer melts - experimental investigations of its effects on polymer-polymer adhesion.
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From polybenzimidazoles to polybenzimidazoliums and polybenzimidazolides
Abstract
Polybenzimidazoles represent a large family of high-performance polymers containing benzimidazole groups as part of the structural repeat unit. New application areas in electrochemical cells and separation processes have emerged during the last two decades, which has been a major driver for the tremendous development of new polybenzimidazole chemistries and materials in recent years. This comprehensive treatise is devoted to an investigation of the structural scope of polybenzimidazole derivatives, polybenzimidazole modifications and the acid-base behavior of the resulting materials. Advantages and limitations of different synthetic procedures and pathways are analyzed, with focus on homogeneous solution polymerization. The discussion extends to solution properties and the challenges that are faced in connection to molecular weight determination and processing. Methods for polybenzimidazole grafting or crosslinking, in particular by N-coupling, are reviewed and successful polymer blend strategies are identified. The amphoteric nature of benzimidazole groups further enriches the chemistry of polybenzimidazoles, as cationic or anionic ionenes are obtained depending on the pH. In the presence of protic acids, such as phosphoric acid, cationic ionenes in the form of protic polybenzimidazoliums are obtained, which dramatically changes the physicochemical properties of the material. Cationic ionenes are also derived by complete N-alkylation of a polybenzimidazole to the corresponding poly(dialkyl benzimidazolium), which has been intensively explored recently as a new direction in the field of anion exchange membranes. In the higher end of the pH scale in aqueous hydroxide solutions, anionic ionenes in the form of polybenzimidazolides are obtained as a result of deprotonation of the benzimidazole groups. The ionization of the polymer results in dramatically changed physicochemical properties as compared to the pristine material, which is described and discussed. From a technological point of view, performance and ...