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Synthesis and transport properties of thin film composite membranes. I. Synthesis of poly(phenylene oxide) polymer and its sulfonation
Author(s) -
Huang R. Y. M.,
Kim J. J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1984.070291234
Subject(s) - phenylene , polymer chemistry , oxide , materials science , membrane , poly(p phenylene) , polymerization , polymer , catalysis , solvent , chloride , pyridine , oxidative coupling of methane , kinetics , phenol , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , engineering
The synthesis of sulfonated poly(phenylene oxide) polymer was investigated. The poly(phenylene oxide) was synthesized through oxidative coupling from 2,6‐dimethyl‐phenol with copper (I) chloride‐pyridine catalyst and sulfonated using chlorosulfonic acid. The effects of catalyst concentration, solvent, and other experimental variables on the kinetics of the polymerization of poly(phenylene oxide) and its subsequent sulfonation are reported in detail.