Open AccessPreparation and comparative properties of membranes based on PANI and three inorganic fillers
Author(s) -
KungChin Chang,
ChungKing Hsu,
ChihWei Peng,
Yanlei Huang,
JuiMing Yeh,
Huihui Wan,
Wei-Hsi Hung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
express polymer letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.695
H-Index - 72
ISSN - 1788-618X
DOI - 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.24
Subject(s) - materials science , membrane , polymer science , chemical engineering , composite material , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry
In this study, we compare the effects of aniline-modified mesoporous silica (AMS), raw silica (ARS) and nonmodified raw silica (NRS) particles on the physical properties of as-prepared polyaniline (PANI)-silica mesocomposites (PSM) and nanocomposites (PSN) and PANI-raw silica (PRSN) membranes. First, aniline-modified silica particles were synthesized by a conventional base-catalyzed sol-gel reaction of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in the presence or absence of N-[3-(Trimethoxysilyl) propyl]aniline (PAPTMS). Subsequently, PSM, PSN and PRSN materials were prepared through in situ oxidation polymerization reaction of aniline monomer in the presence of AMS, ARS and NRS particles. It should be noted that all the properties of PSM membranes improved substantially from those of PSN and PRSN. For example, upon 3 wt% loading of AMS particles, 10, 25, 10, and 85% increases in thermal stability, mechanical strength, surface hydro - philicity and gas permeability were observed for PSM membranes, respectively, as well as more than 45% reduction in the thermal conductivity