Microporous polymers: Synthesis, properties and simulation

PMSE 63

Andrew I. Cooper, aicooper@liv.ac.uk, Jiaxing Jiang, jiaxing@liv.ac.uk, Abbie Trewin, abbiet@liv.ac.uk, Fabing Su, fabing.su@liv.ac.uk, Bien Tan, bien71@liverpool.ac.uk, Ev Stöckel, cc0u30f6@liv.ac.uk, Hongjun Niu, hongjun.niu@liv.ac.uk, Neil L. Campbell, ncampbell@materialsdiscovery.com, Alexey Ganin, Alexey.Ganin@liverpool.ac.uk, Calum Dickinson, cd29@liv.ac.uk, Matthew J Rosseinsky, m.j.rosseinsky@liverpool.ac.uk, Yaroslav Khimyak, khimyak@liv.ac.uk, and Colin D. Wood, cdwood@liv.ac.uk. Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom
In this paper, we will discuss a number of examples of the synthesis and characterization of amorphous microporous polymers. Amorphous microporous materials present a number of challenges in terms of correlating structure and function. It is not possible, for example, to elucidate structure using techniques such as X-ray diffraction, as used to great effect for ordered crystalline materials. We show that atomistic simulations are very useful in rationalizing pore structure for amorphous microporous polymers when carried out in combination with solid-state NMR, detailed gas sorption measurements, and microscopy techniques such as SEM and TEM. We will explore potential applications for these materials in areas such as gas storage.

 

Nano- and Micro-Scale Porous Polymer-Based Systems
1:25 PM-4:20 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Westin Boston Waterfront -- Adams, Oral

Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007