Tailoring the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of PolyActive(TM) Poly(Ether-Ester) Multiblock Copolymers Via Blending with CO2-Phylic Ionic Liquid

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985858:_____/20:00541358

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/4/890/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/4/890/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12040890" target="_blank" >10.3390/polym12040890</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Tailoring the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of PolyActive(TM) Poly(Ether-Ester) Multiblock Copolymers Via Blending with CO2-Phylic Ionic Liquid

Original language description

The last decade has seen an exponential increase in the number of studies focused on novel applications for ionic liquids (ILs). Blends of polymers with ILs have been proposed for use in fuel cells, batteries, gas separation membranes, packaging, etc., each requiring a set of specific physico-chemical properties. In this work, blends of four grades of the poly(ether-ester) multiblock copolymer PolyActive (TM) with different concentrations of the CO2-philic 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [BMIM][Tf2N] were prepared in the form of dense films by a solution casting and solvent evaporation method, in view of their potential use as gas separation membranes for CO2 capture. Depending on the polymer structure, the material properties could be tailored over a wide range by means of the IL content. All samples were dry-feeling, highly elastic self-standing dense films. The microstructure of the blends was studied by scanning electron microscopy with a backscattering detector, able to observe anisotropy in the sample, while a special topographic analysis mode allowed the visualization of surface roughness. Samples with the longest poly(ethylene oxide terephthalate) (PEOT) blocks were significantly more anisotropic than those with shorter blocks, and this heterogeneity increased with increasing IL content. DSC analysis revealed a significant decrease in the melting enthalpy and melting temperature of the crystalline PEOT domains with increasing IL content, forming an amorphous phase with T-g approximate to -50 degrees C, whereas the polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) phase was hardly affected. This indicates better compatibility of the IL with the polyether phase than the polyester phase. Young&apos;s modulus was highest and most IL-dependent for the sample with the highest PEOT content and PEOT block length, due to its high crystallinity. Similarly, the sample with short PEOT blocks and high PBT content also showed a high modulus and tensile strength, but much lower maximum elongation. This study provides a detailed discussion on the correlation between the morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of these PolyActive (TM)/[BMIM][Tf2N] blends.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10404 - Polymer science

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Polymers

ISSN

2073-4360

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

"890-1"-"890-13"

UT code for WoS article

000535587700160

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85084575830