Local chain mobility dependence on molecular structure in polyimides with bulky side groups: Correlation with gas separation properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 434, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-129

  Calle, Mariola ^a   García, Carolina ^a   Lozano, Angel E ^a   De la Campa, Jose G ^a   De Abajo, Javier ^a   Álvarez, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric spectroscopy; FFV; Gas permeability; Polyimide membrane; WAXS

Indexed keywords

BULKY SIDE GROUPS; CHAIN MOBILITY; CHAIN PACKING; DIANHYDRIDES; FFV; FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; GAS DIFFUSIVITY; GAS SEPARATIONS; GAS TRANSPORT; M PHENYLENEDIAMINE; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; SECONDARY RELAXATIONS; SIDE GROUPS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS; T-BUTYL GROUPS; VOLUME ELEMENTS; WAXS; WIDE ANGLE XRAY DIFFRACTION;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; GAS PERMEABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYIMIDES;

1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYIMIDE; TERPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84874515763     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.054     Document Type: Article

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