Polyimides with excellent physicochemical properties have aroused a great deal of interest
as gas separation membranes; however, the severe performance decay due to CO2 …

Polymeric membranes for gas separations have experienced rapid growth over the past few
decades, and extensive research has been performed to develop high-performance polymer …

Membrane-based gas separation exhibits many advantages over other conventional
techniques; however, the construction of membranes with simultaneous high selectivity and …

A series of bisimidazolium PEG-mediated crosslinked polyimides (BI-PEG-xPIs) with
different PEG chain lengths were prepared for CO 2 separation membranes. Both the ionic …

In an attempt to improve the mechanical and thermal properties of poly (ionic liquid) s (PILs),
a new synthetic method for the modification of polyimides is reported here for the first time …

Poly (ionic liquid) s combine the unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) within ionic polymers
holding significant promise for energy storage applications. It is reported here the synthesis …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets with thickness of one to several atoms serve as
ideal building units for separation membranes. Assembling 2D nanosheets into layered …

Microporous polymers are uniquely attractive for membrane-mediated gas separations;
however, conventional microporous polymers suffer a ubiquitous trade-off between gas …

Random copolymers made of both (PIM-polyimide) and (6FDA-durene-PI) were prepared for
the first time by a facile one-step polycondensation reaction. By combining the highly porous …

A new homopolymer, 6FDA-CARDO (t-Bu), was prepared from 6FDA-CARDO through one-
step chemical modification by adding bulky tert-butyl groups, using Friedel–Crafts alkylation …