Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): Bridging the void between microporous and polymeric materials

Neil B. McKeown; Peter M. Budd; Kadhum J. Msayib; Bader S. Ghanem; Helen J. Kingston; Carin E. Tattershall; Saad Makhseed; Kevin J. Reynolds; Detlev Fritsch

doi:10.1002/chem.200400860

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): Bridging the void between microporous and polymeric materials

Neil B. McKeown^*, Peter M. Budd, Kadhum J. Msayib, Bader S. Ghanem, Helen J. Kingston, Carin E. Tattershall, Saad Makhseed, Kevin J. Reynolds, Detlev Fritsch

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Abstract

Novel types of microporous material are required for chemoselective adsorptions, separations and heterogeneous catalysis. This concept article describes recent research directed towards the synthesis of polymeric materials that possess microporosity that is intrinsic to their molecular structures. These polymers (PIMs) can exhibit analogous behaviour to that of conventional microporous materials, but, in addition, may be processed into convenient forms for use as membranes. The excellent performance of these membranes for gas separation and pervaporation illustrates the unique character of PIMs and suggests immediate technological applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2610-2620
Number of pages	11
Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal
Volume	11
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200400860
State	Published - Apr 22 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gas separation
Membranes
Microporous materials
Phthalocyanines
Polymers

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Catalysis
Organic Chemistry

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