The Use of Conducting Polymers in Membrane-Based Separations
The Use of Conducting Polymers in Membrane-Based Separations
- Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 984, p.289-305, 1984 .
As a material family, -conjugated polymers (also known as intrinsically conductive polymers)elicit the possibility of both exploiting the chemical and physical attributes of the polymer for membrane-based separations and incorporating its electronic and electrochemical properties to enhance the separation figures-of-merit. This review article, although by no means comprehensive, provides a current snapshot of the investigations from many research laboratories in the use of conducting polymers for membranebased separations. The review focuses primarily on polyaniline, polypyrrole, and substituted-polythiophene and includes applications in gas separations, liquid (and/or vapor)separations, and ion separations. Additionally, we discuss the broad challenges and accomplishments in membrane formation from conducting polymers.
CONDUCTING POLYMERS
MEMBRANES
POLYANILINE
POLYPYRROLE
SUBSTITUTED-POLYTHIOPHENE
SEPARATIONS
As a material family, -conjugated polymers (also known as intrinsically conductive polymers)elicit the possibility of both exploiting the chemical and physical attributes of the polymer for membrane-based separations and incorporating its electronic and electrochemical properties to enhance the separation figures-of-merit. This review article, although by no means comprehensive, provides a current snapshot of the investigations from many research laboratories in the use of conducting polymers for membranebased separations. The review focuses primarily on polyaniline, polypyrrole, and substituted-polythiophene and includes applications in gas separations, liquid (and/or vapor)separations, and ion separations. Additionally, we discuss the broad challenges and accomplishments in membrane formation from conducting polymers.
CONDUCTING POLYMERS
MEMBRANES
POLYANILINE
POLYPYRROLE
SUBSTITUTED-POLYTHIOPHENE
SEPARATIONS