Supramolecular assemblies of polybenzimidazole and aromatic polycarboxylic acids with superior mechanical and H<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> separation properties
Leiqing Hu, Vinh T. Bui, Shouhong Fan, Wenji Guo, Sankhajit Pal, Yifu Ding, Haiqing Lin
Abstract
Polybenzimidazole is doped with aromatic polycarboxylic acids to form supramolecular assemblies achieving strong size-sieving ability and thus high H 2 /CO 2 selectivity.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistrySelectivityPolymerChemistryPolymer chemistryDopingChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceMoleculeCatalysisOptoelectronicsEngineeringMembrane Separation and Gas TransportCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications