scholarly journals The Effect of Conformation Order on Gas Separation Properties of Polyetherimide Ultem Films

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1578
Author(s):  
Julia Kostina ◽  
Sergey Legkov ◽  
Alexander Kolbeshin ◽  
Roman Nikiforov ◽  
Denis Bezgin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
Chloroform Solution ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Chain Packing ◽  
Elementary Unit

Changes of the spectral characteristics of absorption bands depending on the films’ treatment method were registered for polyetherimide Ultem films. The possibility of selection of structural criteria (the ratio of the functional groups absorption bands intensities) showing all conformational changes in elementary unit with metrological processing of the results is shown. It is demonstrated that film formation from chloroform solution leads to elementary unit fragments, Ph–O–Ph′, which have an effect on macromolecule conformation and result in increasing of space between fragments of macromolecules (local polymer matrix packing loosening). Desorption of residual chloroform from films by ethanol or supercritical CO2 leads to a change of conformers set in Im–Ph–Im′ units. Quantum chemical modeling showed the possibility of convergence of these fragments in neighboring macromolecules, and consequently of interchain π–π interaction (local densification of chain packing of the polymer matrix). After annealing at a temperature higher than glass transition temperature, the polyetherimide film exhibits the most disordered (amorphous) state at all of the fragments. It is demonstrated that the results, obtained by the combination of theoretical and experimental vibrational spectroscopy methods, are in good agreement with data of chain packing ordering found by analysis of gas separation parameters.

scholarly journals Mitigating the Agglomeration of Nanofiller in a Mixed Matrix Membrane by Incorporating an Interface Agent

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Manh-Tuan Vu ◽  
Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo ◽  
Rijia Lin ◽  
Mengran Li ◽  
Suresh K. Bhatia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Separation Membranes ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Separation Membrane ◽  
Focus Ion Beam

Nanodiamonds (ND) have recently emerged as excellent candidates for various applications including membrane technology due to their nanoscale size, non-toxic nature, excellent mechanical and thermal properties, high surface areas and tuneable surface structures with functional groups. However, their non-porous structure and strong tendency to aggregate are hindering their potential in gas separation membrane applications. To overcome those issues, this study proposes an efficient approach by decorating the ND surface with polyethyleneimine (PEI) before embedding it into the polymer matrix to fabricate MMMs for CO2/N2 separation. Acting as both interfacial binder and gas carrier agent, the PEI layer enhances the polymer/filler interfacial interaction, minimising the agglomeration of ND in the polymer matrix, which is evidenced by the focus ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM). The incorporation of PEI into the membrane matrix effectively improves the CO2/N2 selectivity compared to the pristine polymer membranes. The improvement in CO2/N2 selectivity is also modelled by calculating the interfacial permeabilities with the Felske model using the gas permeabilities in the MMM. This study proposes a simple and effective modification method to address both the interface and gas selectivity in the application of nanoscale and non-porous fillers in gas separation membranes.

scholarly journals Influence of Calcination Temperature on Crystal Growth and Optical Characteristics of Eu3+ Doped ZnO/Zn2SiO4 Composites Fabricated via Simple Thermal Treatment Method

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Suhail Huzaifa Jaafar ◽  
Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid ◽  
Khamirul Amin Matori ◽  
Sidek Hj. Ab Aziz ◽  
Halimah Mohamed Kamari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Calcination Temperature ◽  
Emission Intensity ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Zno Crystal

This research paper proposes the usage of a simple thermal treatment method to synthesis the pure and Eu3+ doped ZnO/Zn2SiO4 based composites which undergo calcination process at different temperatures. The effect of calcination temperatures on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of ZnO/Zn2SiO4 based composites have been studied. The XRD analysis shows the existence of two major phases which are ZnO and Zn2SiO4 crystals and supported by the finding in the FT-IR. The FESEM micrograph further confirms the existence of both ZnO and Zn2SiO4 crystal phases, with progress in the calcination temperature around 700–800 °C which affects the existence of the necking-like shape particle. Absorption humps discovered through UV-Vis spectroscopy revealed that at the higher calcination temperature effects for higher absorption intensity while absorption bands can be seen at below 400 nm with dropping of absorption bands at 370–375 nm. Two types of band gap can be seen from the energy band gap analysis which occurs from ZnO crystal and Zn2SiO4 crystal progress. It is also discovered that for Eu3+ doped ZnO/Zn2SiO4 composites, the Zn2SiO4 crystal (5.11–4.71 eV) has a higher band gap compared to the ZnO crystal (3.271–4.07 eV). While, for the photoluminescence study, excited at 400 nm, the emission spectra of Eu3+ doped ZnO/Zn2SiO4 revealed higher emission intensity compared to pure ZnO/Zn2SiO4 with higher calcination temperature exhibit higher emission intensity at 615 nm with 700 °C being the optimum temperature. The emission spectra also show that the calcination temperature contributed to enhancing the emission intensity.

scholarly journals The spirobichroman-based polyimides with different side groups: from structure–property relationships to chain packing and gas transport performance

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 5086-5095
Author(s):  
Shuli Wang ◽  
Xiaohua Tong ◽  
Chunbo Wang ◽  
Xiaocui Han ◽  
Sizhuo Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dihedral Angle ◽  
Gas Separation ◽  
Gas Transport ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Polymer Membranes ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Chain Packing ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Gas Separation Performance

Effect of substituents on the dihedral angle and chain packing plays a critical role in the enhancement in the gas separation performance of polymer membranes.

An imine linked fluorescent covalent organic cage: the sensing of chloroform vapour and metal ions, and the detection of nitroaromatics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Kumar Gajula ◽  
Subhrajit Mohanty ◽  
Manjari Chakraborty ◽  
Moloy Sarkar ◽  
M. Jaya Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Emission Intensity ◽  
Chloroform Solution ◽  
Cage Molecule ◽  
Film Form

Fluorescent covalent organic cage molecule (F-COC) showed enhanced emission intensity in chloroform solution and polymer matrix film form in presence of chloroform vapours.

scholarly journals SYNTHESIS AND SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSPECTIVE NANOSIZED CARBON QUANTUM DOTS FOR ADSORPTION AND CATALYTIC PROCESSES

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Ogenko ◽  
Svitlana Orysyk ◽  
Ljudmila Kharkova ◽  
Oleg Yanko
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Bathochromic Shift ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Hypsochromic Shift ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Rhodium Chloride ◽  
Electron Transitions ◽  
Trivalent State ◽  
Adsorption Processes

Processes of interaction between carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and solutions of rhodium, ruthenium and palladium chlorides in the surface layer have been investigated by electron and IR spectroscopy. When rhodium chloride is added to a solution of CQDS, a bathochromic shift of the β- and p-absorption bands (ABs) at 48725 and 41711 cm-1 as well as hypsochromic shift of the α-AB at 28935 cm-1 indicate that rhodium adsorption occurs on the surface of CQDs. The bathochromic shift of the absorption bands at 22400 сm1 together with the hypsochromic shift of ABs corresponding to d-d electron transitions in the metal ions indicates the formation of rhodium with CQDs. When ruthenium and palladium chlorides are added to an aqueous solution of CQDs, the intensive of ABs characterizing the complex anions [RuCl6]3-, [RuCl6]2- or [PdCl4]2- are absent in the UV-Vis spectra. This indicates the passage of adsorption processes of metals on the surface of CQDs.  The present of ABs (at 27055 and 25125 сm-1) indicate the trivalent state of ruthenium ion; the p-ABs bathochromic shift as well as α-ABs hypsochromic shift indicates the probable complex formation of CQDs with Ru3+ ions. The change in the position of the absorption bands of d-d electron transitions (at 25448 сm1) together with the bathochromic shift of p-ABs and hypsochromic shift of α-ABs indicates a change in coordination environment in the palladium ion with the possible formation of Pd → N bond. The IR-spectra data of CQDs showed the presence of a number of characteristic ABs for functionalized CQDs: ν(N–H) at 3260 сm1, (C=O) at 1830, 1840 and 1850 сm1, –С=O(NH) at 1770 сm1, ν(C=N) at 1680 and δ(N–H) at 1640 сm1, which confirms the coordination of metals on the surface of CQDs.

Ab initio calculations of scytonemin derivatives of relevance to extremophile characterization by Raman spectroscopy

2010 ◽  
Vol 368 (1922) ◽  
pp. 3193-3203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Varnali ◽  
Howell G. M. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Parent Molecule ◽  
Detailed Structural Analysis ◽  
Protective Strategy ◽  
Terrestrial Environments ◽  
Martian Regolith

The recognition that scytonemin, the radiation protectant pigment produced by extremophilic cyanobacterial colonies in stressed terrestrial environments, is a key biomarker for extinct or extant life preserved in geological scenarios is critically important for the detection of life signatures by remote analytical instrumentation on planetary surfaces and subsurfaces. The ExoMars mission to seek life signatures on Mars is just one experiment that will rely upon the detection of molecules such as scytonemin in the Martian regolith. Following a detailed structural analysis of the parent scytonemin, we report here for the first time a similar analysis of several of its methoxy derivatives that have recently been extracted from stressed cyanobacteria. Ab initio calculations have been carried out to determine the most stable molecular configurations, and the implications of the structural changes imposed by the methoxy group additions on the spectral characteristics of the parent molecule are discussed. The calculated electronic absorption bands of the derivative molecules reveal that their capability of removing UVA wavelengths is removed while preserving the ability to absorb the shorter wavelength UVB and UVC radiation, in contrast to scytonemin itself. This is indicative of a special role for these molecules in the protective strategy of the cyanobacterial extremophiles.

scholarly journals Spectral Characteristics of RV Tauri Stars

2000 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunetra Giridhar
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Spectroscopic Investigation ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Spectroscopic Properties ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Agb Stars ◽  
Abundance Pattern ◽  
Rv Tau Stars ◽  
Long Term Variations

Spectroscopic properties of RV Tau variables are summarized. We report on our detailed spectroscopic investigation of a sample of RV Tau stars covering all three RV Tau subgroups. Though the observed abundance pattern is similar to those of a few post-AGB stars, we find considerable variation in the observed chemical compositions indicating that there is some non-homogeneity among subgroups of RV Tau variables. Possible scenarios of dust-gas separation in the material ejected by the dusty wind are discussed to explain the observed abundances. This mechanism would work better if the star happens to possess a binary companion. Interestingly, one of our sample stars, EP Lyr, shows long-term variations in radial velocity possibly caused by the presence of a companion.

Dihydronaphthalenone Carboxylates - Spectral Characteristics and Structure

1997 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sn. Bakalova ◽  
A. Georgieva ◽  
P. Nikolov ◽  
E. Stanoeva
Keyword(s):  
Ir Spectra ◽  
Quantum Chemical Calculations ◽  
Electronic Spectra ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Substituent Effect ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Tautomeric Forms ◽  
Luminescence Characteristics

Abstract The absorption and luminescence characteristics of a group of newly synthesized methyl esters of 2-alkyl (p-substituted-aryl) -aminomethylene-3,4-dihydro-1(2 H)-naphthalenone-4-carboxylic acids have been investigated. The studied compounds may exist in three tautomeric forms. On the basis of comparison of their electronic spectra to those of similar substances, the observed substituent effect on the position of the UV-VIS absorption bands, the IR spectra and the results of PPP-SCF-CI quantum-chemical calculations it is concluded that the keto tautomer predominates in solution.

Carbon Nanotubes Based Mixed Matrix Membrane for Gas Separation

2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 272-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Sanip ◽  
A.F. Ismail ◽  
P.S. Goh ◽  
M.N.A. Norrdin ◽  
T. Soga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Gas Separation ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membranes ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Polyimide Membrane

Mixed matrix membranes (MMM) combine useful molecular sieving properties of inorganic fillers with the desirable mechanical and processing properties of polymers. The current trend in polymeric membranes is the incorporation of filler-like nanoparticles to improve the separation performance. Most MMM have shown higher gas permeabilities and improved gas selectivities compared to the corresponding pure polymer membranes. Carbon nanotubes based mixed matrix membrane was prepared by the solution casting method in which the functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWNTs) were embedded into the polyimide membrane and the resulting membranes were characterized. The effect of nominal MWNTs content between 0.5 and 1.0 wt% on the gas separation properties were looked into. The as-prepared membranes were characterized for their morphology using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The morphologies of the MMM also indicated that at 0.7 % loading of f-MWNTs, the structures of the MMM showed uniform finger-like structures which have facilitated the fast gas transport through the polymer matrix. It may also be concluded that addition of open ended and shortened MWNTs to the polymer matrix can improve its permeability by increasing diffusivity through the MWNTs smooth cavity.

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