Composites of Polystyrene Sulfonic Acid (PSSA)‐Polyaniline and Montmorillonite Clay: Synthesis and Characterization

Polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSSA) doped water‐soluble polyaniline (PANI)/montmorillonite (MMT) clay composites were synthesized by intercalation polymerization in aqueous medium. The properties of the composites were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and conductivity measurement. The results show that the composite has a mixed nanomorphology and exfoliated silicate nanolayers of MMT clay dispersed in the polyaniline matrix. This composite is more thermal stable than that without clay samples and results in good stable temperature‐dependent dc conductivity [σ_dc(T)] as temperature changed.     

磁场对微乳液法合成聚苯胺结构及其电化学行为的影响

在不同磁场强度下,采用微乳液聚合法合成导电聚苯胺(PANI),以碳纸负载PANI为工作电极,通过循环伏安测试方法,探讨了磁场、氧化剂浓度和聚合时间对微乳液聚合法合成PANI电化学性能的影响;并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、四探针电导率测试和傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)对产物结构和性能的表征分析,印证了循环伏安分析结果的可靠性.实验结果表明,与无磁条件下制备的PANI相比,磁场条件下制备的PANI具有较高的导电性和规整度;FTIR谱图分析表明,由于磁场的取向作用使分子间相互作用力降低,分子链离域程度增大,使磁场条件下合成PANI的主要特征峰有向低频方向移动的趋势,但分子的基本结构单元没有发生变化.研究结果显示,利用负载PANI的碳纸为工作电极,能够对微乳液法合成PANI的电化学行为进行有效的实时表征.     

不同浸润度聚苯胺的制备及性能

采用乳液聚合的方式,分别选取十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)、聚乙二醇(PEG)作为分散剂,制得了浸润度不同的聚苯胺(PANI)。研究了不同类别分散剂对PANI性能的影响。采用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、水接触角(WCA)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、紫外-可见光光谱(UV-Vis)、激光粒度仪等测试方法对PANI的结构与性能进行了分析,并通过循环伏安和交流阻抗实验研究了PANI的电化学性能。结果表明所有PANI样品均处于掺杂态,以PEG为分散剂的样品亲水性最佳,CTMAB次之,SDS最差。PEG为分散剂能够降低PANI的粒度,提高PANI的规整度进而增强其导电性能。阴离子分散剂SDS亲水端带负电,容易被质子掺杂的聚苯胺吸附,SDS的疏水端向外提供了PANI疏水性。SDS存在下合成的PANI粒度较大,电导率最低。阳离子型分散剂CTMAB因为其亲水端带正电不利于质子酸掺杂PANI,电荷转移阻抗较高。     

Effect of NCO/OH ratio and Ce‐Zr nanoparticles on the thermo‐mechanical properties of hyperbranched polyurethane urea coatings

The present study describes the effect of NCO/OH ratio and addition of Cerium (Ce)‐Zirconium (Zr) mixed oxide nanoparticles on the properties of Hyperbranched Polyurethane Urea (HBPUU) Coatings. Initially a hydroxyl terminated hyperbranched polymer (HTBP) was synthesized through A₃ + CB₂ approach. The HTBP and Ce‐Zr nanopowder dispersed HTBP, both were reacted with hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) separately; at various NCO/OH eq. ratios to get different NCO terminated HBPU and HBPU/Ce‐Zr hybrid prepolymers. These prepolymers were used for the preparation of HBPUU and HBPUU/Ce‐Zr hybrid coating films through moisture curing. The techniques such as ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT‐IR, and XRD have been used for structural information while Dynamic mechanical and thermal analyzer (DMTA), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Universal testing machine (UTM) have been used for evaluation of thermo‐mechanical properties. The combined spectroscopic investigations results indicate the formation of HBPUU network with a degree of branching of 76% while FT‐IR deconvolution results indicates the formation of more hydrogen bonded structure with increasing NCO/OH ratio. The XRD and FT‐IR studies confirm the presence of Ce‐Zr mixed nanoparticles in the HBPUU hybrids. As per TGA and DMTA analysis the thermal stability, char residue, storage modulus (E', material stiffness) and glass transition temperature (T_g), increases with increasing NCO/OH ratio and Ce‐Zr nanoparticle loading in HBPUU coatings. In general, UTM data suggest that the tensile strength increases and per cent elongation at break decreases with increasing the NCO/OH ratio and addition level of nanoparticles in HBPUU coatings. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol‐grafted Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles through glutaraldehyde

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of great interest owing to their numerous existing and potential biomedical applications. To further explore the potential of MNPs in biomedical and other fields, we have designed and synthesized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer grafted Fe₃O₄ MNPs through glutaraldehyde (GLA) link. The success of this process has been ascertained using Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The FT‐IR analysis of resultant MNPs show infrared peak characteristics of PVA. TGA analysis clearly shows two major stages of thermal degradation, one corresponding to organic phase of PVA and GLA and another corresponding to Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. XRD results and SEM images further support the FT‐IR and TGA results and confirm the presence of PVA layer surrounding Fe₃O₄ MNP surface. Under SEM examination, the magnetic cores exhibit somewhat irregular shapes varying from spherical, to oval to cubic. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline–zirconium dioxide and polyaniline–cerium dioxide composites with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye

For the first time, chloroform and 2-butanol were used as solvent systems for the preparation of ZrO₂–PANI and CeO₂–PANI composites. Solubility of the synthesized composites was studied in chloroform, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), and in mixture of toluene?+?2-propanol (2:1). XRD and cyclic voltammetry data showed that the ZrO₂–PANI and CeO₂–PANI composites possess both crystalline and amorphous domains indicating some sort of conductivity. TGA results showed that ZrO₂–PANI composite have a better thermal stability than pure PANI; however, CeO₂–PANI composite has lower thermal stability than pure PANI. The conjugated unsaturated structure of PANI is responsible for the enhanced photocatalytic properties of ZrO₂–PANI and CeO₂–PANI. Photocatalytic results showed that, at photolysis time of 60 min, rhodamine B (RhB) dye was degraded up to 34 and 35% by ZrO₂–PANI and CeO₂–PANI, respectively. The degradation products of RhB were quantified by LC–MS and GC–MS, and accordingly, a detailed pathway was proposed.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyaniline/Partially Phosphorylated Poly（vinyl alcohol） Nanoparticles

The polyaniline/partially phosphorylated poly（vinyl alcohol）（PANI/P-PVA） nanoparticles were prepared by the chemical oxidative dispersion polymerization of aniline monomer in 0.5 mol/L HC1 aqueous media with the partially phosphorylated poly（vinyl alcohol） （P-PVA） as the stabilizer and co-dopant. The PANI/P-PVA nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）, thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, electrical conductivity measurements and re-dispersion stability testing. All the results were compared with the properties of the conventional polyaniline in the emeraldine salt form （PANI ES）. It was found that the feeding ratio of P-PVA obviously affected the morphology, re-dispersion stability and electrical conductivity of the PANI/P-PVA nanoparticles. When the feeding ratio of P-PVA ranged from 40 wt% to 50 wt%, the PANI/P-PVA nanoparticles showed spherical shape with good uniformity, significant re-dispersion stability in aqueous media and good electrical conductivity.     

Polymer‐supported metal complexes as antibacterial agents: synthesis,characterization and thermal degradation kinetics

Polymeric metal complexes were prepared using a synthesized novel terpolymer ligand involving anthranilic acid–o‐toluidine–formaldehyde by a polycondensation technique. The synthesized ligand and its metal complexes were characterized using elemental analysis and molar conductivity measurements, and FT‐IR, electronic, electron spin resonance and NMR (¹H and ¹³C) spectral methods. The surface morphology and the nature of the synthesized compounds were examined using scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. The thermal stabilities of the ligand and its metal complexes were determined using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). From the TGA results, various kinetic parameters, i.e. activation energy and order of reaction, and thermodynamic parameters, i.e. entropy change, apparent entropy, frequency factor and free energy change, were determined using the Freeman–Carroll and Sharp–Wentworth methods. In addition, a thermal degradation model was also proposed using the Phadnis–Deshpande method. The thermal stability of the ligand and its metal complexes was found to be appreciably high; in particular, the ligand showed very high stability compared to its metal complexes due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Furthermore, the synthesized compounds were subjected to in vitro antibacterial studies with various microorganisms. The results of the studies confirmed that the compounds showed better antibacterial results than a standard antibacterial drug. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

苯胺在聚丙烯酰胺水、乙二醇溶液中的聚合研究

以聚丙烯酰胺为反应基质,分别在聚丙烯酰胺的水、乙二醇溶液中制备了掺杂态导电聚苯胺.探索了合成可溶性导电聚苯胺的最佳条件.采用红外、紫外可见光谱、X射线粉末衍射等手段对产品进行了表征.实验结果表明,在保持聚苯胺电导率基本不变的情况下,采用在聚丙烯酰胺的乙二醇溶液中制备的聚苯胺比水溶液中制备的聚苯胺有较好的溶解率.     

Polyaniline and its modification for electroresponsive material under applied electric fields

Polyaniline (PANI) and its various copolymers were synthesized using different monomers such as o‐methyl‐, o‐methoxy‐, o‐ethyl‐, o‐ethoxyaniline and sodium diphenylamine sulfonate by the chemical oxidation polymerization as air‐stable organic conducting polymers, and adopted as one of the most potential materials of electrorheological (ER) fluids, especially for the anhydrous system. A relatively low density, a controllable conductivity, and thermal stability are advantages of the PANI based ER system compared with other ER materials. An FT‐IR analysis was adopted to confirm their synthesis and a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated the shape of PANI derivatives was irregular. The effect of functional group of PANI on electric and electroresponsive properties of poly(aniline‐co‐ethoxyaniline) (COPA) particles were examined. A universal scaling equation of the yield stress was applied to these ER fluids and it was found that all data were collapsed successfully onto a single curve regardless of monomer type of the polyaniline synthesized. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal analysis of polyaniline/ZrO2 composites

Conducting polyaniline-zirconium dioxide (PANI/ZrO₂) composites were synthesized by ‘in situ’ deposition technique in the presence of hydrochloric acid (HCl) as dopant by adding the fine grade powder (average particle size of approximately 20 nm) of ZrO₂ into the polymerization reaction mixture of aniline. The composites obtained were characterized by infrared spectra (IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TG curves and DTG curves of the composites suggest that the thermal degradation process of PANI/ZrO₂ composites proceeds in two-steps and the composites are more thermally stable than that of the pure PANI. The improvement in the thermal stability for the composites is attributed to the interaction between PANI and ZrO₂, which restricts the thermal motion of PANI chains and shields the degradation of PANI in the composites.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline nanoparticles in phosphonic acid amphiphile aqueous micellar solutions for waterborne corrosion protection coatings

Polyaniline (PANI) dispersions consisting of 270 to 380 nm sized particles were prepared by oxidation with ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) in n‐decylphosphonic acid (DPA) micellar solutions. The green dispersions do not undergo macroscopic precipitation for more than a year. The synthesized DPA doped PANI exhibited enhanced electrical conductivity (3.6 S cm^?1 ) compared with DPA‐PANI (2.3 x 10 ^{? 4} S cm ^{? 1}) prepared by postsynthesis treatment of the PANI‐base with DPA. It was shown that through protonation with decylphosphonic acid, polyaniline showed a significantly enhanced solubility in common organic solvents like chloroform, xylene, etc. The synthesized PANI was characterized by intrinsic viscosity, solubility, FT‐IR , conductivity, SEM , and TGA measurements. The wide‐angle X ‐ray diffraction study revealed the appearance of a peak located at low angles (d = 29.4 – 35.3 Å) suggesting the formation of layered structure of PANI backbone separated by long alkyl side chains of DPA. The anticorrosive performance of the bilayer coatings composed of a bottom layer of DPA doped polyaniline covered with a polyvinyl butyral topcoat, have been demonstrated for steel exposed to neutral saline solutions. It was found that the inhibitive properties of DPA dopant provides further protection to the base metal through smart release when damage is produced on the surface of the coating. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1606–1616     

Conductive composite of polyaniline and tungsten carbide

Conductive polyaniline/tungsten carbide (PANI/TC) composite was synthesized via polymerization of the aniline monomer by (NH₄)₂S₂O₈/H₂SO₄ oxidant system in the presence of an aqueous suspension of TC. The structure, thermal stability and conductivity of PANI/TC composite were studied and the results were also compared with the pure PANI. The results showed that there was a strong interaction between the TC particles and PANI molecular chains. The crystalline structure of TC remained undisturbed upon with interaction with PANI chains. The thermal stability of PANI/TC composite was better than that of pure PANI. The direct current conductivity values of PANI/TC composite decreased slowly as the temperature increased from 25 to 165°C and PANI/TC composite exhibited significantly higher conductivity than the pure PANI.     

Sonochemical synthetic methods to produce functionalized conducting copolymers

Polyaniline (PANI) is one of the most investigated intrinsically conducting polymers. Copolymerization of aniline with aniline derivatives was considered one of the most effective and promising ways of improving the properties of PANI. In this work, firstly ethyl 3‐aminobenzoate and butyl 3‐aminobenzoate were synthesized from 3‐aminobenzoic acid by direct esterification. Then the copolymerization of 3‐amino benzoic acid, ethyl 3‐aminobenzoate, and butyl 3‐aminobenzoate with aniline was carried out by sonochemical polymerization in aqueous hydrochloric acid using ammonium persulfate (APS) as an initiator. The effects of variation in the molar ratio of the two monomers on chain structure, conductivity, and the redox properties of the copolymer are discussed. The prepared polymers are characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR). Thermal behavior of the prepared copolymers was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The copolymers were doped with HCl and their conductivity was measured. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一种水中可溶性导电聚苯胺的制备与表征

分别以聚乙二醇(PEG)的水、乙醇溶液为反应媒介, 制备了Keggin结构杂多酸(H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀)掺杂的导电聚苯胺材料. 此聚苯胺经IR, XRD, UV-Vis光谱进行了表征, 并采用标准的四探针法对其电导率进行了测定. 同时系统地研究了杂多酸、氧化剂和单体的比例、反应混合体系温度的改变等对所合成聚苯胺的产率、导电率、水中溶解性等方面的影响. 结果表明, 在PEG乙醇溶液中制备的聚苯胺比在水溶液中制备的有较高的产率、电导率和溶解率. 其最高电导率可达到1.87 S/cm, 溶解率可达53%.     

聚苯胺/碳纳米纤维复合材料的制备及电容性能

采用原位聚合法制备了聚苯胺/碳纳米纤维(PANI/CNF)复合材料,用傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱、热重分析(TGA)、扫描电镜(SEM)和孔分布及比表面积测定仪研究了复合材料的表面官能团、组成、表面形貌及比表面积,并运用循环伏安(CV)法和计时电位法测试了PANI/CNF布作为电极材料的电化学性能.研究结果表明:PANI/CNF复合材料具有粗糙的毛刺结构,PANI沿碳纳米纤维均匀分布;PANI/CNF电极氧化还原反应的可逆性良好;在100mA·g-1电流密度下,当PANI含量为44.4%(w)时,复合材料比电容量高达587.1F·g-1,比能量为66.1Wh·kg-1,电流密度为800mA·g-1时比功率可达1014.2W·kg-1;在5A·g-1的电流密度下,1000次循环充放电后,复合材料的比电容量衰减28%.PANI/CNF复合材料具有良好的导电性和快速充放电能力,是一种优良的超级电容器电极材料.     

Preparation and properties of antibacterial ABS plastics based on polymeric quaternary phosphonium salts antibacterial agents

Antibacterial acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS) plastics were prepared by adding polymeric quaternary phosphonium salts as antibacterial agents through a double screw extruder. The novel polymeric quaternary phosphonium salts (PBrMAP‐n) with alkyl chain length ranging from 3 to 11 were synthesized, and their chemical structures were confirmed by Nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectroscopy (¹H‐NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR) spectra. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results showed that all of the antibacterial agents had good thermal stability. The influence of addition amount as well as the alkyl chain length on mechanical properties and antibacterial properties was investigated. Compared with the pure ABS, all of PBrMAP‐n containing specimens had comparable tensile strength and flexural properties but reduced impact strength. Only samples with 10 wt% of PBrMAP‐11 exhibited more than 90% antibacterial efficiency against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.     

铂粒子修饰单壁碳纳米管/聚苯胺复合膜对甲醛的电催化氧化

在溶有单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)的苯胺溶液中, 通过电化学共聚合法成功制备了单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)/聚苯胺(PANI)复合膜. 用电沉积法将铂沉积到SWNT/PANI复合膜上. 样品的成分和形貌分别用XRD和SEM表征. 四探针和电化学交流阻抗的研究表明被PANI包裹的SWNTs整齐地排列在复合膜中, 从而提高了复合膜的电导率, 促进了电荷转移. 循环伏安(CV)说明Pt修饰的SWNT/PANI复合膜对于甲醛氧化具有良好的电催化活性及稳定性. 研究结果表明SWNT/PANI复合膜是一种非常好的催化剂载体, 有着广泛的应用前景.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Conducting Polyaniline Doped with Polymeric Acids

Conducting polyaniline doped with polymeric acids was synthesized by a in situ chemical polymerization method. The synthesized polymers were characterized by using UV‐Visible, FT‐IR spectroscopy and SEM analysis. Thermal stability of these polymers was evaluated by using TGA/DSC analysis. Among the three polymeric acids used for doping purpose, poly(vinyl sulphonic acid) doped polyaniline is found to be more conducting than those doped with other acids. From the temperature dependent conductivity measurements, an increase in conductivity with increase in temperature was observed.     

APS/NaClO 复合氧化剂对乳液法合成聚苯胺的微观形貌及其电化学性能的影响

采用乳液法, 以过硫酸铵(APS)和次氯酸钠(NaClO)为复合氧化剂合成导电聚苯胺(PANI). 考察了NaClO 的加入与否对PANI 微观形貌与电化学性能(循环伏安和电导率)的影响, 以及APS、乳化剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)和NaClO的用量对PANI 电化学性能的影响. 结果表明: NaClO 的加入对PANI 的微观取向结构具有重要的影响. 与采用单一APS 合成的PANI 相比, 复合氧化剂合成的PANI 具有较高的循环伏安峰电流以及更加优异的电导率(约为前者的2.6倍). 当苯胺(An)与APS 的物质的量比(n_An:n_APS )为8:7, An 与SDBS 的物质的量比(n_An:n_SDBS )为10:4, NaClO 用量为5%(质量分数)时, PANI 的各项性能指标达到最好; 紫外可见光谱和红外光谱的表征结果表明, 采用复合氧化剂并未对PANI 的分子结构产生明显的影响.