화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Vol.148, 148-154, 2019
Supercritical carbon dioxide as an effective medium for poly (naphthoylenebenzimidazole)'s synthesis
A study of formation of poly(naphthoylenebenzimidazole)'s in supercritical CO2 in the absence of any hazardous solvents was performed. Polycondensation reaction was performed in supercritical CO2 at a temperature of 90 degrees C and a pressure of 15 MPa for 8 h in the presence of a catalyst - a mixture of benzoic acid and benzimidazole. A number of polymers were obtained and characterized by means of FTIR-spectroscopy, their amorphous structure was confirmed using X-ray diffraction. Decomposition temperatures of the synthesized polymers were revealed to be in the range of 450 degrees C-500 degrees C, the softening temperatures were in the range of 240 degrees C-365 degrees C. Depending on the polymer's structure the dynamic light scattering method demonstrated either one- or bi-modal particle's size distribution in N-methylpyrrolidone solutions. The investigation of optical properties of the polymers revealed yellow-orange light emission, which makes the synthesized polymers potential candidates for organic light-emitting devices.