Vapor-Phase Infiltration of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity 1 (PIM-1) with Trimethylaluminum (TMA) and Water: A Combined Computational and Experimental Study

Y Liu, EK McGuinness, BC Jean, Y Li… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Vapor-phase infiltration, a postpolymerization modification process, has demonstrated the
ability to create organic–inorganic hybrid membranes with excellent stability in organic …

Vapor phase infiltration of metal oxides into nanoporous polymers for organic solvent separation membranes

EK McGuinness, F Zhang, Y Ma, RP Lively… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane-based organic solvent separations promise a low-energy alternative to
traditional thermal separations but require materials that operate reliably in chemically …

Effects of trimethylaluminum vapor pressure and exposure time on inorganic loading in vapor phase infiltrated PIM-1 polymer membranes

BC Jean, Y Ren, EK McGuinness, RP Lively… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vapor phase infiltration (VPI) is a post-polymerization modification method for infusing
inorganic clusters into a polymer to create organic-inorganic hybrid materials with properties …

Effects of residual solvent on membrane structure and gas permeation in a polymer of intrinsic microporosity: insight from atomistic simulation

L Zhang, W Fang, J Jiang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011 - ACS Publications
Microstructure and permeation in a polymer membrane are closely related to residual
solvent during membrane fabrication. In this study, we conduct atomistic simulation to …

Water desalination and biofuel dehydration through a thin membrane of polymer of intrinsic microporosity: Atomistic simulation study

Q Shi, K Zhang, R Lu, J Jiang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) have emerged as a special class of polymeric
materials and received considerable interest for many potential applications. Nevertheless …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering organic solvent reverse osmosis in hybrid AlOxHy/polymer of intrinsic microporosity 1 (PIM-1) membranes using vapor phase infiltration

Y Ren, BC Jean, WJ Jang, A Sarswat, YJ Lee… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
A solvent-free post-treatment process known as vapor phase infiltration (VPI) is used to
engineer the organic solvent reverse osmosis (OSRO) performance of polymer of intrinsic …

PIM hybrids and derivatives: how to make a good thing better

ML Jue, RP Lively - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are solution-processable, rigid, and sterically
hindered polymers. Since their inception almost two decades ago, this new class of …

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity for membrane-based precise separations

X Feng, J Zhu, J Jin, Y Wang, Y Zhang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer materials have been extensively utilized in diverse separation fields, especially in
membrane-based nanotechnologies for gas and liquid separations. The membrane …

Mechanically strong and flexible hydrolyzed polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM‐1) membranes

WF Yong, TS Chung - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A systematic strategy to molecularly design flexible tough hydrolyzed polymers
of intrinsic microporosity (hPIM‐1) films from the PIM‐1 polymer is explored in this study …

[HTML][HTML] Seeking synergy in membranes: blends and mixtures with polymers of intrinsic microporosity

PM Budd, AB Foster - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the search for selective, productive and robust membranes for gas and other separations,
highly permeable polymers, such as the prototypical polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM …