Abstract
The thermally induced phase separation behavior of poly(ethersulfone) (PES) in organic solvents is applied in sensing the hydrogenation state of benzene. A non-solvent of PES, benzene and its reduction products lower the clouding point temperature (Tcp) of a polymer solution. The Tcp decreases as the number of π electrons decreases, and a linear correlation between the temperature and concentration is obtained. In addition, the Tcp of the mixed system can be predicted according to the proportion of components, and the calculated results are found to be in good agreement with the experimental results.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 124105 |
Journal | Polymer |
Volume | 230 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Sep 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government ( NRF-2021R1A4A1052070 , NRF-2021R1A2C4002069 ) and the Technology Innovation Program ( 20004948 , Development of Optical Isotropic Film with High Temperature Durability over 150 °C and High Transmittance (>90%) and 20007228 , High Transparent and Heat resistant Fluorine Polyimide Technology for OLED Substrate) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) , Korea.
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Keywords
- Benzene reduction
- Chain-growth condensation polymerization
- Chemical sensor
- Poly(ether sulfone)
- Thermo-responsive polymer