High Modulus, Strut-like poly(ether ether ketone) Aerogels Produced from a Benign Solvent.

Hansen solubility parameters X-ray scattering aerogel axialite hierarchical morphology poly(ether ether ketone) semicrystalline polymer aerogel solvents

Journal

Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2310-2861
Titre abrégé: Gels
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101696925

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 28 03 2024
revised: 10 04 2024
accepted: 15 04 2024
medline: 26 4 2024
pubmed: 26 4 2024
entrez: 26 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) was found to form gels in the benign solvent 1,3-diphenylacetone (DPA). Gelation of PEEK in DPA was found to form an interconnected, strut-like morphology composed of polymer axialites. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a strut-like morphology for PEEK aerogels. PEEK/DPA gels were prepared by first dissolving PEEK in DPA at 320 °C. Upon cooling to 50 °C, PEEK crystallizes and forms a gel in DPA. The PEEK/DPA phase diagram indicated that phase separation occurs by solid-liquid phase separation, implying that DPA is a good solvent for PEEK. The Flory-Huggins interaction parameter, calculated as

Identifiants

pubmed: 38667702
pii: gels10040283
doi: 10.3390/gels10040283
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : DMR-2104856

Auteurs

Glenn A Spiering (GA)

Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

Garrett F Godshall (GF)

Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

Robert B Moore (RB)

Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

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