| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M23793/01 |
| Title: |
HIGH - PERFORMANCE AROMATIC POLYMERS BY ELECTROPHILIC PRECIPITATION - POLYCONDENSATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Colquhoun, Professor HM |
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| Department: |
Advanced Materials & Surfaces (Res Cen) |
| Organisation: |
University of Salford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 December 1998 |
Ends: |
30 November 1999 |
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61,271
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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The studies to be carried out by Dr Zolotukhin will involve the investigation of new heterogeneous step-growth polymerisations leading to novel high-performance aromatic polymers. Characterisation work will include structural and morphological studies of the resulting materials, measurement of physical and chemical properties and evaluation of their potential for industrial application, for example as membrane materials and as matrices for thermoplastic composites. The precipitation-polycondensation technique previously developed by Dr Zolotukhin should allow a wide range of polymers to be synthesised, in particular those containing (I) macrocyclic aromatic sub-units which will permit a novel and potentially valuable type of cross-linking reaction to be achieved, (ii) aromatic units with extended *-systems such as p-terphenyl and p- quaterphenyl, for evaluation as conducting and electroluminescent materials and (iii) hydrophilic polyketones containing pendant carboxyl groups as potential materials for reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes.
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http://www.salford.ac.uk |