Novel charge-mosaic membranes.

Benhui Sun, Shuying Cheng

Index: Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 984 , 245-55, (2003)

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Abstract

Novel charge-mosaic composite membranes composed of cation and anion permeable domains were prepared. Poly(4-methylstyrene-isoprene-styrene-isoprene-4-methylstyrene) pentablock copolymer (MsISIMs), poly(isoprene-4-methylstyrene) diblock copolymer (IMs), and poly(isoprene-styrene-isoprene) triblock copolymer (ISI), used as the precursor of the charge-mosaic membranes, were polymerized from styrene (S), isoprene (I), and 4-methylstyrene (Ms). MsISIMs and a blend of ISI and IMs were then dissolved in benzene and cast on a polypropylene microporous supporting membrane. After chemical modification, the MsISIMs and IMs/ISI charge-mosaic composite membranes were obtained. Our experimental results show that the IMs/ISI charge-mosaic composite membrane is similar in membrane structure and properties to the MsISIMs charge-mosaic composite membrane.