Soluble, microporous, Troger's Base copolyimides with tunable membrane performance for gas separatio

Soluble, microporous, Troger's Base copolyimides with tunable membrane performance for gas separation

Yongbing Zhuang, Jong Geun Seong, Yu Seong Do, Won Hee Lee, Moon Joo Lee, Zhaoliang Cui, Angel E. Lozano, Michael D. Guiver*, Young Moo Lee*

A facile two-step synthesis beginning with commercial monomers to prepare copolyimides by Tröger's Base (TB) formation provides membranes for the first time with tunable gas transport relative to hydrogen separations, CO2 plasticization resistance, and good mechanical and thermal properties.