Polymer-inorganic nanocomposites based on aromatic polyamidoimides effective in the processes of liquids separation

Abstract

The polymer-inorganic nanocomposites based on the aromatic polyamidoimides and the silicate nanotubes of chrysotile structure were developed. The polyamidoimides were synthesized from dicarboxyphenylphthalimide dichloride by the polycondensation with either 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether or 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid. The morphology, mechanical and transport properties of the nanocomposite films were studied. Distribution of nanotubes in the composites is shown to be defined by the chemical structure of the polyamidoimide. The conditions for the formation of the composites were optimized to provide a significant increase in selective permeability toward alcohol and water in the process of pervaporation at the introduction of the nanotubes in the polymer.