title: Novel charge-mosaic membranes.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Benhui
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shuying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013343:Styrenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D013343:Styrenes; C027142:vinyltoluene