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Synthesis and properties of polyimide foams containing benzimidazole units
Li, Jianwei,Zhang, Guangcheng,Yao, Yao,Jing, Zhanxin,Zhou, Lisheng,Ma, Zhonglei
, p. 60094 - 60100 (2016)
In this research paper, a series of novel polyimide (PI) foams containing benzimidazole units were prepared derived from polyester ammonium salt (PEAS) precursor powders, which were synthesized by co-polymerization of benzophenone-3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) with two diamines of 2-(4-aminophenyl)-5-aminobenzimidazole (BIA) and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (ODA) with various molar ratios. The effects of incorporation of BIA on the morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of co-polyimide (co-PI) foams were explored. The results show that the BIA has a significant influence on foaming degree of PEAS precursor powders. The density of co-polyimide foams increases with increasing the BIA content in the polymer chains. Moreover, the thermal stability of the resultant co-polyimide foams presents a remarkable upward trend with incorporating more BIA units into the polymer chains. As the BIA loading up to 30 mol%, the glass transition temperature of co-polyimide foams increases around 50 °C in comparison with the pristine polyimide foam. Furthermore, the compressive strength of the co-polyimide foams is in the range of 0.30-0.75 MPa, which is superior to their of commercial polyimide foams with the same density. The co-polyimide foams with higher thermal and mechanical properties expand their potential application in many high-tech fields such as aerospace and aviation industries.
