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Rigid-rod polymers and molecular composites

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High Performance Polymers

Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science ((POLYMER,volume 117))

Abstract

The last two decades of research on high performance rigid-rod polymers and molecular composites have produced a wide variety of material systems for evaluation. The purpose here is not to present a comprehensive review but rather to describe these relatively recent research developments with regard to the synthetic methods and approaches that have been utilized. In doing this some properties of the polymers are discussed as well as some of the problems encountered in conjunction with their synthesis and evaluation. In an effort to limit the scope of the review, we will address only aromatic heterocyclic rigid-rod polymers, extended chain polymers and derived molecular composities.

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Abbreviations

BBB:

polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline

BBL:

polybenzimidazoisoquinoline

PPA:

polyphosphoric acid

PBZT:

polybenzobisthiazole

PBZO:

polybenzobisoxazole

PBZI:

polybenzobisimidazole

PBZX:

polybenzobisazole class of materials

[γ]:

intrinsic viscosity

TGA:

thermal gravimetric analysis

TG-MS:

thermal garavimetric-mass spectrometry

ABPBT:

polybenzthiazole

ABPBO:

polybenzoxazole

ABPBI:

polybenzimidazole

PMDA:

pyromellitic anhydride

BPDA:

biphenylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

Ccr :

critical concentration

PPQ:

polyphenylquinoxaline

PEEK:

polyetheretherketone

PEK:

polyetherketone

PPMA:

solvent composed of methanesulfonic acid/P2O5 (10:1w/w)

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Arnold, F.E., Arnold, F.E. (1994). Rigid-rod polymers and molecular composites. In: Hergenrother, P.M. (eds) High Performance Polymers. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 117. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0021201

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