127 research outputs found

    Fabrication of Poly(p-Phenylene)/Zeolite Composites and Their Responses Towards Ammonia

    Get PDF
    Poly(p-phenylene) (PPP) was chemically synthesized via oxidative polymerization using benzene and doped with FeCl3. The electrical conductivity response of the doped PPP (dPPP) towards CO, H2 and NH3 is investigated. dPPP shows no electrical conductivity response towards the first two gases (CO and H2), but it shows a definite negative response towards NH3. The electrical conductivity sensitivity of dPPP increases linearly with increasing NH3 concentration. To improve the sensitivity of the sensor towards NH3, ZSM-5 zeolite is added into the conductive polymer matrix. The electrical sensitivity of the sensor increases with increasing zeolite content up to 30%. The effect of the type of cation in the zeolite pores is investigated: namely, Na+, K+, NH4+ and H+. The electrical conductivity sensitivity of the composites with different cations in the zeolite can be arranged in this order: K+ < no zeolite < Na+ < NH4+ < H+. The variation in electrical sensitivity with cation type can be described in terms of the acid-base interaction, the zeolite pore size and surface area. The PPP/Zeolite composite with H+ possesses the highest electrical sensitivity of −0.36 since H+ has the highest acidity, the highest pore volume and surface area, which combine to induce a more favorable NH3 adsorption and interaction with the conductive polymer

    Effet de milieu sur la formation et la structure de poly paraphénylènes (PPP) obtenus par oxydation électrochimique du benzène et de monomères poly benzéniques

    No full text
    Des films de polyparaphénylène (PPP) sont préparés électrochimiquement par oxydation du benzène, du biphényle ou du p-terphényle sur électrode de platine et d’ITO, dans différents milieux organiques [CH2Cl2, C6H5NO2, CH3NO2, C6C5CN, CH3CN, carbonate de propylène (PC)]et inorganique (SO2 liquide) de caractère "acide". Les films sont électroactifs ou passivante, lorsque l’électrolyte contient respectivement un anion fluoré ([math], [math], [math], [math]...) ou [math]. Leur structure, élucidée par absorption IR, est caractérisée par un faible degré de polymérisation (DP = 10) et une forte réticulation en milieu organique. Des structures très régulières et à haut degré de polymérisation sont obtenues en milieu SO2 liquide (DP = 15 à -75°C et > 30 à - 20°C)
    corecore