The large-scale and high-throughput
synthesis of conjugated polymer
based nanofibers always remain a challenge for the chemists due to
the issues related to secondary nucleation in traditional batch processes.
Typically polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers are synthesized under highly
dilute conditions resulting in a very low throughput of few hundred
milligrams per hour and a low space-time yield (STY) of 1–2
g·L–1·h–1. In this manuscript,
we report the continuous flow synthesis of PANI nanofibers which results
in high throughput (17–30 g·h–1) and
high space-time yield (140–450 g·L–1·h–1). These polyaniline nanofibers show high
surface area (42 m2·g–1), high specific
capacitance (577 F·g–1), and high crystallinity.
Finally, the present method is generic in nature and, in principle,
can be extended for the synthesis of nanofibers of other conjugated
polymers via oxidative polymerization.
In this manuscript, we report the scalable continuous flow synthesis of dendritic fibrous nanospheres of silica (DFNS) which has been speedily making a significant mark in the world of heterogeneous...
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