In this study, mesoporous polyimide aerogels with carboxyl were successfully synthesized by the co-polymerization method at room temperature from pyromellitic dianhydride and 1,3,5-triaminophenoxybenzene, 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid, and 2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminobiphenyl. Compared to previously reported porous organic polymer materials, this aerogel has the advantage of a simple and efficient synthesis method. The thermal decomposition temperatures of the obtained polyimide aerogels are all above 400 °C and have excellent thermal stability. Among them, the largest specific surface area is 62.03 m2/g. Although the surface area of this aerogel is not large enough, it has considerable CO2 adsorption properties. The adsorption capacity of CO2 is up to 11.9 cm3/g, which is comparable to those of previously reported porous materials. The high CO2 adsorption is attributed to the abundance of carboxyl groups in the polyimide networks. The mild and convenient synthesis method and high CO2 adsorption capacity indicate that the polyimide aerogel with carboxyl is suitable as a good candidate material for CO2 adsorption.
In this study, low cross‐linked mesoporous polyimide aerogels with imidazole were successfully synthesized by co‐polymerization method at room temperature from DMBZ, ABIA, PMDA, and TAB. This synthesis method is milder than previous that of porous material synthesis. The experimental results show that polyimide aerogel with imidazole is a mesoporous material. The thermal decomposition temperatures of obtained polyimide aerogels are all above 450°C, which exhibited outstanding thermal stability. The microscopic morphology varies with the ratio of DMBZ/ABIA monomers. The specific surface area of polyimide aerogel tends to increase first and then decrease with the increase of ABIA content. The largest specific surface area is 240.87 m2/g. However, polyimide aerogel with high specific surface area had not high CO2 adsorption. In contrast, the PAPI‐4 sample with smaller specific surface area had higher CO2 adsorption. The maximum CO2 adsorption capacity is 14.20 cm3/g, which is comparable to those of previously reported porous organic polymers. This suggests that polyimide aerogel can be used as an adsorbent material. The high CO2 adsorptions may be attributed to the abundance of nitrogen‐rich heteroatoms in the polyimide networks.
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