Porous polymers prepared via high internal phase emulsion polymerization for reversible CO2 capture

Carbons with a hierarchical porous structure through the pyrolysis of hypercrosslinked emulsion-templated polymers

“…PolyHIPEs are usually macroporous, the voids typically range from 1 to 500 mm, the interconnecting holes typically range from 100 nm to 1 mm, and the S BET values are typically around 5 m 2 /g [37,38]. Various approaches have been used to enhance polyHIPE porosity and to introduce micro/mesoporosity.…”

Development of high internal phase emulsion polymeric monoliths for highly efficient enrichment of trace polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from large-volume water samples

“…The external phase is converted into a solid polymer and the emulsion droplets are removed yielding (in most cases) a highly interconnected network of micron sized pores of quite well defined diameter [12]. The resultant polyHIPEs possessed two distinct types of pore: the droplet-templated pores as 'voids' and the interconnecting holes as "windows", which make them as ideal adsorbent materials for protein purification [15,16], water purification [17,18], gas capture [19], and other sorption applications [20]. In addition, besides the inherent porous characteristics and highly interconnected networks, monolithic polyHIPE columns exhibited better mechanical properties and much more convenient for miniaturized and automated sample preparation compared with conventional particulate materials, and have been used to successfully capture alkylbenzenes [21], heavy metals [22], and proteins [23,24] with high binding capacity.…”

A reactive coarse-grained model for polydisperse polymers

“…Consequently, there are considerable research efforts on polymers with a wide range of applications, such as polymer-based composite filled with carbon nanotube (CNT) for coating [1], nanocomposite polymers for self-healing [2], polymeric nanofibers for drug delivery [3] and new porous polymers for CO 2 capture [4]. Among different polymers, those from step-growth polymerization are particularly relevant to the research presented here, including nylons, polyesters, polyimides, and dendrimers [5e8].…”