Gas transport properties of polybenzoxazinoneimides and their prepolymers

Three types of imide-containing polyamic acids (polybenzoxazinoneimide prepolymers), namely, a homopolymer, a copolymer, and a polymer–metal complex were synthesized and used for homogeneous membranes preparation. These membranes exhibited good physico-mechanical properties and also chemical and hydrolytical stability. Their gas separation properties were measured and analyzed by correlation with macromolecular packing density. Polybenzoxazinoneimide membranes were prepared by heating prepolymer membranes to 220 °C. Difference between gas separation properties of membranes based on polybenzoxazinoneimides and those of their prepolymers was estimated. Gas transport properties of all novel membranes were compared with those of known membranes by using Robesonʹs diagram. It was established that a polybenzoxazinoneimide membrane including a polymer–metal complex is the most effective among membranes studied here.