Development and characterisation of switchable polyaniline-functionalised flow-through capillary monoliths

作者:Floris Patrick; Connolly Damian; White Blanaid; Morrin Aoife*
来源:RSC Advances, 2014, 4(83): 43934-43941.
DOI:10.1039/c4ra05565a

摘要

Polymer monoliths were prepared in capillary format (250 mu m i.d.) and used as solid supports for the immobilisation of the conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI). The immobilisation of PANI was confirmed on the large macro-porous structure of a polystyrene-divinylbenzene (PS-co-DVB) monolith. The surface coverage of polyaniline was characterised by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and by capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection ((CD)-D-4), which was operated in scanning mode to non-invasively visualise the axial distribution of the immobilised PANI and to provide information on its doping state. To further demonstrate the successful functionalisation of the monoliths, the PANI-functionalised monoliths were demonstrated as switchable, weak anion-exchange stationary phases as confirmed by studying the retention of iodide using a perchlorate eluent.

  • 出版日期2014