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Preparation of Polyoxometalate-based Photo-responsive Membranes for the Photo-activation of Manganese Oxide Catalysts
Published on: August 7, 2018
Breathing pores on command: redox-responsive spongy membranes from poly(ferrocenylsilane)s
Kaihuan Zhang1, Xueling Feng, Xiaofeng Sui
1Materials Science and Technology of Polymers and MESA+Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede (The Netherlands).
Abstract:
Redox-responsive porous membranes can be readily formed by electrostatic complexation between redox active poly(ferrocenylsilane) PFS-based poly(ionic liquid)s and organic acids. Redox-induced changes on this membrane demonstrated reversible switching between more open and more closed porous structures. By taking advantage of the structure changes in the oxidized and reduced states, the porous membrane exhibits reversible permeability control and shows great potential in gated filtration, catalysis, and controlled release.

