Disclosed herein are bio-based polysulfones, and in particular, bisguaiacol-based PSfs synthesized from (i) at least one polymerizable lignin-based monomer having a structure corresponding to formula (I) wherein each R.sup.1 is independently either an H or a methyl group, wherein R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are each individually selected from an H or a methoxy group, and (ii) at least one polymerizable 4,4′-dihalophenyl sulfone as a comonomer. Also, disclosed herein are compositions comprising the bio-based polysulfones and a membrane comprising the composition

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A resin composition with high heat resistance, melt formability, and secondary processability is provided. A resin composition containing: a poly(aryl ether ketone) resin (A); and a poly(ether imide sulfone) resin (B), wherein the poly(aryl ether ketone) resin (A) and the poly(ether imide sulfone) resin (B) are compatibly mixed. The poly(aryl ether ketone) resin (A) is preferably a poly(ether ketone ketone) resin with a repeating unit (a-1) represented by the following formula (1A) and a repeating unit (a-2) represented by the following formula (2A), and the resin composition has one glass transition temperature.

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A semicrystalline polyarylethersulfone (PAES) useful for additive manufacturing may be made by a method comprising: dissolving an amorphous polyarylethersulfone in a polar aprotic halogenated hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature adequate to effectively form a solution, and subsequently and spontaneously bring about reprecipitation of a semicrystalline polyarylethersulfone from the solution. The semicrystalline polyarylethersulfone may have a crystallinity of at least 30% by weight. The semicrystalline PAES, upon being heated, melting and uniting together in layers during additive manufacturing cools without substantially recrystallizing, allows for deformation-free articles to be formed having low residual stress.

A method for continuously producing an aromatic polyether according to the present invention includes simultaneously implementing: a supply step of supplying a polymerization solvent, an alkali metal compound, and a raw material; a polymerizing step; and a movement step. The alkali metal compound is supplied as an aqueous mixture. According to the present invention, clogging of piping in the continuous production apparatus can be suppressed, and the aromatic polyether can be stably obtained.

The present disclosure to an electrolyte membrane containing a polyfluorene-based ionomer, and more particularly, to an electrolyte membrane containing a polyfluorene-based ionomer which has a fluorene main chain composed of only a carbon-carbon bond and a side chain composed of a perfluorosulfonic acid group. The electrolyte membrane containing the polyfluorene-based ionomer has high proton conductivity, excellent chemical durability, excellent mechanical property, and excellent volume stability.

Disclosed is a copolymer as PAES-g-PEG or PAEK-g-PEG as an arylene-based polymer having ion conductivity and mechanical strength and having a functional group as a substituent at a chain-end of PEG, wherein the functional group includes one selected from a group consisting of a hydroxyl group (—OH), methacrylate (-MA), a double hydroxyl group (-2OH), a nitrile group (—CN) and an ionic liquid group (-PYRTFSI). Further, disclosed is a solid electrolyte membrane for a secondary battery including the copolymer and thus having improved ion conductivity, lithium ion transport ability, and excellent mechanical strength.

An aromatic polysulfone resin produced by the polycondensation of 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone represented by chemical formula (S1) shown below and 2-(4-(4-hydroxyphenylsuIfonyl)phenoxy)-5-(4-hydroxyphenylsulfonyl)phenol represented by chemical formula (S2) shown below with 4,4′-dichlorodiphenylsulfone represented by chemical formula (S3) shown below.

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wherein hydrogen atoms in phenylene groups in formula (S1), formula (S2) and formula (S3) may be each independently substituted with an alkyl group, an aryl group or a halogen atom.

The present invention relates to a polymer composite material comprising an aramid nanofiber (ANF), and a method for preparing same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an arylene ether-based polymer or arylene ether imide-based polymer composite material which is obtained by mixing an arylene ether-based polymer or an arylene ether imide-based polymer with aramid nanofibers dispersed in a polar aprotic solution or by adding and polymerizing monomers in the dispersion of aramid nanofibers.

The present invention relates to a polymer of the aromatic polyether type, containing a biosourced furan diol, to a method for producing said polymer, and to the use of said polymer for producing membranes.

A method for detecting or comparing mechanical strength of macro-molecular polymer materials. The detecting method has the steps of measuring the mechanical strength and the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of each of the plurality of samples to form a curve relationship or function relationship between the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum and the mechanical strength; measuring the maximum value of the fluorescence absorption spectrum of the target material, and using the curve relationship or the function relationship to obtain the mechanical strength of the target material. The plurality of samples and the target material are both prepared from a macro-molecular polymer, and the macro-molecular polymer may be composed of disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone, hydroxyindole and difluorobenzophenone as monomers, and the sulfonate groups of the disulfonate-difluorobenzophenone have metal cations. An object of the method is to identify mechanical properties of polymer materials by fluorescence nondestructive detection.