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Preparation of a novel poly (ether ether ketone) self-reinforced paper appropriate for harsh conditions

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It remains a challenge to prepare special engineering paper with excellent mechanical properties, high temperature resistance and chemical resistance. The emergence of high-performance fiber provides support for the technical progress of special engineering paper. Herein, a novel method to obtain a novel self-reinforced poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK) composite paper (SR-DI-PEEK/paper) by vacuum filtration, impregnation and hot pressing. Specially, PEEK fibers were used as the skeleton fiber and a small amount of aramid pulp was added as the decanted fiber. By optimizing the process of SR-DI-PEEK/paper preparation, the best mechanical properties of SR-DI-PEEK/paper was presented. Compared with the composite paper prepared with Phenolic solution (PF-PEEK/paper) and Polyimide solution (PI-PEEK/paper), the mechanical properties of SR-DI-PEEK/paper was significantly improved. In particular, when the concentration of impregnation was 3 wt%, the tensile index of SR-DI-PEEK/paper reached 51.10 N m g−1 (tensile strength 47.16 kN m−1), which is 16.48 times than that of the un-impregnated PEEK/paper (2.86 kN m−1). SR-DI-PEEK/paper also exhibited excellent chemical resistance among acid, alkali, and polar solvents, while the tensile index maintained 96.3% after 40 wt% H2SO4 treatment. Besides, SR-DI-PEEK/paper showed superior thermal performance, while the temperatures corresponding to the weight loss of 5% were 574 °C.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from Industrial Technology Research and Development Project of Jilin Province (2020C024-3). The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22075096), Jilin Province and Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Project of China(20200801003GH) and the foundation of Scholars of Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province.

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  1. College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Xin Cong, Xuzhao Gai, Guibin Wang, Yanchao Yang, Shengdao Wang, Jiacheng Zhang & Jiashuang Luan

  2. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Project Management Department, Shenyang, 110034, People’s Republic of China

    Jiannan Ren

  3. Department of Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, 1084B LeBaron Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Chunhui Xiang

  4. Zhuhai College, Jilin University, Zhuhai, 519041, People’s Republic of China

    Guibin Wang

  5. Department of Respiratory Medicine, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Xinmin Road 71, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

    Zhenxiang Yu

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Cong, X., Ren, J., Xiang, C. et al. Preparation of a novel poly (ether ether ketone) self-reinforced paper appropriate for harsh conditions. J Mater Sci 56, 11174–11185 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05990-3

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