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Gas Diffusion and Solubility in Poly(organophosphazenes): Results of Molecular Simulation Studies

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A combination of quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo methods have been used to investigate gas diffusion and solubility in three isomeric poly[di(butoxyphosphazenes)] and in amorphous and crystalline states of poly[bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxyphosphazene)] (PTFEP). In this review of recently published studies reported from our laboratory, conclusions are reached in regards to the relationship between polymer structure and gas diffusion and sorption in poly(organophosphazenes). These conclusions also serve to validate our current understanding of the nature of gas transport in other polymers. Specifically, gas diffusivity has been shown to increase with increasing side-chain and main-chain mobility as determined from vectorial autocorrelation function analysis; however, high diffusivity is accompanied by a loss in diffusive selectivity resulting in decreasing permselectivity with increasing permeability. Simulation of crystalline supercells of PTFEP indicate that gas diffusion is unrestricted in the crystalline state as has been reported only for a few other polymers, principally poly(4-methyl-1-pentene). Gas solubility in poly(organophosphazenes) correlates well with gas condensability as measured by the Lennard–Jones potential well depth parameter, ɛ/k. Exceptions are cases where specific interactions can occur between gas molecules and the polymer chain such as is the case of CO2 and PTFEP. High-level ab initio calculations of the interaction of CO2 with low-molecular-weight fluoroalkanes indicate the presence of a weak quadrupole–dipole interaction. Association of CO2 with the trifluoromethyl groups of the trifluoroethoxy side chain of PTFEP has been confirmed by radial distribution function (RDF) analysis of MD trajectories. Comparison between solubility coefficients obtained from Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations of amorphous cells with experimental values of microcrystalline PTFEP indicates that gas solubility in polyphosphazenes such as PTFEP that exhibit a mesophase/crystalline state is greatly reduced.

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Acknowledgments

Support from the Ohio Board of Regents Investment Fund and the National Science Foundation, Division of Chemical and Transport Systems, Interfacial, Transport, and Separation (CTS-9810320) is gratefully acknowledged. The author also wishes to recognize the significant contributions of two former students, Drs. Pengyu Ren and Naiping Hu, whose work has been reviewed in this communication.

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This paper is dedicated to Prof. Harry Allcock for his scientific contributions to inorganic and organometallic polymers.

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Fried, J.R. Gas Diffusion and Solubility in Poly(organophosphazenes): Results of Molecular Simulation Studies. J Inorg Organomet Polym 16, 407–418 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-006-9059-2

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