Characterization and Thermal Degradation of Polyimide Derived from 5-amino-2(p-aminophenyl) Benzoxazole Monomer with Pyromellitic Dianhydride

Abstract:

- 5-amino-2(p-aminophenyl) benzoxazole (AAPB) and its derived polyimide prepared with pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) were synthesized successfully. Their structures were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H NMR, Element analysis, ¹³C NMR, Solid-state ¹³CNMR, DSC, TG and XRD. The polyimide was synthesized via a conventional two-stage method. The intermediate poly (amic acid) had inherent viscosity of 1.06dL/g and could be thermally converted into light yellow polyimide film. The polyimide showed excellent solvent resistance and good thermal stability. The glass transition temperature (T_g) was found to be 314°C, the decomposition started at a temperature above 500°C in air and above 550°C in argon atmosphere. The thermal degradation of the polyimide was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in order to determine the actual reaction mechanisms of the decomposition process. The apparent activation energy (E_a) was obtained following Flynn-Wall-Ozawa method. The activation energies of different mechanism models and pre-exponential factor (A) were determined by Coats-Redfern method. Compared with the value obtained from the Ozawa method, the actual reaction mechanism obeyed three-dimensional diffusion model, Jander equation (D₃) with integral form g(α)=[1-(1-α)^1/3]².

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 455-456)
• Pages: 806-814
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.455-456.806
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Xiang Li Meng, Ling Jiang, Yu Dong Huang
• Keywords: Polyimide, Synthesis, Thermal Degradation, Thermal Stability

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