Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs): High Free Volume Polymers for Membrane Applications

We are developing new types of polymer – termed polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) – which in the solid state behave like molecular sieves. As pervaporation membranes, they show selectivity for organics over water. As gas separation membranes, they exhibit a remarkable combination of high permeability and good selectivity for gas pairs such as O2/N2.

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