Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (7): 541-543.

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Electrocatalytic Activity of Polyaniline-Poly(Propylene Oxide) Prepared in Ionic Liquid [bmim]HSO4

LI Meichao, SHEN Zhenlu, MA Chun'an, GAO Yunfang   

  1. College of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2006-07-25 Online:2006-07-25 Published:2006-07-25

Abstract: Copolymerization of aniline and propylene oxide was carried out galvanostatically in an ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([bmim]HSO4). Scanning electron microscopy shows that the copolymer of polyaniline-poly(propylene oxide) (PAN-PPO) is composed of nanofibers with diameters less than 80 nm. The electrocatalytic activity of PAN-PPO for electrooxidation of oxalic acid is perfect. In situ FT-IR spectroscopy was used to investigate the electrooxidation preliminarily.

Key words: aniline, propylene oxide, copolymer, ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate, oxalic acid, electrocatalytic oxidation