The University of Texas System

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

Total E&p Golfe Ltd

Chenxu Wang

Lei Fang

Hong-Cai Zhou

Qiang Zhang

Zi-Hao Guo

Mohammed Al-Hashimi

Sarbajit Banerjee

Sai Che

Methods for preparation of a carbon membrane include providing a solution comprising a diacetyl biphenyl monomer and an alkylsulfonic acid. The solution is treated under such conditions that an aldol condensation reaction occurs so as to produce a porous polymer network. The porous polymer network is treated under such conditions that a Scholl reaction occurs.

Synthesis of porous graphitic carbon membranes

The present disclosure relates to synthesis of porous polymer networks and applications of such materials. The present disclosure relates to a method of fabricating of a porous polymer network comprising: (a) providing: (i) a first reactant comprising a plurality of compounds comprising at least one acetyl group, said plurality of compounds comprising at least one compound type, and (ii) a second reactant comprising an alkylsulfonic acid, and (b) creating a solution of said reactants, (c) casting said solution in a form, and (d) treating said solution under such conditions so as to produce a porous polymer network. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a porous polymer network which has a basic structure selected from the group consisting of 

Methanesulfonic acid mediated solvent free synthesis of conjugated porous polymer networks

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