Polyimide fiber with high strength and high modulus and its preparation method

Abstract

A high-strength high-modulus polyimide fiber and its preparation method pertain to the technical field of high-performance organic fiber. This fiber includes the polyimide (PI) fiber made from 3,3',4,4′-biphenyl tetracarboxylic diandhydride (BPDA), p-phenylenediamine (pPDA) and 2-(4-aminophenyl)-1H-benzimidazol-5-amine (BIA), wherein the molar ratio between PPDA and BIA is 1:10˜3:1. During the synthesis, other diamine and diandhydride monomers may also be added. In the preparation process, the gradient temperature reaction method and one-step continuous preparation method are adopted, the synthesis and processing difficulty caused by the increase of the content of BIA is overcome, the problem of poor uniformity and stability of fiber is solved and PI fiber with high strength and high modulus is obtained. Its strength may reach 4.5 GPa and modulus may reach 201 GPa. Moreover, the sources of the raw materials are extensive, the spinning process is continuous, the cost is low, the efficiency is high and industrial production may be realized.