Mesoporous scaffolds made of engineering polymers are a welcomed complement to mesoporous inorganics and MOFs. Due to the rich chemistry of polymers, they can be easily tuned electronically and function-wise. At the same time, following distinct layout rules, they can be made �unexpectedly� stable, e.g. inert against pure oxygen at 500 �C. I will report on our recent approaches to make such network structures, mainly via novel condensation schemes of nitrogen containing monomers, such as nitriles and triazines. In a further part, I will discuss structures made from (related) polymeric ionic liquids, either by complexation or 'activation'. Some applications of those porous polymers in soft actuation or in sensing are shown . Figure 1 depicts a mesoporous membrane made from a PIL-complex.

Mesoporous engineering polymers and functional membranes

248th National Meeting (2014)

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