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Polymer Chemistry 2018
Polymer Sciences
ISSN: 2471-9935
Page 35
March 26-28, 2018
Vienna, Austria
3
rd
Edition of International Conference and Exhibition on
Polymer Chemistry
N
anostructured materials based on aromatic heterocyclic
polymers, polyheteroarylenes (PHA) are now widely
common in photovoltaics, membrane technologies, sensor
and electrochemical devices, etc. New PHAs convertible by
electrospinning to nanofiber mats are demanded on modern state
of nanotechnology for example as highperformance carbonaceous
material of gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) for hydrogen-air polymer
electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The spinnability of
polyheteroarylenes was not a subject of large investigations. The
process of PHA electrospinning is a very challenging task. There
arenogeneralmethodswhichwouldallowobtaininganelectrospun
material certainly. Failing to find a right set of electrospinning
conditions may lead to the impossibility of nanofiber formation.
Hence, many parameters of the electrospinning process should
be found empirically, which in some cases is a long and routine
process. Only few papers describe nanofiber materials based on
some polyimides, m-polybenzimidazole (m-PBI) and semi-ladder
PIM-1 obtained only on so called “needle” setups. Elmarco’s first
“needle-free” electrospinning equipment Nanospider™ is proved
by industrial operation; a technology based on spinning from
a free liquid surface. Needle-free process guarantees optimal
distance between Taylor cones, excellent web and fiber uniformity,
simplicity of design, robustness against clogging of a spinneret,
increased productivity due to the simultaneous operation of
numerous jets. The lecture will be devoted to the production
of new high-tech PHAs nanofibers and non-woven materials
eminently suitable for electrochemical applications.
Recent Publications:
1. Skupov K M, Ponomarev I I, Razorenov D Yu, Zhigalina V G,
ZhigalinaOM,
etal.
(2017)Carbonnanofiberpapercathode
modification for higher performance of phosphoric acid
fuel cells on polybenzimidazole membrane. Russian
Journal of Electrochemistry 53(7):728–733.
2. Zhigalina V G, Zhigalina O M, Ponomarev I I, Skupov K M,
Razorenov D Yu,
et al.
(2017) Electron microscopy study
of new composite materials based on electrospun carbon
nanofibers. Cryst Eng Comm. (RSC) 19(27):3792–3800.
3. Skupov Kirill M, Ponomarev Igor I, Razorenov Dmitry
Y, Zhigalina Viktoria G, Zhigalina Olga M,
et al.
(2017)
Carbon nanofiber paper electrodes based on heterocyclic
polymers for high temperature polymer electrolyte
membrane fuel cell. Macromol. Symp. 375(1):1600188–
92.
4. Razorenov Dmitry Y, Skupov Kirill M, Volkova Yulia A,
Ponomarev Ivan I, Chaika Elena M,
et al.
(2017) Poly(N-
phenylenebenzimidazoles): a new approach for monomer
synthesis. Macromol. Symp. 375(1):1600152–59.
5. I I Ponomarev, K M Skupov, D Yu Razorenov, V G Zhigalina,
O M Zhigalina,
et al.
(2016) Electrospun nanofiber
pyropolymerelectrodesforfuelcellsonpolybenzimidazole
membranes. Russ J Electrochem 52:735.
Biography
Ivan Ponomarev PhD. is the Head of Chemistry and Technology Department
at ELMARCO s.r.o. (Czech Republic). He obtainedmaster degree fromRussian
University of Chemical Technology, Moscow, Material technology and new
composite material technology in the academic year 2001–2007. His master
degree work was partially carried out at A N Nesmeyanov Institute of Organo-
element Compounds Russian Academy of Sciences. He received PhD. Degree
fromANNesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds Russian Acad-
emy of Sciences, Moscow in the year 2007–2010. Main topic: Synthesis of
high-tech polymers for fuel cells, design of membrane electrode assemblies.
From 2005–2010 he worked as Researcher at A N Nesmeyanov Institute of
Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, where he worked
on the synthesis of high-tech polymers for fuel cells, management of project
part, design of membrane electrode assembly. His research interests include
electrospinning, synthesis and modification of heterocyclic polymers and new
nanomaterial creation. In 2010 Ivan started his career as R&D project manager
at Elamrco company - world leader in industrial nanofiber equipment produc-
tion based on patented Nanospider™ technology. Since 2015 Mr. Ponomarev
is leading Chemistry & Technology department at Elmarco.
ivan.ponomarev@elmarco.comElectrospinnig of polyheteroarylenes for new nanofiber
functional materials
Iv I Ponomarev
1,2
, I I Ponomarev
2
, D Yu Razorenov
2
, K M Skupov
2
, O M Zhigalina
2
,
Yu A Volkova
2
, V G Zhigalina
2
, Yu M Volfkovich
2
and
V E Sosenkin
2
1
ELMARCO s.r.o., Czech Republic
2
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Iv I Ponomarev et al., Polym Sci, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2471-9935-C1-008