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Synthesis, Characterization, and Gas Permeation Properties

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Perfluoroacylation of Ethyl Cellulose<br />

CH4 were also revealed.<br />

Experimental Section<br />

Measurements. Infrared spectra were recorded on a Jasco FTIR-4100<br />

spectrophotometer. The number- <strong>and</strong> weight-average molecular weights (Mn <strong>and</strong><br />

Mw, respectively) <strong>and</strong> polydispersity indices (Mw/Mn) of polymers were determined by<br />

size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) at 40 ºC with a Jasco PU-980/RI-930 <strong>and</strong><br />

Viscotek UV/LS-T60A chromatograph (eluent THF, column TSK-GEL GMHXL<br />

(Tosoh), molecular weight range up to 4×10 8 , flow rate 1 mL/min). Elemental<br />

analyses were performed at the Microanalytical Center of Kyoto University.<br />

Thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) were conducted in air with a Perkin-Elmer<br />

TGA7 thermal analyzer by heating the samples (3–5 mg) from 100–700 ºC at a<br />

scanning rate of 10 ºC min -1 . Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analyses<br />

were performed using a Seiko DSC6200/EXSTAR6000 apparatus <strong>and</strong> measurements<br />

were carried out by making use of 3–5 mg samples, under a nitrogen atmosphere, after<br />

calibration with an indium st<strong>and</strong>ard. The samples were first heated from ambient<br />

temperature (25 ºC) to +200 °C at a scanning rate of 20 ºC min -1 (first heating scan)<br />

<strong>and</strong> then immediately quenched to -50 °C at a rate of about 80 ºC min -1 . The second<br />

heating scans were run from -50 to +200 °C at a scanning rate of 20 ºC min -1 to record<br />

stable thermograms. The data for glass transition temperature (Tg), cold<br />

crystallization temperature (Tcc), <strong>and</strong> melting temperature (Tm), were all obtained from<br />

the second run <strong>and</strong> correspond to the midpoint of discontinuity in the heat flow. The<br />

static contact angle (CA) of water with polymer membranes was determined by the<br />

sessile-drop method using a Kyowa Interface Science CA-X contact angle meter at<br />

room temperature. A droplet of water (10 μL) was placed on a specimen for 30 s <strong>and</strong><br />

then the contact angle was recorded. The measurement was repeated at ten different<br />

positions on the same specimen <strong>and</strong> the data were averaged. Membrane thickness<br />

was estimated by using a Mitutoyo micrometer. The gas permeability coefficients<br />

(P) were measured with a Rikaseiki K-315-N gas permeability apparatus using a<br />

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