Abstract:
Various blends and blend membranes from low-molecular hydroxymethylene-oligo-phosphonic acids R—C(PO 3 H 2 ) x (OH) y  and polymers, the group R representing any organic group, the polymers containing cation exchanger groups or their nonionic precursors of the type SO 2 X, X being a halogen, OH, OMe, NR 1 R 2 , OR 1  with Me being any metal cation or ammonium cation, R 1 , R 2  being H or any aryl- or alkyl group, PDX 2 , COX and/or basic groups such as primary, secondary or tertiary amino groups, imidazole groups, pyridine groups, pyrazole groups etc. and/or OH groups. Such membranes may also include polymers that are modified with the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid group. The polymers may be formed by reacting polymers which contain carboxylic acid groups or carboxylic halide groups —COHal (Hal=F, Cl, Br, I) with phosphite compounds or by reacting polymeric aldehydes or polymeric keto compounds with phosphite esters while carrying out an amine catalysis, an oxidation of the intermediary hydroxyphosphonic acid with MnO 2  or another oxidant.

Description:
STATE-OF-THE-ART 
     Commercially available ionomer membranes based on perfluorinated sulfonic acids can be used at temperatures below 100° C. in electrochemical cells, especially in fuel cells and show in this temperature range good H + -conductivities and high (electro)chemical stability. They can&#39;t be used at temperatures above 100° C., because they dry out and fort his reason their proton conductivity decreases several orders of magnitude 1, 2 . However it makes sense to run a fuel cell at temperatures above 100° C. because the CO-tolerance of the fuel cell reaction in this temperature range is markedly greater due to a faster electrode kinetic as below 100° C. 3 . However as explained above is the use of sulfonated ionomer membranes at temperatures above 100° C. in fuel cells atmospheric pressure and with out humidifying of the membrane not possible. In the literature several approaches for alternative proton conductors in the temperature range of approximately 100 to 200° C. can be found. One of these approaches is the incorporation of matter in the sulfonated fuel cell membrane, which is able to store water above 100° C. in the fuel cell membrane and to secure thereby a sufficient proton conductivity of sulfonated fuel cell membranes in this temperature range. Such matter comprises microporous particles in micrometer to nanometer size composed out of inorganic hydroxides, oxides or salts or out of inorganic/organic hybrid compounds, such as SiO 2   4, 5, 6 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2   7 , or from layered phosphates or from zirconium sulfophenylphosphonates, whereby the layered phosphates like zirconiumhydrogenphosphate or zirconiumsulfophenylphosphonate show also a self proton conductivity 8, 9 . Another approach is the incorporation of phosphoric acid in basic polybenzimidazole-membranes, whereby the phosphoric acid works as proton conductor, because phosphoric acid can be a proton donor as well as a proton acceptor. These membranes can be used in fuel cells up to 200° C. 10, 11, 12, 13 . 
     As the phosphoric acid can bleed out from these membranes below 100° C. (due to formation of liquid product water), membranes have been developed with the by itself proton-conducting phosphonic acid group. From the literature are also known several publications to make phosphonated ionomer membranes. They comprise perfluorinated phosphonated membranes 14 , phenylphosphonic acid-modified polyaryloxyphosphazenes 15  or membranes based on aryl main chain polymers like Polysulfone Udel 16,17  or polyphenylene oxide 18 . Research on phosphonic acid groups containing model compounds showed significant self proton conductivity also at reduced humidification 19 . 
     Polymers modified with phosphonic acid groups show however the following disadvantages which have hindered so far their use in fuel cells:
         so far experimentally only low phosphonation degree could be obtained (about one phosphonic acid group per polymer-repeating unit) 15,20,21,17      there are no (water-free) conductivity data of phosphonated polymers published (only conductivity data of phosphonated oligomers are documented 19 )   non-fluorinated arylphosphonic acids are in general only medium strong acids (pK S ≈2)
           only low proton conductivities are obtained with the so far synthesised phosphonated ionomers   
           phosphonic acids could so far only introduced as ester in polymers (Michaelis-Arbusov 17  or Michaelis-Becker reaction 18  or via lithiation 20,16 )   hydrolysis of the ester of phosphonic acids to the free phosphonic acid has been reached so far only partially 20      problematic solubility of polymeric phosphonic acids (sparingly soluble in the “classic” solvents for ionomers like NMP, DMAc or DMF)   polymeric phosphonic acids show bad film building properties (are very brittle)   many phosphonation processes can not be transferred from low molecular compounds to high molecular compounds, in part due to solubility problems in the solvents used for these reactions   in part polymer decomposition during the phosphonation reaction or during the hydrolysis of the ester of the phosphonic acid to the free phosphonic acid (in one experiment polymer decomposition from 20.000 g/mol to 2.000 g/mol has been observed) 22      phosphonic acids tend at temperatures around 120° C. to condensate, which renders their use in fuel cells in the temperature range above &gt;100° C. so far impossible.       

     OBJECTIVE 
     The objective of the present invention consists in the synthesis of mixtures of polymers containing 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups with the following properties:
         highest possible acidity of the phosphonic acid groups   highest possible content of phosphonic acid groups   suppression of the condensation of the phosphonic acid group   highest possible proton conductivity also at reduced humidification and at temperatures up to 180° C.   prevention of bleeding out of the polymer blends, if blends of polymeres with low molecular 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids according to the invention are used in membrane applications.       

     A further objective of this invention are processes to produce mixtures of polymers (blends) containing phosphonic acid groups. 
     Finally an objective of this invention is to apply the mixtures of polymers (blends) in membrane processes like gas separation, pervaporation, perstraction, PEM-electrolysis and secondary batteries like PEM- as well as direct methanol fuel cells especially at conditions of reduced humidification (0 to 50%) and higher temperature (temperatures of 60 to 180° C., especially temperatures of 80 to 180° C., and in particular temperatures of 100 to 130° C.). 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows preferred 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-hiphosphonic acids, to be prepared from their respective carboxylic acid and subsequent hydrolysis, according to one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  shows a preparation procedure of 1-hydroxymethylene-hiphosphonic acids from carboxylic acid chlorides, according to one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 3-7  each show specific examples of the 1-hydroxymethylene-hiphosphonic acids prepared from the reaction illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 8  shows ionic cross-linking between low molecular weight hydroxymethylene-hiphosphonic acids and the sulfonic acid groups of an ionomer. 
         FIG. 9  shows covalent cross-linking between low molecular weight hydroxymethylene-hiphosphonic acids and the OH groups of a polymer. 
         FIG. 10  shows cross-linking of the OH groups of a 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-biphosphonic acid under network formation. 
         FIG. 11  shows cross-linking of the OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-biphosphonic acid molecules with OH groups of a polymer via a polymer. 
         FIG. 12  shows a preparation procedure of PSU modified with 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-biphosphonic acid groups from PSU carboxylic acid chloride, according to one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 13-15  each show some examples of pK a  values of low molecular weight 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-biphosphonic acids prepared according to one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 16-17  each show a preparation procedure of polythioethersulfone containing 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-biphosphonic acid groups via lithiation, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 18-33  each show possible structures of the polymer backbone and polymer structures suitable for use in the preparation procedures disclosed herein, according to various embodiments of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION 
     It has been found surprisingly that the objective of the invention can be obtained by: 
     1. Production of if Necessary Physically, Ionically or Covalently Cross-Linked Blends and Blend Membranes of Low Molecular Hydroxymethylene-Oligo-Phosphonic Acids R—C(PO 3 H 2 ) x (OH) y  with Polymers Containing the Following Functional Groups: 
     
         
         
           
             cation exchange groups or there non-ionic precursors of the type:
           SO 2 X, X=Hal, OH, OMe, NR 1 R 2 , OR 1 , with Me=any metal cation or ammonium cation, R 1 , R 2 =H or any aryl- or alkyl moiety,   POX 2      COX   
         
             and/or
           basic groups like primary, secondary or tertiary amino groups, imidazole groups, pyridine groups, pyrazole groups etc.   
         
             and/or
           OH groups.   
         
              The preferred low molecular 1-hydroxymethylene-phosphonic acids according to the invention, exemplarily producible from carbonic acids by reaction with PCl 3 /H 3 PO 3  and subsequent hydrolysis with H 2 O 23,24,25,26,27  are shown in  FIG. 1 . Other preferred low molecular 1-hydroxymethylene-bisphosphonic acids according to the invention, producible from carbonic acids halides with tris(trimethylsilylphosphite) 28,29,30,31 , production process see  FIG. 2  are shown in  FIG. 3 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 . Another process to produce 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids consists in the reaction of tris(trimethylphosphite) with acid anhydrides like phtalic acid anhydrid 32 . 
           
         
       
    
     A special embodiment of these blends is that between the polymers and the low molecular phosphonic acids ionic cross-links may be formed, for instance between the cation exchange groups of the polymer with a basic group (e.g. pyridine moiety) of the low molecular phosphonic acid compound, see  FIG. 8 . Another possibility of bonding of the low molecular hydroxymethylenephosphonic acids on the polymers is a covalent cross-link, for instance by crosslinking of the OH-group of the phosphonic acid compound with an OH-group of the polymer via a α,ω-dihalogene alcane, see  FIG. 9 . Other possible cross-linking reactions for the OH-group of the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid group and if necessary with OH-groups of polymers according to the invention are:
         Cross-linking by addition of AgNO 3  to the mixture of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid containing OH-groups and if necessary polymers containing OH-groups ander hydrothermal conditions and reduction of AgNO 3  to elemental silver nanoparticles and liberation of HNO 3   33  ( FIG. 10  concerning the cross-linking of OH-groups of different 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid molecules, if necessary by formation of never ending 3D networks by use of molecules with several 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups);   Cross-linking of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids with OH groups containing polymers by use of epichlorhydrine as cross-linker ( FIG. 11 ) 34,35 ;   Cross-linking of OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids and if necessary of OH groups of the polymer with glutaraldehyde 36 ;   Cross-linking of OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids and if necessary of OH groups of the polymer with melamine-formaldehyde cross-linker 37 ;   Cross-linking of OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids and if necessary of OH groups of the polymers after reaction of the OH groups with Zcinnamon acid chloride by photocross-linking (cycloaddition) under UV light 38 ;   Cross-linking of OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids and if necessary of OH groups of the polymer with polyvalent cations, e.g. Ca 2+ 39;      In principal all types of cross-linking reactions which rely on cross-linking reactions of OH groups are applicable to the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids according to the invention and if necessary OH groups containing polymers.       

     Covalent cross-linking prevents diffusion of the phosphonic acid compound out of the polymer and increases the mechanical stability of the blended films. 
     By the above described covalent cross-linking processes interpenetrating network (IPN) of the most different structure and composition can be formed. An example of this follows below. Exemplarily the following components are dissolved in an aprotic solvent such as N-methylpyrrolidone (NNM), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO): a polymer with sulfochloride groups, a cross-linker for sulfochloride groups like 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone 40 , a bifunctional 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid like 1,4-bis(1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid)benzene and a cross-linker for the OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid like glutaraldehyde. After making a homogeneous solution of all components, it is coated on a support with a doctor knife and the solvent is evaporated. An IPN is formed from the network of sulfochlorated polymer with difunctional amine and the network of 1,4-bis(1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid)benzene and glutaraldehyde, that can be posttreated by mineral acid (0.1 to 80% H 2 SO 4 , 0.1 to 37% HCl or 0.1 to 85% phosphoric acid) and if necessary storage in water to remove an excess of mineral acid. An example of a hybride polymer network (HPN) is for example: in a dipolar-aprotic solvent (see above) the following components are dissolved: a polymer with sulfonate groups (—SO 3 Me) and sulfinate groups (—SO 2 Me) in the salt form with Me representing alkali metal cation, earth alkali metal cation, any ammonium ion, Ag + -Ion, 3-(1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonic acid)-pyridine, a α,ω-dihalogene alcane like 1,4-diiodine butane as cross-linker for the sulfinate groups (S-alkylation of the sulfinate groups 41 ) and as cross-linker for the OH groups of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups e.g. glutaraldehye 36 . After making a homogeneous solution of all components, it is coated on a support with a doctor blade and the solvent is evaporated. The formed HPN can be posttreated as follows: 1. Post-treatment in mineral acid (0.1 to 80% H 2 SO 4 , 0.1 to 37% HCl or 0.1 to 85% phosphoric acid) and if necessary 2. subsequent storage in water to remove an excess of mineral acid. The formed HPN consists of a covalent network of the polymer with sulfinate and sulfonate groups 42 , whereby the sulfinate groups are cross-linked by S-alkylation with 1,4-diiodine butane and the network of 3-(1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonic acid)-pyridine and glutaraldehyde. In addition ionic interactions exist between both networks between the pyridine groups of 3-(1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonic acids)-pyridins and the sulfonate groups of the sulfonated polymer. Also the 1,4-diiodine butane cross-linker can cross-link also a part of the pyridine groups by alkylation, whereby mixed cross-linking bridges between the sulfinate groups and the pyridine groups are formed 43 . 
     2. Production of Polymeric 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids from Carboxylated Polymers 
     As already mentioned in part 1, it is known, that 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids can be made from acid chlorides R—COCl or acid anhydrides with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite and following hydrolysis of the silyl compound or by reaction of carbonic acids with phosphorous trichloride in phosphorous acid. Surprisingly it has been found that this reaction is successful also with polymeric carbonic acids/polymeric carbonic acid halides. Polymers modified with the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups are also part of this invention. In  FIG. 12  is shown the production of polysulfone Udel® modified with 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups from PSU-carbonic acid chloride. In principal with this synthetic method all carboxylated polymers can be reacted to polymers containing the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid group. 
     Semi empirical calculation with the Software ACD Laboratories (pK A  module) have shown surprisingly, that the acidity of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids of the type R—C(PO 3 H 2 ) x (OH) y  (here x=2 and y=1) as in  FIG. 13  and  FIG. 14  have a high acidity for phosphonic acids of pK A =0 up to even pK A =−1. Semi empirical calculation with the Software ACD Laboratories (pK A  module) on polymeric model compounds containing the 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups have shown surprisingly that also the phosphonic acid groups of the corresponding polymers show a high acidity for phosphonic acids of about pK A =0 ( FIG. 15 ). 
     3. Production of polymeric 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids from Polymers Containing Carbonyl Groups (Aldehyde or Ceto Groups) 
     In the literature there is one publication describing the production of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acids from aldehyds 44 . It has been found surprisingly, that this reaction can be carried out with polymers carrying aldehyd groups. The reaction is shown exemplarily in  FIG. 16  for an aldehyd-modified polythioethersulfone made from lithiated polythioethersulfone by reaction of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) 45 . Also surprisingly was that polymers carrying ceto groups (made for example as in 46 ) can be modified with this method with 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid groups. An example of such a reaction is shown in  FIG. 17 . 
     In principal all common polymers containing the functional groups as mentioned in part 1 can be used. The following polymers are preferred:
         polyolefines like polyethylene, polypropylene, polyisobutylene, polynorbornene, polymethylpentene, polyisoprene, poly(1,4-butadiene), poly(1,2-butadiene)   styrene(co)polymers like polystyrene, poly(methylstyrene), poly(α,β,β-trifluorstyrene), poly(pentafluorostyrene)   polyvinylalkohols and their copolymers   polyvinylphenols and their copolymers   poly(4-vinylpyridine), poly(2-vinylpyridine) and their copolymers   perfluorinated ionomers like Nafion® or their SO 2 Hal precursor of Nafion® (Hal=F, Cl, Br, I), Dow®-membrane, GoreSelect®-membrane   sulfonated PVDF and/or the SO 2 Hal-precursor, whereby Hal represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine   (het)aryl main chain polymers like:
           polyetherketones like polyetherketone PEK Victrex®, polyetheretherketone PEEK Victrex®, polyetherketoneketone PEKK, polyetheretherketoneketone PEEKK, polyetherketoneetherketoneketone PEKEKK Ultrapek®   polyethersulfone like polysulfone Udel®, polyphenylsulfone Radel R®, polyetherethersulfone Radel A®, polyethersulfone PES Victrex®   poly(benz)imidazole like PBI Celazol® and other oligomers and polymers containing the (benz)imidazole building block whereby the (benz)imidazole group can be in the main chain or in the polymer side chain   polyphenyleneether like e.g. poly(2,6-dimethyloxyphenylene), poly(2,6-diphenyloxyphenylene)   polyphenylensulfide and copolymers   poly(1,4-phenylene) or poly(1,3-phenylene), which can be modified in the side chain if necessary in with benzoyl-, naphtoyl- or o-phenyloxy-1,4-benzoyl groups, m-phenyloxy-1,4-benzoyl groups or p-phenyloxy-1,4-benzoyl groups.   poly(benzoxazole) and copolymers   poly(benzthiazole) and copolymers   poly(phtalazinone) and copolymers   polyaniline and copolymers   
               

     In principle all polymers especially all aryl main chain polymers are possible as base polymers for the polymers and polymer mixtures according to the invention. Also all possible block copolymers from these polymers, especially from aryl main chain polymers are possible, whereby the following types of block copolymers are preferred:
         block copolymers made from cation exchange group modified blocks (—COX, POX 2 , SO 2 X with X═OH, OMet, NR 2 , Met=metal cation, ammonium ion, OR with R=alkyl or aryl) and from unmodified blocks;   block copolymers made from OH group modified blocks and from unmodified block;   block copolymers made from blocks containing basic groups and from unmodified block; thereby the choice of basic groups is not limited, however preferred are heterocyclic or heteroaromatic, e.g. pyridyl-, imidazolyl-, benzimidazolyl- or pyrazolyl groups;   block copolymers, made from blocks modified with hydrophobic groups (e.g. trimethylsilyl —Si(CH 3 ) 3 , trifluormethyl —CF 3 , fluoride —F) and from blocks modified with cation exchange groups (—COX, —POX 2 , —SO 2 X with X═OH, OMet, NR 2 , Met=metal cation, ammonium ion, OR with R=alkyl or aryl);   block copolymers from acidic blocks containing cation exchange groups and blocks containing basics groups;   block copolymers with OH groups containing blocks and acidic groups containing blocks;   block copolymers with OH groups containing blocks and basic groups containing blocks.   Any combination of the above mentioned block copolymers are possible.       

     Especially preferred polymer construction units and polymers are presented in der  FIG. 18 ,  FIG. 19 ,  FIG. 20 ,  FIG. 21 ,  FIG. 22 ,  FIG. 23 ,  FIG. 24 ,  FIG. 25 ,  FIG. 26 ,  FIG. 27 ,  FIG. 28 ,  FIG. 29 ,  FIG. 30 ,  FIG. 31 ,  FIG. 32  and  FIG. 33 . 
     All common procedures for the phosphonation, carboxylation and/or sulfonation of the polymers can be applied. The most important procedures are presented in the following: 
     Sulfonation: 
     Process via metalation: first metalation (e.g. with n-butyl lithium), then reaction with a S-electrophil (SO 2 , SO 3 , SOCl 2 , SO 2 Cl 2 ), then if necessary reaction to the sulfonic acid (during the reaction of lithiated polymers with SO 2  sulfinates are formed, which are processed with an oxidation agent like H 2 O 2 , NaOCl, KMnO 4  etc. to the corresponding sulfonates 47 , during the reaction of lithiated polymers with SO 2 Cl 2  sulfochlorides are formed, which are hydrolysed with water, acids or bases to the corresponding sulfonic acids 48 ). 
     Process via electrophilic sulfonationz: reaction of the polymer with concentrated sulfuric acid 49, 50 , H 2 SO 4 —SO 3   51,52 , chlorosulfonic acid, SO 3 -triethylphosphate, SO 3 -pyridine or other usual S-electrophiles. 
     Also other not explicitly described sulfonation processes can be used for the introduction of the sulfonic acid group. 
     Also polymers can be used according to the invention where sulfonated monomers are polymerised/polycondensated, e.g. as described by McGrath et al. 53,54,55 . 
     Phosphonation 
     Apart from the processes according to the invention of the reaction of carbonic acid groups or carbonic acid derivatives like carbonic acid chloride or carbonic acid anhydride with phosphorous acid derivatives like PCl 3 , phosphorous acid, phosphorous acid ester or tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite, the usual procedures (phosphonation of the polymers 15,16,17,18  or phosphonation of monomers with subsequent polymerisation/polycondensation 4) can be applied. The best known reactions for the phosphonation of polymers are the Michaelis-Arbusov-reaction or the Michaelis-Becker-reaction. Also other here not explicitly described phosphonation processes can be used for the introduction of the phosphonic acid group. A possible process is the metalation of the polymer and the subsequent reaction of the metallated polymer with a halogenated phosphor acid ester or phosphonic acid ester (examples: Chlorphosphorsäurediaryl 16 - or -alkylester, 2-bromethanphosphonic acid dialkylester, 3-brompropan-phosphonic acid dialkylester etc.). 
     Carboxylation 
     The polymers can be carboxylated with all common procedures. Picked is here the carboxylation of polymers via lithiated intermediates like the lithiation of polysulfon PSU Udel or the lithiation of polyphenylene oxide with subsequent reaction of the lithiated intermediate with solid or gaseous CO 2   56,57 . From the polymeric carbonic acid the corresponding acid halide can be made by reaction with thionylchloride (for the following reaction with e.g. tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite to the corresponding 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid). Also the nucleophilic substitution reaction of electron poor halogene aromates with KCN and subsequent saponification of the CN group to the COOH group are mentioned here. Moreover methyl aromates can be reacted with potassium permanganate to the corresponding aromatic carbonic acids, e.g. 2-, 3- or 4-methylpyridines. Aliphatic carbonic acids are also obtainable by oxidation of aliphatic alcohols or aldehydes. 
     APPLICATION EXAMPLES 
     1. Preparation of an Ionically Cross-Linked Blend from a 1-Hydroxymethylene-1,1-Bisphosphonic Acid Containing a Pyridine Group and a Sulfonated Arylene Main-Chain Polymer 
     Universal Procedure 
     3 g of the sulfonated arylene main-chain polymer in the SO 3 Na form are dissolved in DMSO to a 10% solution. It is dissolved so much of the pyridine-containing 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid in the Na +  form in DMSO to a 10% solution, that there is 1 sulfonate group per 1 pyridine group. Thereafter the solutions are mixed together. The combined solution is cast onto a glass plate to a thin film with a doctor knife. Then the DMSO is removed via evaporation at temperatures between 50 and 150° C. and, if necessary, low pressure of 800-10 mbar. Then the polymer film is removed under water from the glass plate. The polymer film is posttreated as follows:
     1. In 1 to 50% base (alkali base such as NaOH, KOH, LiOH, etc., earth alkali such as Ba(OH) 2 ,Ca(OH) 2 , aqueous ammonia or aqueous primary, secondary or tertiary amines or quaternary ammonium salts) at temperatures between 0 to 100° C. for 1 to 480 hours;   2. in 0 μl to 90% mineral acid (HCl, HBr, H 2 SO 4 , H 3 PO 4 ) at temperatures from 0 to 100° for 2 to 480 hours;   3. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 seconds to 480 hours;   4. in 0.1 to 10 molar ZrOCl 2 -solution at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 to 480 hours;   5. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 seconds to 480 hours;   6. in 0.1 to 90% H 3 PO 4  at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 to 480 hours;   7. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 seconds to 480 hours.   

     In doing so discrete steps of the posttreatment can be skipped and/or the sequence (order) of the posttreatment can be exchanged in any order. 
     2. Preparation of a Covalently Cross-Linked Blend of an Aryl-1-Hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid and a polymer which contains OH Groups, Whereas the Low-Molecular Aryl-1-Hydroxymethylene-1,1-Bisphosphonic Acid is Bound to the Polymer Via a Dialdehyde Cross-Linker 
     Universal Procedure 
     3 g of a polymer which contains OH groups is dissolved in a dipolar-aprotic solvent or a protic solvent, e.g. in DMSO. Subsequently the low-molecular aryl-1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid is dissolved in the same solvent, either in the H form or in the Na +  form. Then the glutaraldehyde is added into the solution of the low-molecular 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid, namely per mole OH groups of the low-molecular aryl-1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid ½ mol glutaraldehyde. Subsequently the two solutions are mixed together. 
     The combined solution is cast onto a glass plate to a thin film with a doctor knife. Then the DMSO is removed via evaporational temperatures between 50 and 150° C. and, if necessary, low pressure of 800-10 mbar. Then the polymer film is removed under water from the glass plate. The polymer film is posttreated as follows:
     1. In 1 to 50% base (alkali base such as NaOH, KOH, LiOH, etc., earth alkali such as Ba(OH) 2 ,Ca(OH) 2 , aqueous ammonia or aqueous primary, secondary or tertiary amines or quaternary ammonium salts) at temperatures between 0 to 100° C. for 1 to 480 hours;   2. in 0.1 to 90% mineral acid (HCl, HBr, H 2 SO 4 , H 3 PO 4 ) at temperatures from 0 to 100° for 2 to 480 hours;   3. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 to 480 hours;   4. in 0.1 to 10 molar ZrOCl 2 -solution at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 to 480 hours;   5. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 seconds to 480 hours;   6. in 0.1 to 90% H 3 PO 4  at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 to 480 hours;   7. in fully desalted water at temperatures from 0 to 100° C. for 2 seconds to 480 hours.   

     In doing so discrete steps of the posttreatment can be skipped and/or the sequence (order) of the posttreatment can be exchanged in any order. 
     3. Preparation of a Polymer Modified with 1-Hydroxymethylene-1,1-Bisphosphonic Acid Groups from a Polymeric Acid Chloride at the Example of PSU Udel 
     Carboxylated PSU with two carboxylic groups per repeating unit is prepared according to  56  For the preparation of the PSU-diacidchloride the PSU-dicarboxylic acid is dissolved in a 9-fold excess of thionylchloride, referring to the mass of polymer. A small amount of N,N-dimethylformamide is added to this mixture, and the reaction mixture is refluxed for 72 hours. The PSU-diacidchloride is precipitated in a large excess of isopropanol, and excess thoinylchloride is washed out. The PSU-di-acidchloride is dired to weight constancy. Subsequently 10 g of the PSU-di-acidchloride are dissolved in 1000 ml anhydrous THF and filled in a dried 2000 ml gas flask which was silylated before. Under argon is cooled down to −78° C. Subsequently tris(trimethylsilylphosphite)e (per milliequivalent acidchloride 1 millimol tris(trimethylsilylphosphite)e) is added via syringe under vigorous stirring. At this temperature it is stirred for 2 hours, and subsequently it is warmed up to −10° C. 
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