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Electropositive selective permeable membrane and method of production

Assignee: ChampionX LLC
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Filing: 1955-06-08
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Granted: 1961-10-17
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Expires: 1975-06-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harry P Gregor
  • 👤 Harold I Patzelt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 16:22
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/20; C08J5/22; C08J5/2206; C08J5/2218; C08J5/2231; C08J2325/00; C08J2325/02; C08J2325/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING A SOLUTION OF AN ELECTROLYTE TO AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL HAVING AN ELECTROPOSITIVE SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ANODE AND THE CATHODE TO FORM CORRESPONDING COMPARTMENTS, AND PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT THROUGH THE CELL TO DISPLACE THE ANIONS OF THE ELECTROLYTE FROM THE CATHODE COMPARTMENT TO THE ANODE COMPARTMENT, SAID MEMBRANE BEING A CAST HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF 40-90% BY WEIGHT OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE, ACID AND ALKALI-RESISTANT THERMOPLASTIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER BEING AN ADDITION POLYMER OF AT LEAST ONE MONO-OLEFINIC COMPOUND POLYMERIZED THROUGH THE OLEFINIC GROUP, AND 60-10% BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY LINEAR WATER-SOLUBLE ELECTROPOSITIVE POLYELECTROLYTE SAID MEMBRANE BEING CAST IN THE FORM OF A FINELY POROUS FILM FROM A SOLUTION OF SAID MIXTURE AND HAVING A MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF 1000 OHMS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER WHEN AT EQUILIBRIUM IN ONE-TENTH NORMAL SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 139 words
THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING A SOLUTION OF AN ELECTROLYTE TO AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL HAVING AN ELECTROPOSITIVE SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ANODE AND THE CATHODE TO FORM CORRESPONDING COMPARTMENTS, AND PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT THROUGH THE CELL TO DISPLACE THE ANIONS OF THE ELECTROLYTE FROM THE CATHODE COMPARTMENT TO THE ANODE COMPARTMENT, SAID MEMBRANE BEING A CAST HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF 40-90% BY WEIGHT OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE, ACID AND ALKALI-RESISTANT THERMOPLASTIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER BEING AN ADDITION POLYMER OF AT LEAST ONE MONO-OLEFINIC COMPOUND POLYMERIZED THROUGH THE OLEFINIC GROUP, AND 60-10% BY WEIGHT OF A SUBSTANTIALLY LINEAR WATER-SOLUBLE ELECTROPOSITIVE POLYELECTROLYTE SAID MEMBRANE BEING CAST IN THE FORM OF A FINELY POROUS FILM FROM A SOLUTION OF SAID MIXTURE AND HAVING A MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF 1000 OHMS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER WHEN AT EQUILIBRIUM IN ONE-TENTH NORMAL SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION.

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