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Cross-linked membranes of polyvinyl alcohol

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-17
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1982-04-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Merlyn W Fogle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:18
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/15; C08K5/151; C08K5/1515; B; B01; B01D; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/38; B01D71/381; B01D71/383; C08F; C08F8/00; C08K3/00; C08K3/38; C08F2810/00; C08F2810/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
THE PROCESS OF MAKING WATER INSOLUBLE FILMS COMPRISING DISSOLVING PARTIALLY SAPONIFIED POLYVINYL ACETATE BEING IN A WATER-ALCHOL SOLUTION, SAID POLYVINYL ACETATE BEING SAPONIFIED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS SOLUBLE IN THE WATERALCOHOL SOLUTION, ADDING THERETO DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF GLYCERINE AND FLUOROBORIC ACID,FORMING THE FILM FROM THE SOLUTION, DRYING THE FILM, CURING THE FILM AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE, AND THEREAFTER REMOVING THE ACETATE FROM THE FILM BY IMMERSION THE FILM IN A SOLUTION OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND WATER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
THE PROCESS OF MAKING WATER INSOLUBLE FILMS COMPRISING DISSOLVING PARTIALLY SAPONIFIED POLYVINYL ACETATE BEING IN A WATER-ALCHOL SOLUTION, SAID POLYVINYL ACETATE BEING SAPONIFIED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS SOLUBLE IN THE WATERALCOHOL SOLUTION, ADDING THERETO DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF GLYCERINE AND FLUOROBORIC ACID,FORMING THE FILM FROM THE SOLUTION, DRYING THE FILM, CURING THE FILM AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE, AND THEREAFTER REMOVING THE ACETATE FROM THE FILM BY IMMERSION THE FILM IN A SOLUTION OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND WATER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 63 words
A FILM OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL WHICH IS INSOLUBLE IN ACIDIC AND BASIC AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF ELECTROLYTES, HAVING CROSS-LINKING GROUPS BETWEEN THE POLYMER MOLECULES, FORMED WHEN A COMPOUND OF DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BIS (4,4'' HYDROXY PHENOL) METHANE REACTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A FLUOBORIC ACID CATALYST WITH THE POLYMER MOLECULES TO FORM ETHER-TYPE BONDS WHICH ARE STABLE TOWARD BOTH ACIDIC AND BASIC AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 63 words
A FILM OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL WHICH IS INSOLUBLE IN ACIDIC AND BASIC AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF ELECTROLYTES, HAVING CROSS-LINKING GROUPS BETWEEN THE POLYMER MOLECULES, FORMED WHEN A COMPOUND OF DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BIS (4,4'' HYDROXY PHENOL) METHANE REACTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A FLUOBORIC ACID CATALYST WITH THE POLYMER MOLECULES TO FORM ETHER-TYPE BONDS WHICH ARE STABLE TOWARD BOTH ACIDIC AND BASIC AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS.

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