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Process for preparing cation-exchange membrane
Assignee: Tosoh Corp
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Filing: 1977-06-17
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Granted: 1980-04-29
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Expires: 1997-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A cation-exchange membrane is prepared by swelling a fluorinated polymer membrane having cation-exchangeable groups with an organic solvent and then removing the solvent from the swollen membrane and immersing a monomer with or without a crosslinking agent and a polymerization initiator into it and polymerizing the monomer. The membrane is preferably swollen with a water miscible organic solvent and then, the solvent is removed from the membrane.
Inventors
- 👤 Toru Seita
- 👤 Kenji Takahashi
- 👤 Shunichi Asami
- 👤 Akihiko Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:54
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/20; C08J5/22; C08J5/2287; C08J5/2293; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12; C08J2327/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A process for preparing cation-exchange membranes which comprises: swelling a fluorinated polymer membrane containing cation exchangeable groups with a water miscible organic solvent such that the weight of the swollen membrane is at least 3 wt.% greater than that of dry membranes; vaporizing essentially all of said solvent from said swollen membrane; immersing said swollen membrane in a monomer with or without a cross-linking agent and a polymerization initiator for from about 5 minutes to about 50 hours at -20° to about 100° C.; and polymerizing the monomer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A process for preparing cation-exchange membranes which comprises: swelling a fluorinated polymer membrane containing cation exchangeable groups with a water miscible organic solvent such that the weight of the swollen membrane is at least 3 wt.% greater than that of dry membranes; vaporizing essentially all of said solvent from said swollen membrane; immersing said swollen membrane in a monomer with or without a cross-linking agent and a polymerization initiator for from about 5 minutes to about 50 hours at -20° to about 100° C.; and polymerizing the monomer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process claim 1, wherein said organic solvent is a water miscible organic solvent which is miscible to water at least 0.1 g/100 g H 2 O of solubility.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process claim 1, wherein said organic solvent is removed in vacuum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process claim 1, wherein said organic solvent is removed by heating in the atmospheric pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process claim 1, wherein a monomer is immersed into said membrane after treating it by swelling it with said organic solvent and removing said organic solvent, by a dipping or coating process, and said immersed monomer is polymerized.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process claim 1, wherein said monomer is dissolved in an organic solvent with or without a crosslinking agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process claim 1, wherein said polymerization is performed by a heat polymerization, a radical polymerization, a photopolymerization or a radiation-induced polymerization.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process claim 1, wherein said cation-exchange membrane prepared by immersing said monomer and polymerizing said monomer, is swollen with a water miscible organic solvent and removing said organic solvent from the membrane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process claim 1, wherein said water miscible organic solvent is an aliphatic monohydric alcohol, a ketone, an ester, an aliphatic ether, dioxane or chloroform.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
9 words
The membrane prepared by the process of claim 1.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-04-29 | 1983-10-29 | 1984-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-04-29 | 1987-10-29 | 1988-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-04-29 | 1991-10-29 | 1992-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |