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Permeation modified gas separation membranes
Assignee: Permea Inc
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Filing: 1983-06-30
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Granted: 1986-03-11
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Expires: 2003-06-30
Abstract
Abstract Asymmetric gas separation membranes of polymeric materials having selective permeation of at least one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, exhibit improved permeation selectivities for the at least one gas when the asymmetric membranes have been contacted on one or both surfaces with an effective amount of a permeation modifier. The permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membrane having an effective amount of permeation modifier added in a non-homogeneous mode and without loss of Tg.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert A. Brooks
- 👤 Joel R. Fried
- 👤 Jay M. S. Henis
- 👤 Anthony Zampini
- 👤 Daniel Raucher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 19:21
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D67/00; B01D67/0081; B01D67/0088
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
An improved non-porous asymmetric gas separation membrane comprising: a preformed non-porous asymmetric gas separation membrane material having a separation factor for one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, said membrane material having contacted on one or both surfaces thereof a permeation modifier in an amount effective to improve the separation factor of the membrane for said one gas over that of said remaining gases but insufficient to cause an appreciable change in the physical properties of said membrane material, said permeation modifier being selected from the formula ##STR4## in which n is one to three, R and R 1 independently are hydroxy, chloro, bromo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, alkoxy, hydroalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, carboalkoxy, carboxyalkoxy, or glycidyloxy, and R 2 and R 3 independently are hydrogen or alkyl; or the formula ##STR5## in which R, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same as in formula (a), x is oxygen, sulfur, dithio, carbonyl, alkylene, or cycloalkylene, and n 1 and n 2 are zero to three with the proviso that the sum n 1 and n 2 is at least two.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
An improved non-porous asymmetric gas separation membrane comprising: a preformed non-porous asymmetric gas separation membrane material having a separation factor for one gas of a gaseous mixture over that of one or more remaining gases of the gaseous mixture, said membrane material having contacted on one or both surfaces thereof a permeation modifier in an amount effective to improve the separation factor of the membrane for said one gas over that of said remaining gases but insufficient to cause an appreciable change in the physical properties of said membrane material, said permeation modifier being selected from the formula ##STR4## in which n is one to three, R and R 1 independently are hydroxy, chloro, bromo, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, alkoxy, hydroalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, carboalkoxy, carboxyalkoxy, or glycidyloxy, and R 2 and R 3 independently are hydrogen or alkyl; or the formula ##STR5## in which R, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same as in formula (a), x is oxygen, sulfur, dithio, carbonyl, alkylene, or cycloalkylene, and n 1 and n 2 are zero to three with the proviso that the sum n 1 and n 2 is at least two.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The non-porous asymmetric gas separation membrance of claim 1 wherein the effective amount of permeation modifier added to the preformed non-porous asymmetric separation membrane provides a permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membrane having no appreciable changes loss of T g .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The improved permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membrane of claim 1 wherein the effective amount of permeation modifier added to the material of the membrane comprises from about 0.01 to about 1.0 percent by weight of the membrane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The improved permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membrane of claim 3 wherein the concentration of the permeation modifier is higher in the thin outer skin portion of the membrane material than in the remaining portions thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improved permeation modified asymmetric gas separation membrane of claim 4 wherein the permeation modifier is selected from the group consisting of acids, bases, solvents, and antiplasticizing agents.
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