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Reverse osmosis of ultrafiltration modified polyacrylonitrile-containing membrane
Assignee: Aligena AG
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Filing: 1982-11-30
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2002-11-30
Abstract
Abstract Modified, polyacrylonitrile-containing membranes suitable for ultrafiltration are prepared by reacting polyacrylonitrile or copolymers of acrylonitrile and other ethylenically unsaturated monomers with, successively, hydroxylamine, at least difunctional compounds, which act as bridge members, e.g. cyanuric chloride, a polyfunctional oligomer or polymer, e.g. polyethyleneimine, and, finally, a reactive compound containing at least one ionic group, e.g. an anionic reactive azo dye. The latter compound must be able to react with the polyfunctional oligomer or polymer and is required only if the said polymer does not already itself contain ionic groups. The novel membranes show good mechanical, temperature and pH-stabilities and are suitable, for example, for separating monovalent ions of low ionic weight from polyvalent ions of low or relatively high ionic weight or from monovalent ions of relatively high ionic weight and for separating ionic compounds from non-ionic compounds or from ionic compounds which have a different molecular weight or opposite charge. They can be used for example for separating salts from organic compounds (dyes) or in waste-water treatment.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Linder
- 👤 Mordechai Perry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 17:57
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D67/00; B01D67/0081; B01D67/0093; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/40; B01D71/42; C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/20; C08J5/22; C08J5/2206; C08J5/2218; C08J5/2256; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/30; C08J2379/00; C08J2379/04; C08J2379/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
322 words
A porous, modified polyacrylonitrile-containing semipermeable membrane having a structure suitable for ultra-filtration and reverse osmosis, which comprises a membrane of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylonitrile and copolymers of acrylonitrile and other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, said membrane having a surface which has pores with a diameter of 10 to 1000 Å before modification and being modified through a sequence of chemical reactions consisting essentially of steps (a) to (d), wherein: step (a) is reacting said polymer with hydroxylamine, to form amidoxime groups; step (b) is reacting the amidoxime groups obtained according to step (a) with an organic compound which contains at least two functional groups, at least one of which is capable of reacting with amidoxime groups, to bond one of the functional groups of the organic compound to the amidoxime groups, said organic compound being selected from the group consisting of compounds containing multiple bonds, compounds containing as reactive groups epoxide, aziridine, aldehyde, imidate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, hydroxyl, anhydride, acyl halide or N-methylol groups, said reactive groups being substituted or unsubstituted, compounds containing substituents detachable as tertiary amines, and compounds containing substituents detachable as anions; optional step (c) is reacting a polymer obtained according to step (b) with at least one polyfunctional, linear or branched oligomer or polymer having a plurality of functional groups, to bond an available functional group of the organic compound to one of the functional groups of the oligomer or polymer; and step (d) is reacting a polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c) with a compound containing at least one ionizable group and at least one group capable of reaction with the polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c), provided that a polymer obtained according to step (c) does not already possess sufficient ionic groups, to bond said compound containing said at least one ionizable group to the polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
322 words
A porous, modified polyacrylonitrile-containing semipermeable membrane having a structure suitable for ultra-filtration and reverse osmosis, which comprises a membrane of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylonitrile and copolymers of acrylonitrile and other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, said membrane having a surface which has pores with a diameter of 10 to 1000 Å before modification and being modified through a sequence of chemical reactions consisting essentially of steps (a) to (d), wherein: step (a) is reacting said polymer with hydroxylamine, to form amidoxime groups; step (b) is reacting the amidoxime groups obtained according to step (a) with an organic compound which contains at least two functional groups, at least one of which is capable of reacting with amidoxime groups, to bond one of the functional groups of the organic compound to the amidoxime groups, said organic compound being selected from the group consisting of compounds containing multiple bonds, compounds containing as reactive groups epoxide, aziridine, aldehyde, imidate, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, hydroxyl, anhydride, acyl halide or N-methylol groups, said reactive groups being substituted or unsubstituted, compounds containing substituents detachable as tertiary amines, and compounds containing substituents detachable as anions; optional step (c) is reacting a polymer obtained according to step (b) with at least one polyfunctional, linear or branched oligomer or polymer having a plurality of functional groups, to bond an available functional group of the organic compound to one of the functional groups of the oligomer or polymer; and step (d) is reacting a polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c) with a compound containing at least one ionizable group and at least one group capable of reaction with the polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c), provided that a polymer obtained according to step (c) does not already possess sufficient ionic groups, to bond said compound containing said at least one ionizable group to the polymer obtained according to step (b) or optional step (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein said membrane contains at least 5% by weight acrylonitrile units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein said membrane contains at least 30% by weight acrylonitrile units.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein the membrane contains copolymers of acrylonitrile and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl ethers, vinyl pyridine, vinyl chloride, styrene, butadiene, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, methacrylates, maleic anhydride, 2-aminoethyl methacrylate, allyl compounds, terpolymers and tetrapolymers based on acrylonitrile, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein said organic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of a cyclic carbonic acid imide-halide and compounds containing at least one isocyanate, isothiocyanate or N-methylol group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A membrane according to claim 5, wherein said organic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of halogeno-diazines and -triazines which contain at least 2 reactive substituents.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A membrane according to claim 5, wherein said organic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of cyanuric halides, trihalopyrimidines and tetrahalopyrimidines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A membrane according to claim 5, wherein said organic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of cyanuric chloride and tetrachloropyrimidine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A membrane according to claim 5, wherein said organic compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of alkylene-diisocyanates of 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkylene moiety, phenylene- or alkyl-substituted phenylene diisocyanates and phenylenediisothiocyanates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein said oligomer or polymer contains groups selected from the group consisting of aliphatic or aromatic amino groups, hydroxyl groups and thiol groups.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A membrane according to claim 10, wherein said oligomer or polymer is a compound selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneimines, polyvinyl alcohols, cellulose derivatives, polyvinylamines and polyvinylanilines.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A membrane according to claim 10, wherein said oligomer or polymer comprises copolymers selected from the group consisting of the sodium salt of styrenesulfonic acid and vinylaniline, 2-aminoethyl methacrylate and acrylic acid, vinylaniline and vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride and a copolymer of vinylamine and vinylsulfonate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A membrane according to claim 1, wherein the ionizable group-containing compound is a compound containing ionizable groups selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acid, carboxylic acid and ammonium groups.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A membrane according to claim 13, wherein the ionizable group-containing compound is a reactive azo dye containing ionizable groups.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A membrane according to claim 14, wherein the ionizable group-containing compound is a reactive azo dyestuff containing sulphonic acid or carboxyl groups and reactive groups selected from the group consisting of monochlorotriazinyl, dichlorotriazinyl, 2,4-dichloropyrimidinyl, vinylsulphonyl, β-sulfatoethylsulfonyl, β-chloroethylsulfonyl and β-sulfatoethylaminosulfonyl radicals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process for concentrating a solution with a solute which comprises disposing on one side of a semipermeable membrane according to claim 1 a solution with a solute, said solution having an osmotic pressure, and applying a hydraulic pressure against said solution and said membrane, said pressure being greater than the osmotic pressure of said solution.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process for purifying a solution with a solute which comprises disposing on one side of a semipermeable membrane according to claim 1 a solution with a solute, said solution having an osmotic pressure, and applying a hydraulic pressure against said solution and said membrane, said pressure being greater than the osmotic pressure of said solution.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process for separating components dissolved in a solution which comprises disposing on one side of a semipermeable membrane according to claim 1 a solution with a solute, said solution having an osmotic pressure, and applying a hydraulic pressure against said solution and said membrane, said pressure being greater than the osmotic pressure of said solution.
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