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Novel polyamide reverse osmosis membranes
Assignee: Filmtec Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-13
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2008-06-13
Abstract
Abstract An improved composite polyamide membrane and methods of making the membrane are described. This improved membrane is prepared using a cationic polymeric wetting agent in an aqueous solution containing a polyfunctional amine reactant which is interfacially polymerized with an acyl halide to form a thin film polyamide discriminating layer on a microporous support. Alternatively, the wetting agent can be applied directly to the substrate and the interfacial polymerization can occur on said treated substrate. The resulting membrane exhibits an unexpected combination of high water flux, high rejection of divalent anion salts, variable sodium chloride rejection and good caustic resistance at low operating pressures. In one embodiment of this invention, a porous substrate is first treated with an aqueous piperazine solution containing a copolymer of vinylbenzyl dimethyl sulfonium chloride and methacrylic acid and then the coated microporous support is contacted with trimesoyl chloride in an organic solvent.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F. Fibiger
- 👤 Ja-young Koo
- 👤 David J. Forgach
- 👤 Robert J. Petersen
- 👤 Donald L. Schmidt
- 👤 Ritchie A. Wessling
- 👤 Thomas F. Stocker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:20
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/12; B01D69/125; B01D69/1251; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/56; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/48; Y10S264/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
In a process for making a composite reverse osmosis membrane having a crosslinked polyamide discriminating layer made by interfacial polymerization on a porous support of an essentially water-soluble reactive polyamine present in an aqueous solution and a relatively water-insoluble, polyfunctional acyl halide having an average acyl halide functionality of at least 2, said acyl halide being present in an organic solution, the improvement comprising conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of an effective amount of a polymeric wetting agent bearing a plurality of ionic moieties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a process for making a composite reverse osmosis membrane having a crosslinked polyamide discriminating layer made by interfacial polymerization on a porous support of an essentially water-soluble reactive polyamine present in an aqueous solution and a relatively water-insoluble, polyfunctional acyl halide having an average acyl halide functionality of at least 2, said acyl halide being present in an organic solution, the improvement comprising conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of an effective amount of a polymeric wetting agent bearing a plurality of ionic moieties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of onium moieties.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improved process as described in claim 2 wherein the polymeric wetting agent is a vinyl addition polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The improved process as described in claim 3 wherein the polymeric wetting agent is derived from: (a) about 5 to about 95 mole percent of vinylbenzyl dialkyl sulfonium salt or vinylbenzyl alkylene sulfonium salt, wherein each alkyl group is independently a C 1 to C 4 alkyl or the alkylene group and sulfonium form a 5- or 6-member ring, and (b) a remaining amount of compatible monomers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
The improved process as described in claim 3 wherein the polymeric wetting agent is derived from: (a) about 5 to about 95 mole percent of vinylbenzyl trialkyl ammonium salt or vinylbenzyl alkyl alkylene ammonium salt, wherein each alkyl group is independently a C 1 to C 4 alkyl and the alkylene may be joined to form a 5- or 6-member ring with the ammonium, and (b) a remaining amount of compatible monomers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved process as described in claim 2 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of benzyl dialkyl sulfonium, benzyl cycloalkylene sulfonium, benzyl alkyl cycloalkylene quaternary amonium or benzyl trialkyl quaternary ammonium groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improved process as described in claim 2 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of carboxylate or sulfonate groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of both anionic and cationic groups.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of anionic groups.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polymeric wetting agent is a condensation polymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polyamine is piperazine, a substituted piperazine, a substituted piperidine containing at least two reactive amine groups or a substituted cyclohexane bearing at least two reactive amine groups.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The improved process as described in claim 11 wherein the acyl halide is at least about 50 mole percent trimesoyl chloride and a remaining amount of isophthaloyl chloride or terephthaloyl chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The improved process as described in claim 12 wherein the polyamine is 4-aminomethylpiperidine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
77 words
The improved process as described in claim 13 wherein the wetting agent comprises: (a) a polymer derived from about 5 to about 95 mole percent of vinylbenzyl dialkyl sulfonium salt or vinylbenzyl alkylene sulfonium salt, wherein each alkyl is a C 1 to C 4 alkyl or the alkylene group and sulfonium form a 5- or 6-member ring, (b) from about 5 to about 95 mole percent methacrylic acid, and (c) a remaining amount of compatible monomers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improved process as described in claim 12 wherein the polyamine is piperazine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
81 words
The improved process as described in claim 15 wherein the wetting agent comprises a polymer derived from: (a) about 5 to about 100 mole percent of vinylbenzyl dialkyl sulfonium salt or vinylbenzyl alkylene sulfonium salt, wherein each alkyl is a C 1 to C 4 alkyl or the alkylene group and sulfonium form a 5- or 6-member ring, (b) about 0 to about 95 mole percent C 1 to C 4 alkyl methacrylate and (c) a remaining amount of compatible monomers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
In a process for removing salts of divalent anions from an aqueous solution, the step comprising permeating water through the membrane described in claim 10 so as to remove at least about 80 percent of the sulfate salts present in an aqueous feed solution contacting the membrane.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improved process as described in claim 1 wherein the polymeric wetting agent bears a plurality of azetidinium groups.
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