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Fluorocarbon membranes and process for making fluorocarbon membranes
Assignee: Entegris Inc
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Filing: 1988-05-04
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-05-04
Abstract
Abstract Microporous poly (tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether)) (PFA) or poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) membrane or hollow fibers are formed from a melt blend of 10 to 35 weight percent of PFA or FEP and a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer solvent. The melt blend is shaped and cooled to effect phase separation of the PFA or FEP from the blend. The solvent is removed from the PFA or FEP by extraction and the porous PFA or FEP is dried under restraint to prevent shrinkage.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry Y. Yen
- 👤 George Lopatin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:54
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D67/00; B01D67/0002; B01D67/0023; B01D67/003; B01D67/0081; B01D67/0083; B01D67/0095; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/30; B01D71/32; B01D71/36; C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/28; D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/24; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/08; B01D2323/081; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A process for forming a microporous polymericfluorocarbon membrane which comprises: (a) forming a melt-blend of a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly (tetrafluoroethyleneco-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether)) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) and a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer solvent containing between about 10 and 35 weight percent of polymer based upon the weight of the blend, (b) shaping said melt-blend to form a shaped precursor to said membrane, (c) cooling said shaped precursor to a temperature at which said solvent separates from the polymer by phase separation to form a gel film, (d) selectively extracting said solvent formed from said gel film in step (c) to form a microporous membrane of said polymer and (e) drying said membrane from step (d).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process for forming a microporous polymericfluorocarbon membrane which comprises: (a) forming a melt-blend of a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly (tetrafluoroethyleneco-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether)) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) and a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer solvent containing between about 10 and 35 weight percent of polymer based upon the weight of the blend, (b) shaping said melt-blend to form a shaped precursor to said membrane, (c) cooling said shaped precursor to a temperature at which said solvent separates from the polymer by phase separation to form a gel film, (d) selectively extracting said solvent formed from said gel film in step (c) to form a microporous membrane of said polymer and (e) drying said membrane from step (d).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said dried membrane is heat-set under restraint.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the membrane of step(e) is dried under restraint.
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