Composite polyamide membrane

US2015151255A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015151255-A1
Application numberUS-201314405711-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateJul 3, 2013
Priority dateJul 19, 2012
Publication dateJun 4, 2015
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A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to the porous support includes the step of combining the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer with a non-polar solvent at a concentration of at least 0.18 weight percent to form a coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support, and wherein the interfacial polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound which is provided in a molar ratio of at least 0.5:1 with the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer. Many additional embodiments are described including membranes made from the subject method and applications for such membranes.

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1 . A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method comprises the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to the porous support comprises the step of combining the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer with a non-polar solvent at a concentration of at least 0.18 weight percent to form a coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support, and wherein the interfacial polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound which is provided in a molar ratio of at least 0.5:1 with the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer. 2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer and tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound are combined within a single coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support. 3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer are provided in the coating solution in a molar ratio of at least 1:1. 4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer is present in the coating solution at a concentration greater than 0.24 weight percent. 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound is represented by Formula (I): wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from hydrogen and hydrocarbyl groups comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that no more than one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are hydrogen. 6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from alkyl groups comprising from 3-10 carbon atoms.

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  • Polyamides, e.g. polyester-amides · CPC title

  • Graft polymerization · CPC title

  • by chemical reactions (in-situ polymerisation, polycondensation, cross-linking or reaction for manufacturing composite membranes B01D69/125) · CPC title

  • Organic membrane manufacture · CPC title

  • in-situ membrane formation · CPC title

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What does patent US2015151255A1 cover?
A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional ac…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dow Global Technologies Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01D67/0006. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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Publication date Thu Jun 04 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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