HIGHLY HYDROPHILIC AND HIGHLY OLEOPHOBIC MEMBRANE FOR OIL-WATER SEPARATION
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A polymeric membrane for separating oil from water has a pore size of 0.005 μm to 5 μm, a thickness of 50 μm to 1,000 μm, a water contact angle of 0° to 60°, an oil contact angle of 40° to 100°. The membrane contains a hydrophobic matrix polymer and a functional polymer that contains a hydrophobic backbone and side chains. The side chains each have an oleophobic terminal segment and a hydrophilic internal segment. The weight ratio of the matrix polymer to the functional polymer is 99:1 to 1:9. Also disclosed is a method of making the above described membrane.
16 Citations
20 Claims
- 1. A polymer of the following formula:
-
4. A polymeric membrane for separating oil from water, the membrane comprising:
-
a matrix polymer that is hydrophobic, and a functional polymer that contains a hydrophobic backbone and side chains, the side chains each having an oleophobic terminal segment and a hydrophilic internal segment, wherein the membrane has a pore size of 0.005 μ
m to 5 μ
m, a thickness of 50 μ
m to 1,000 μ
m, a water contact angle of 0°
to 60°
, an oil contact angle of 40°
to 100°
, and a weight ratio of the matrix polymer to the functional polymer of 99;
1 to 1;
9. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
19. A method for making a polymeric membrane comprising:
-
dissolving a matrix polymer and a functional polymer in a blend solvent to obtain a blend solution, degassing the blend solution to obtain a deaerated solution, and immersing the deaerated solution into a coagulation liquid to form the polymeric membrane, wherein the matrix polymer is hydrophobic and the functional polymer contains a hydrophobic backbone and hydrophilic side chains, the side chains each having an oleophobic terminal segment and a hydrophilic internal segment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
-
Specification