AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMER; COMPOSITION, MEMBRANE, AND SEPARATION MODULE THEREOF; AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
First Claim
1. An amphiphilic block copolymer, comprisinga hydrophobic block comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a poly(phenylene ether) block or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block;
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Abstract
An amphiphilic block copolymer comprises a poly(phenylene ether) block or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block and a hydrophilic block or graft. A method of making the amphiphilic block copolymer comprises polymerization of a hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of poly(phenylene ether) or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer to make the amphiphilic block copolymer. A porous asymmetric membrane comprises a poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer, and the amphiphilic block copolymer comprising a poly(phenylene ether) block or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block, and a hydrophilic block or graft. The porous asymmetric membrane is made by phase-inversion of a dope solution of the poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer and the amphiphilic block copolymer in a coagulation bath.
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20 Claims
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1. An amphiphilic block copolymer, comprising
a hydrophobic block comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a poly(phenylene ether) block or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block; - and
a hydrophilic block or graft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A porous asymmetric membrane comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of:
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a hydrophobic polymer comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer; and an amphiphilic block copolymer comprising a hydrophobic block comprising a poly(phenylene ether) block or a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer block; and a hydrophilic block or graft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A method of forming a porous asymmetric membrane, the method comprising:
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dissolving a hydrophobic polymer comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer and an amphiphilic block copolymer comprising a hydrophobic block comprising a poly(phenylene ether) or poly(phenylene ether) copolymer, and a hydrophilic block or graft, in a water-miscible polar aprotic solvent to form a porous asymmetric membrane-forming composition; phase-inverting the porous asymmetric membrane forming-composition in a first non-solvent to form the porous asymmetric membrane; optionally washing the porous asymmetric membrane in a second non-solvent; and optionally drying the porous asymmetric membrane to form the porous asymmetric membrane.
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