A method of separating gas and a method of making a gas separation membrane. The method of separating gas includes flowing a gas stream through a membrane, in which the membrane comprises a crosslinked mixture of a poly(ether-b-amide) copolymer and an acrylate-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) according to formula (I) or formula (II); and separating the gas stream via the membrane.

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In formulas (I) and (II), each n is of from 2 to 30; and each R is independently H or CH.sub.3.

A membrane contains a polymer composition is described. The polymer composition contains a) at least one polymer of PA, PVA, Cellulose CA, CTA, CA-triacetate blend, cellulose ester, cellulose nitrate, regenerated cellulose, aromatic, aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyamide, aromatic, aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyimide, PBI, PBIL, PAN, PAN-PVC copolymer, PAN-methallyl sulfonate copolymer, PEI, PEEK, sulfonated SPEEK, PPO, poly-carbonate, polyester, PTFE, PVDF, PP, a polyelectrolyte complex, PMMA, PDMS, aromatic, aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyimide urethane, aromatic, aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyamidimide, crosslinked polyimide or poly-arylene ether, PSU, PPSU and PESU, and b) at least one dope polymer DP1, which is a polyalkylene oxide with a molecular mass Mw of more than 100,000 g/mol and/or a K-value of 60 or 20 more.

The present disclosure relates to a separator and a method of manufacturing the separator. The separator includes a porous support and a hydrophilic polymer applied to the surface of the porous support through a solution including the hydrophilic polymer and a solvent, and satisfies the following Equation: 0.015?(C*D)/(A*B)?0.65, where A is a thickness (?m) of the porous support, B is an air permeability (Gurley, seconds/100 ml) of the porous support, C is a porosity (% by volume) of the porous support, and D is a content (% by weight) of the hydrophilic polymer in the solution.

This invention is directed to filtration system, filtration apparatus and methods of use thereof, wherein the filtration system comprises a solid support, perylene diimide based membrane layer and a polymer, specifically a Nafion polymer. The system and apparatus of this invention enables filtration of solutes such as: dyes, salts, heavy metal ions, pharmaceuticals and small organic molecules.

The present invention deals with a method for obtaining membranes in the form of hollow fibers with application in the field of carbon dioxide removal from natural gas. The aforementioned membranes are obtained by means of heat treatment of polymeric membranes. In this method, polymeric membranes are obtained by a phase-inversion technique by immersion-precipitation and are subsequently subjected to a heat treatment, that is, that the membranes effectively become precursor membranes of the heat treatment. The heat treatment process involves the optimization of the heating rate, temperature, and stabilization time variables, aiming at the improvement of the transport properties of the polymeric membranes. After the heat treatment, it becomes possible to use the membranes in separation processes of gases which operate at pressures greater than 30 bar, with selectivity for carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2).

This invention provides a polymeric separation membrane that has excellent durable antibacterial effect and stain resistance, and a preparation method thereof. The polymeric separation membrane can be widely applied for water treatment, which belongs to the field of water treatment and membrane separation science and technology. The polymeric separation membrane containing quaternary ammonium salt is prepared by the immersion precipitation phase inversion method, using quaternary ammonium salt mixed with polymer and additives. This modification method effectively improves the antibacterial and antifouling ability of the polymeric separation membrane prolongs the service life of membranes and significantly inhibits the reproduction of bacterial and microbial. The preparation method has the advantages of simple process, easy operation, easy for promotion, and also avoids expensive equipment. The polymeric separation membrane has great antibacterial ability and stain resistance, therefore, it has potential application in the field of water treatment.

Provided is a microporous membrane which has an asymmetric structure and which exhibits higher permeability while keeping a high particle rejection. This microporous membrane is an asymmetric microporous membrane that is provided with: a skin layer in which micropores have been formed; and a support layer which supports the skin layer and in which pores larger than the micropores have been formed. The material of the microporous membrane is a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin. In the skin layer, multiple spherical bodies (1) are present, and multiple linear joining parts (2) extend three-dimensionally from each of the spherical bodies (1), each pair of adjacent spherical bodies (1) being linked to each other by one or more of the linear joining parts (2). Thus, the skin layer has a three-dimensional network structure wherein the spherical bodies (1) act as nodes.

The invention relates to a method for creating a porous film through aqueous phase separation, the method comprising: i) providing an aqueous solution comprising a responsive copolymer, and optionally a charged polymer, wherein at least one of the monomers in the responsive copolymer is a responsive monomer; ii) forming the aqueous solution into a thin layer and contacting the thin layer of aqueous solution with an aqueous coagulation solution in which the responsive copolymer is not soluble, or contacting the thin layer of aqueous solution with an aqueous coagulation solution in which a complex comprising the responsive copolymer and the charged polymer is not soluble; and iii) allowing solvent exchange between the aqueous solution and the aqueous coagulation solution to produce a porous film. The invention further relates to porous films or membranes thus obtained.

Disclosed herein is a membrane composition. The membrane composition includes: about 8 wt % to less than about 20 wt % of a vinylidene fluoride polymer resin; more than 60 wt % to about 90 wt % of a solvent; about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % of an acetylated methyl cellulose; and about 1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a hydrophilic additive.

A membrane, in which the membrane is an ultrapure water membrane; a food and/or beverage processing membrane; a municipal water membrane; a peel oil recovery membrane; a (bio) refinery dewatering membrane; an oily wastewater (pre-)treatment membrane; a metal extraction membrane; a desalination membrane; and/or a protein fraction membrane. The membrane includes a porous substrate layer and an active layer arranged over at least a part of the substrate layer. The active layer is at least partially crosslinked and comprises a superhydrophilic agent. Also described is a method of producing the separation membrane.