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Title: Process for fabricating PBI hollow fiber asymmetric membranes for gas separation and liquid separation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1248913

The invention provides methods for preparing an asymmetric hollow fiber, the asymmetric hollow fibers prepared by such methods, and uses of the asymmetric hollow fibers. One method involves passing a polymeric solution through an outer annular orifice of a tube-in-orifice spinneret, passing a bore fluid though an inner tube of the spinneret, dropping the polymeric solution and bore fluid through an atmosphere over a dropping distance, and quenching the polymeric solution and bore fluid in a bath to form an asymmetric hollow fiber.

Research Organization:
SRI INTERNATIONAL, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-07NT43090
Assignee:
SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,321,015
Application Number:
14/190,100
OSTI ID:
1248913
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 26
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (15)

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Production of low-ethanol beverage by membrane extraction patent May 1991
Polybenzazole polymers containing indan moieties patent July 1991
Process of regenerating a high-boiling scrubbing solution which contains CO.sub.2 and H.sub.2 S patent February 1992
Novel multicomponent fluid separation membranes patent February 1992
Process of treating alcoholic beverages by vapor-arbitrated pervaporation patent September 1992
Hollow fiber membranes and method of manufacture patent November 1997
Ultrathin high-performance hollow fiber membranes patent January 2000
Asymmetric hollow fiber gas separation membrane and gas separation method patent August 2010
Solvent-resistant microporous polybenzimidazole membranes patent-application August 2003
Polybenzimidazole-Based Membranes for the Dehydration of Organic Liquids Via Pervaporation patent-application November 2011
Polyimide Membranes and Method of Production patent-application May 2014
Process for Fabricating PBI Hollow Fiber Asymmetric Membranes for Gas Separation and Liquid Separation patent-application June 2014

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