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Title: Polybenzimidazole hollow fiber membranes and method for making an asymmetric hollow fiber membrane

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1480297

This disclosure concerns methods for formation of a novel PBI asymmetric hollow fiber membrane and its application for gas separations, gas/vapor separations, gas/liquid separations (i.e., pervaporation), and liquid separations including solute molecule removal from organic solvents and water.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
10,071,345
Application Number:
15/190,011
OSTI ID:
1480297
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2016 Jun 22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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