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Process for producing a porous mineral membrane on a mineral support

US4865739A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1987
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2325/022
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for preparing mineral and in particular, carbon-containing membranes on a porous mineral support. According to the process, at least one layer of a stable emulsion of mineral particles in a solution containing a thermosetting resin is deposited on a permeable, porous, mineral support. The resin undergoes a polycondensation treatment followed by coking, and the coke formed insures the mechanical connection of the mineral particles both to one another and to the support. The membranes produced according to the invention can be used in separating processes, particularly in microfiltration and ultrafiltration.

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