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Gas separation membranes

US7166148B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2003
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/05
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of producing composite, hollow fibre gas separation membranes, wherein external surfaces of the porous hollow fibre tubes used in the construction of the membranes are subjected to a modification technique before the external surfaces are coated with a thin layer of selective polymer so as to increase the number of pores in the fibre surface.

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