Composite polyamide membrane post-treated with nitrous acid
US9776141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D71/56
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a polyamide layer, including the steps of: i) applying a polar solution comprising of polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a polyamide layer; and ii) exposing the thin film polyamide layer to nitrous acid; wherein the method is characterized by at least one of: conducting the interfacial polymerization of step i) in the presence of a subject amine-reactive compound, or applying a subject amine-reactive compound to the interfacially polymerized polyamide layer prior to step ii), wherein the subject amine-reactive compound is different from the polyfunctional acyl halide and polyfunctional amine monomers and is represented by the following formula:
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