Invention Application
- Patent Title: COMPOSITE MEMBRANES WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND/OR DURABILITY AND METHODS OF USE
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Application No.: US16638167Application Date: 2018-08-14
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Publication No.: US20200164319A1Publication Date: 2020-05-28
- Inventor: Jinsheng Zhou , Ryan C. Shirk , David Scott Seitz , Moses M. David
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/056105 WO 20180814
- Main IPC: B01D69/12
- IPC: B01D69/12 ; B01D69/10 ; B01D61/36

Abstract:
A composite membrane for selectively separating (e.g., pervaporating) a first fluid (e.g., first liquid such as a high octane compound) from a mixture comprising the first fluid (e.g., first liquid such as a high octane compound) and a second fluid (e.g., second liquid such as gasoline). The composite membrane includes a porous substrate comprising opposite first and second major surfaces, and a plurality of pores. A pore-filling polymer is disposed in at least some of the pores so as to form a layer having a thickness within the porous substrate. The composite membrane further includes at least one of: (a) an ionic liquid mixed with the pore-filling polymer; or (b) an amorphous fluorochemical film disposed on the composite membrane.
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