WO1998051403A9 - Process for making surface modified porous membrane with perfluorocarbon copolymer - Google Patents
Process for making surface modified porous membrane with perfluorocarbon copolymerInfo
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Definitions
- This invention relates to surface modified thin porous membranes, modified with a perfluorocarbon copolymeric composition and to a process for making the membrane.
- Porous membrane filters are utilized in a wide variety of environments to separate materials within a fluid stream.
- Membranes are formed from a solid polymeric matrix and have highly precisely controlled and measurable porosity, pore size and thickness.
- the membrane filters generally are incorporated into a device such as a cartridge which, in
- microorganisms or a solute from liquids and gases.
- membrane filters must be resistant to the fluid being filtered so that it
- membrane filters are used extensively to purify
- Fluid filtration or purification is usually carried out by passing the process fluid through the
- Outgassing liquids typically used in the manufacture of semiconductors and microelectronic devices usually include very high purity water, ozonated water, organic solvents such as alcohols, and others which are generally significantly chemically active, such as concentrated and aqueous acids or bases which can contain an oxidizer. These chemically active liquids require the use of a chemically inert filter to prevent membrane degradation. Membrane degradation leading to the chemical breakdown of the membrane composition usually results in extractable
- Fluorocarbon-based membrane filters made from fluorine-containing polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene are commonly utilized in these applications. Fluorine-containing polymers are well known for their chemical inertness, or excellent resistance to chemical attack.
- fluorine-containing polymers is that they are hydrophobic and therefore membranes made
- dewetting of the membrane filter since the fluid-wetted, or fluid- filled portions of the membrane are gradually converted into fluid-nonwetted, or gas-filled portions. Dewetting of a membrane can also occur spontaneously when a wet membrane, such as a hydrophobic membrane wet with an aqueous fluid, is exposed to a gas such as air. It has been found that this dewetting phenomenon occurs more frequently and is more
- the user can compensate for the reduction in
- a low surface tension rewetting agent may be any low surface tension rewetting agent.
- the end user Prior to placing the filtration device back into service, the end user rewets the dewet filter with the alcohol followed by a water flush and then a flush with the
- particle retention is inversely proportional to flow rate through the membrane. It is desirable to maximize both particle retention and flow rate. Significantly increasing one of these characteristics while significantly reducing the other of these characteristics is undesirable.
- microporous substrates formed of a fluorocarbon such as polytetrafluoroethylene, with a coating of a perfluorocarbon copolymer from a solution of
- the copolymer to render the surface of the membrane more water wettable.
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer is dissolved in a solvent at elevated temperature.
- the surfaces and the interior walls defining the interstices within the membrane are coated with the perfluorocarbon copolymer.
- the solvent is removed by evaporation using heat and vacuum, or the solvated perfluorocarbon copolymer is
- the solvents utilized to form the solution include halocarbon oil, perfluorooctanoic acid,
- Benezra et al teaches avoiding the use of a fluid
- perfluorinated ion exchange polymer such as copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene and methyl
- polymers are dissolved in alcoholic solvents such as isopropanol at elevated temperature
- the degree of porosity of the modified diaphragm is unimportant.
- Patent 4,348,310 The solvents utilized therein are completely halogenated, saturated
- hydrocarbons preferably having at least one terminal sulfonyl fluoride polar group.
- solutions are disclosed as being used to repair holes in membranes made from fluorinated polymers and for making ion exchange film membranes, dialysis membranes, ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes. Another disclosed use for these solutions is
- porous diaphragms for electrochemical cells by contacting a diaphragm with the solution followed by evaporating the halogenated solvent and then hydrolyzing the coated diaphragm to convert the sulfonyl fluoride groups to the acid or salt form.
- U.S. Patent 4,902,308 to Mallouk et al also describes a process for modifying the surface of a porous, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane with a perfluoro-cation exchange polymer from a solution of the polymer.
- Mallouk et al also teaches that contact of the surface modified membrane with fluids containing a solvent for the polymer also
- U.S. Patents 4,259,226 and 4,327,010 disclose modifying a porous membrane surface with a fluorinated polymer having carboxylic acid salt groups. No process steps are disclosed for controlling extractables from the membrane or for controlling the extent of binding of the modifying composition to the membrane surface.
- U.S. Patents 5,183,545 and 5,094,895 disclose a process for making a multilayer, composite, porous diaphragm from a porous, multilayer, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene
- the modifying polymer composition can contain a surfactant and may contain excess
- these patents disclose a process for coating a thick polyfluorocarbon diaphragm having a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm, preferably between about 0.76 mm and about 5.0 mm with a perfluoro ion exchange polymer. Thin membrane substrates are specifically excluded as are the use of perfluoro ion exchange polymer coatings having an equivalent weight greater than 1000.
- porous membrane formed of a fluorine-containing polymer. Furthermore, it would be
- the present invention provides a process for making a thin porous polymer
- membrane substrate having its surfaces, including the interior pore surfaces and the
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition is a perfluorocarbon copolymer composition.
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition is a perfluorocarbon copolymer composition.
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition is contacted with the thin polymer substrate
- liquid composition which contains a completely dissolved and/or partially dissolved perfluorocarbon copolymer composition in a solvent, diluent or dispersant
- the solution includes a liquid composition which is a
- the membrane substrate is prewet so that the solution can enter the membrane
- copolymer composition and to distribute it over the surface of the substrate.
- the heat-treated surface modified membrane has its surface completely modified
- composition comprising a bound perfluorocarbon copolymer composition which,
- dewetting of the membrane can be detected when the membrane is contacted with an outgassing liquid and that, when the surface is stained with Methylene Blue dye, no unstained portion of the surface is detected.
- copolymer composition can be selectively removed from the modified membrane without adversely affecting the modified membrane surface.
- the unbound perfluorocarbon copolymer composition can be removed from the membrane, it is no longer a possible source of extractables which can be released in a fluid being passed through the surface modified membrane.
- membranes are substantially free of extractables even when a liquid which is a solvent or diluent for unbound solvated perfluorocarbon copolymer composition is used.
- the surface modifying composition is utilized in amounts and concentrations so that the porous membrane substrate is not substantially blocked or plugged as determined by measuring an increase in pressure drop across the membrane
- this pressure drop does not exceed an increase of greater than 25 % as compared to the pressure drop across the unmodified
- this pressure drop increase does not exceed by 15% and, most preferably, does not exceed by 10% as compared to the pressure drop across the unmodified porous membrane substrate.
- Membranes modified in accordance with this invention can have the particle retention properties of unmodified membranes of much smaller pore size while substantially
- the modified surface is also highly
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition does not promote the nucleation of gases on the surfaces of the membrane when filtering an outgassing liquid.
- the effective life of the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition does not promote the nucleation of gases on the surfaces of the membrane.
- fluorocarbon membranes which promote the nucleation of gases on their surfaces when
- Figure 1 is a plot of the results of the standard dewetting test of Example 10.
- Figure 2 is a plot of P/Q Vs. drain number of the Standard SC2 Drain Test of
- Figure 3 is a drawing (4.3x) of the unstained control of Example 14.
- Figure 4 is a drawing (4.3x) of the stained control of Example 14.
- Figure 5 is a drawing (4.3x) of the nonprewet precipitate coated control of Example
- Figure 6 is a drawing (4.3x) of the pre wet precipitate coated sample of Example 15, stained.
- Figure 7 is a drawing (4.3x) of the nonprewet coated sample of Example 14,
- Figure 8 is a drawing (4.3x) of the prewet coated sample of Example 14, stained.
- Figure 9 is a drawing (4.3x) of a surface modified membrane made by the process
- Figure 10 is a drawing of a surface modified membrane made by the process of this invention discussed in Example 17, stained.
- the surface modifying composition of the membrane of this invention comprises a
- NAFION * marketed by E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Company, Inc. under the name NAFION * or by
- These perfluorocarbon copolymers are generally co-polymers of at least two
- chlorotrifluoroethylene perfluoro(alkylvinyl ether), tetrafluoroethylene and mixtures
- the second monomer is selected from a group of fluorine-containing monomers
- each R separately is H, an alkyl group or an aryl
- X in the generic formula is a functional group which can be or which can be converted to an (SO 2 F), (SO 3 M), (SO 3 R), (SO 2 NR 2 ), (COF), (CO 2 M), (CO 2 R) or a (CONR 2 ) group wherein M is H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or NR 4 and each R separately is H, an alkyl group or an aryl group such as CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or C 6 H 5 , or a substituted alkyl or substituted aryl group.
- M is H, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or NR 4 and each R separately is H, an alkyl group or an aryl group such as CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or C 6 H 5 , or a substituted alkyl or substituted aryl group.
- One restraint upon the generic formula is a general requirement for the presence of at least one fluorine atom on the carbon atom adjacent the -X group
- the surface modifying composition includes pendant carbonyl based functional groups which can be converted to carbonyl based ion exchange groups.
- Perfluorocarbon copolymers having pendant carbonyl based ion exchange functional groups can be prepared in any suitable conventional manner such as in accordance with
- carbonyl fluoride containing monomers include
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 COF
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 COF
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 COF
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CFCOF
- Preferred carbonyl containing monomers include
- Preferred perfluorocarbon copolymers utilized in the present invention therefore include
- B is a linkage such as — O— , — O— O— , — S— S— , and di and
- alkanes, alkenes, hydrogen, and amine groups and Z is hydrogen, an alkali metal such lithium, cesium, rubidium, potassium and sodium or an alkaline earth metal such as
- the sulfonyl form of the perfluorocarbon copolymer is typically a polymer having a fluorinated hydrocarbon backbone chain to which are attached the functional groups or pendant side chains which, in turn, carry the functional groups.
- the pendant side chains can contain, for example,
- R' ⁇ is F, Cl, or a Ci to C 10 perfluoroalkyl radical, and W is F or Cl,
- the functional group in the side chains of the polymer will be present in terminal
- T is a bifunctional fluorinated radical comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and k is O or 1.
- Substituent atoms in T include fluorine, chlorine, or hydrogen. The most
- perfluorocarbon copolymers are free of both hydrogen and chlorine attached to carbon, i.e. , they are perfluorinated, for greatest stability in harsh environments.
- radical of the formula above can be either branched or unbranched, i.e. , straight-chain, and
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- CF 2 CFCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- the most preferred sulfonyl fluoride containing comonomer is perfluoro (3,6-dioxa-
- CF 2 CFOCF 2 CFOCF 2 CF 2 SO 2 F
- a preferred class of perfluorocarbon copolymers utilized in the present invention is represented by polymers having the repeating units
- h is 3 to 15
- j is 1 to 10
- p is 0, 1 or 2
- the X'"s taken together are four fluorines or three fluorines and one chlorine
- Y is F or CF 3
- R' f is F Cl or a Cj to C 10 perfluoroalkyl radical. Any perfluorocarbon copolymer which contains sulfonyl or carbonyl based
- the most preferred sulfonyl containing perfluorocarbon copolymer is a
- preferred carbonyl containing perfluorocarbon copolymer is a copolymer of
- carboxylic acid form or the salt form can be obtained.
- the salt form can be obtained by
- This conversion step can be carried out before or after
- the membrane substrate has been surface modified with the sulfonyl, carbonyl, sulfonate
- Perfluorocarbon copolymers used in the process of this invention need not be
- weight may be used, as long as it binds to the membrane substrate surfaces and it is not
- any equivalent weight may be used which prevents dewetting of the resulting surface modified membrane during use.
- equivalent weight of the perfluorocarbon Generally the equivalent weight of the perfluorocarbon
- copolymer is between about 900 and about 1500, more usually between about 1050 and about 1250.
- the equivalent weight of a perfluorocarbon copolymer is the average weight of one repeat unit of the copolymer.
- the solvent utilized to form the perfluorocarbon copolymer solution from which the membrane substrate surface modification is derived includes the solvents disclosed by U.S. Patent 4,386,987, which is incorporated herein by reference. These solvents include
- Halocarbon Oil perfluorooctanoic oil, N-akylacetamides and decafluorobiphenyl.
- halogenated saturated hydrocarbons disclosed by U.S. Patent 4,348,310, which is incorporated herein by reference, can be utilized.
- the preferred solvents are the
- alcoholic solvents disclosed by U.S. Patents 4,433,082 and 4,453,991 which are incorporated herein by reference.
- the alcoholic solvents include methanol, ethanol, n- propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methoxy ethanol, 2-ethoxy ethanol, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, dioxane and acetonitrile and mixtures thereof with or
- the most preferred solvent is a mixture of water and a lower alcohol such as
- solutions of the perfluorocarbon copolymers are formed at elevated temperature, typically 180° C to 300° C, below the critical temperature of the solvent and elevated pressure in a closed vessel. These solutions are miscible with solvents or diluents
- the perfluorocarbon copolymers such as isopropanol, ethanol, water or the like, without precipitating the perfluorocarbon copolymer. It is a requirement that the solution completely enter the membrane pores.
- the concentration of the perfluorocarbon copolymer in the solution should be high enough to effect binding of the copolymer to the membrane substrate and to prevent dewetting of the resulting surface modified membrane, but low enough to prevent adverse reduction of the flux characteristics of the resulting surface modified membrane.
- the concentration of the perfluorocarbon copolymer in the solution is between about 0.01 weight percent and about 10 weight percent, more usually between about 0.1 weight percent and about 5 weight percent.
- the porous membrane substrate is a thin polymeric microporous or ultrafiltration membrane formed of a polymeric composition which is not solvated or degraded by the solvent for the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition typical membrane pore sizes are
- the membrane substrate can have any convenient geometric configuration including a flat sheet, a corrugated sheet, a hollow fiber or the like.
- the membrane can be supported or unsupported, isotropic or anisotropic, skinned or unskinned or can be a composite membrane.
- the membrane substrate has a thickness between about 5 microns and about 250 microns, preferably between about 10 microns and about 200 microns. Since the membrane is thin, removal of unbound perfluorocarbon copolymer is facilitated thereby.
- substrates include polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polymethylpentene,
- polysulfone polysulfone, poly ethersulf one, polyimide, polyamide, fluorine-containing polymers including polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene- tetrafluoroethylene copolymer or a perfluoroalkoxy polymer.
- fluorine-containing polymers including polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene- tetrafluoroethylene copolymer or a perfluoroalkoxy polymer.
- substrates are formed from a fluorine-containing polymer, particularly polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer or a perfluoroalkoxy polymer such as the group of polymers generally known as fluorocarbons marketed by E. I.
- Teflon ® PTFE Teflon ® FEP
- Teflon ® FEP Teflon ® FEP
- the membrane has its entire surface completely modified with bound
- the completely modified surface also be substantially uniformly coated with
- composition is utilized in amounts and concentrations so that the porous membrane
- porous membrane product of this invention has substantially the same permeability as
- this pressure drop increase does not exceed by 15 % and,
- a surface modified membrane is formed having
- the membrane is formed from a fluorine-
- polymer membrane substrate preferably a polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated
- membrane substrate has its surfaces completely modified by the bound surface modifying
- the bound surface modifying composition prevents dewetting of the
- the pressure drop of a filter is a measure of the resistance of the filter to liquid
- a high pressure drop indicates a high resistance, such as when the filter is dewet or
- a low pressure drop indicates a low resistance, such as when the filter is new
- the filter normalized at a constant liquid flow rate of 1.0 gallon per minute (gpm).
- pressure drop is most preferably measured with purified water.
- the Standard Dewetting Test is used as a means to predict the degree of dewetting
- a filter is wet with 100% isopropanol, drained without drying and placed in a flushing apparatus where it is flushed with water by passing
- drain #4" pressure drop the filter is removed
- the bound surface modifying composition also prevents dewetting of the membrane
- the filter in a filtration process, can be exposed to air under small pressure differentials
- D is the diameter of the pore
- ⁇ is the contact angle
- ⁇ is the surface tension
- measured bubble pressure can be empirically correlated to the
- pore sizes of the membranes of this invention is to determine the smallest particles that are
- the membrane is challenged with sub-micron size latex beads
- the fraction of beads retained by the membrane is measured. If substantially all (>90%) of the beads are retained by the membrane, the largest pores are smaller than the average diameters of the latex beads.
- a surface modified membrane made in accordance with this invention typically has significantly improved particle retention properties as compared to the membrane substrate having an unmodified surface as measured by a modified SEMATECH particle retention method described in Millipore Corporation Technical Document MA041, available from Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA, USA and which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the particle retention properties of d e surface modified membranes are substantially improved as compared to the unmodified
- the membrane as measured by pressure drop.
- the membrane is formed from a fluorine- containing polymer membrane substrate, preferably a polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer or perfluoroalkoxy polymer membrane substrate having its surface modified with a bound surface modifying composition set forth above.
- the surface modified membrane of this invention is formed by contacting the
- the liquid solution can inherently wet the membrane substrate
- the membrane substrate surfaces or the membrane substrate surfaces can be prewet with a wetting agent such as
- solution can be intruded into the pores under pressure. Contact of the membrane substrate with the solution can be effected by immersion or by passing the solution through the
- the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition becomes bound to the substrate surfaces to completely modify the contacted substrate surfaces.
- the membrane substrate is removed from contact with the solution and, in an
- the membrane can be treated
- roller contacted under pressure to one surface of the membrane or sandwich, two rollers
- the membrane subjected to mechanical force is further contacted with a liquid
- composition which is a solvent, diluent or dispersant for excess or unbound solvated
- perfluorocarbon copolymer composition such as isopropanol, ethanol, methanol,
- the liquid composition comprises the
- liquid composition further comprises
- the liquid composition does not remove
- composition is not water.
- the surface modified membrane is dried to remove the solvent, diluent or dispersant
- the membrane then is heat treated to improve the strength of binding
- This drying and heat treatment can be effected in a single step. Heat treating is effected at
- heat treating is conducted at a temperature between about 50 °C
- the surface modified membrane produced by the process of this invention is
- the membranes of this invention are particularly useful for filtering
- both the membrane substrate and the surface modifying composition are highly resistant against chemical degradation while the resulting surface modified membrane is not dewet by gases.
- the surface modified membrane can be wet with water or the process fluid to be filtered either directly such as with or without under pressure or indirectly wherein the membrane first is wet with an alcohol such as isopropanol.
- the alcohol is replaced by introducing water until the alcohol has been removed and replaced with water followed by process fluid to be filtered.
- a water-containing filtration device including a water-wet surface modified membrane of the present invention then can be sealed within a container together with additional water, if desired, and heated such as by steam sterilization to inactivate any microorganisms therein.
- the process disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,727,705 which is incorporated herein by reference, can be used to form a water- wet filtration device which can be shipped to an
- Example 1 A solution containing 0.5 weight percent Nafion ® perfluorocarbon copolymer in a
- the solution was in the sulfonic acid form and had an average equivalent weight of 1,100.
- the filter was then removed from the solution and drained of excess solution while being careful to avoid drying of the filter and placed in
- the water-flushed filter was removed from the apparatus and immersed in 2 Molar hydrochloric acid for 16 hours to further clean the filter.
- the filter was removed from the hydrochloric acid, rinsed with water and further flushed with water for 30 minutes as described above.
- the drained, water- wet filter was then placed in an oven and exposed to heat at 120°C for 16 hours to dry the filter and to improve the strength of binding between the bound perfluorocarbon copolymer and the membrane substrate.
- the dry, modified filter was wet with 60% isopropanol/40% water and tested for integrity by a bubble point pressure test method.
- the bubble point pressure of the filter was measured to be 42 psi, indicating that the filter was integral.
- the filter was then wet with
- Example 2 A continuous length of about 100 linear feet of a PTFE membrane having a pore size of 0.1 micron was surface modified with Nafion ® perfluorocarbon copolymer by
- the membrane was men directed into a second bath containing water to remove excess solution from the membrane.
- the contact time of the membrane with water in this bath was about 5 minutes.
- the membrane was then directed into a third bath in which fresh water was sprayed constantly on the membrane to further clean the membrane.
- the contact time of the membrane with water in this bath was also about 5 minutes.
- the wet, modified membrane was then passed under hot air to dry the membrane.
- the dry membrane was then wound up onto itself to form a roll.
- the roll of modified membrane was placed in an oven at 100 °C for 16 hours to improve the strength of binding between the bound perfluorocarbon copolymer and the membrane substrate.
- the surface modified membrane was used to make 4 inch pleated filter devices by heat sealing the membrane to a perfluoroalkoxy polymer housing. The devices were found
- the pressure drop of the filters was measured to be 1.5 psi/gpm.
- Example 3 A 47 millimeter diameter disk of PTFE membrane having a pore size of 0.1 micron was immersed in the 5 weight percent Nafion perfluorocarbon copolymer solution from
- modified membrane were concentrated to 1 milliliter by evaporation and analyzed by
- FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Example 4 The dry, surface modified membrane from example 3 was immersed in 10 milliliters of 100% isopropanol for 5 minutes, followed by three water rinses to displace the isopropanol and dried at 120° C in an oven for 2 hours. The weight of the modified
- membrane disk was found to be identical to the weight of the membrane before exposure to
- Example 5 A 47 millimeter diameter disk of PTFE membrane having a pore size of 0.1 micron
- Example 6 A 10 inch pleated filter device comprising a PTFE membrane having a pore size of 0.1 micron was modified with Nafion ® perfluorocarbon copolymer according to the
- wet filters were sealed within a bag containing water and were sterilized under autoclaving
- the bags containing the wet filters were allowed to cool for 24 hours before the filters were removed from the bags to measure the pressure drops.
- the 0.1 micron filter had a pressure drop of 0.8 psi/gpm and the 0.05 micron filter had a pressure drop of 1.0 psi/gpm.
- the two filters were then wet with 100% isopropanol and flushed with water to measure the pressure drops after the rewetting procedure.
- the 0.1 micron filter had a pressure drop of 0.8 psi/gpm and the 0.05 micron filter had a pressure drop of 1.0 psi/gpm.
- This example illustrates the non-dewetting properties of the products of the present invention under highly outgassing liquid conditions.
- a water-wet Super-Cheminert filter device comprising a 0.1 micron pore size
- the pressure drops of the two filters "as received" were measured immediately after removing the filters from the corresponding bags.
- the 0.1 micron device had a pressure drop of 1.4 psi/gpm and the 0.05 micron device had a pressure drop of 6.3 psi/gpm.
- the 0.1 micron device had a pressure drop of 0.7 psi/gpm and the 0.05 micron device had a pressure drop of 0.9 psi/gpm.
- the surface modified membrane was found to have a 2.8% weight
- the modified membrane was confirmed by an FTIR analysis.
- a 10 inch stacked disk filter device comprising a PTFE membrane having a pore
- a 10 inch pleated filter device comprising a PTFE membrane having a pore size
- the modified filter (1) showed a 64% increase in
- a 10 inch pleated filter device comprising a PTFE membrane having a pore size of
- the filter was wet with 100% isopropanol and flushed with water to replace the alcohol.
- the filter was then installed in the filter holder of a filtration system of a
- SC2 This liquid
- the temperature of the liquid in the bath is maintained at 80°C.
- a positive displacement pump is used to push the
- the P/Q ratio is a more sensitive measure of a filter's resistance to flow since it changes more dramatically than changes in P alone or Q alone. P is measured in pounds
- the bath was filled with fresh SC2 liquid and heated to 80 °C while flowing liquid through the filter.
- the "drain #1" P and Q values were measured after the temperamre of the liquid
- PTFE membrane obtained from Pall Corporation, East Hills, NY, filter 3, for comparison.
- CheminertTM (filter 3) dewet as seen by the increasing P/Q ratio.
- a 10 inch stacked disk filter device comprising a PTFE membrane having a pore
- a similar filter comprising a modified PTFE membrane having a pore size of
- the water bubble point pressures of the two modified filters were greater than 40
- a solution of Nafion® 117 perfluorocarbon copolymer was made by first cutting an
- Nafion® 117 8 inch by 10 inch film of Nafion® 117 into 2 inch by 2 inch film pieces.
- Nafion® 117 8 inch by 10 inch film of Nafion® 117 into 2 inch by 2 inch film pieces.
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- film pieces were determined to comprise the perfluorocarbon copolymer in the lithium
- the solution and membrane was placed in a vacuum chamber and subjected to a vacuum of 150 mm Hg absolute for 2 minutes followed by quick venting to the atmosphere.
- IP A isopropanol
- Patent 4,470,859 was repeated except that the PTFE membrane substrate was prewet with
- IPA for about 10 seconds prior to contact with the Sulfolane solution of the surface modifying copolymer described above in this example. IPA instantly wets PTFE substrate.
- prewet The purpose of the prewetting step was to determine whether it improved the
- the membrane After being prewet with IPA, the membrane was immersed in Sulfolane for 5 minutes to replace the IPA in the membrane with Sulfolane. The membrane wet with
- the PTFE membrane is incompletely surface modified.
- a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane substrate was immersed in the 1 % Sulfolane solution of Example 14 and subjected to a vacuum and quick venting in two cycles as described in
- Example 14 The solution did not wet the membrane. The membrane was removed from
- prewetting step was to determine whether it improved the surface modifying
- Example 14 For 5 minutes, the membrane then was removed from the solution and immersed in a fresh 1 % Sulfolane solution of the perfluorocarbon copolymer composition of Example 14 for 15 minutes. The membrane was removed from the solution
- copolymer composition The membrane was removed from the toluene and oven dried at
- Example 14 The surface modified membrane is shown in Figure 6. While the membrane has more of its surface modified with the copolymer as compared to the
- Example 16 This example illustrates the process of this invention when utilizing a
- perfluorocarbon copolymer solution formed of a solvent which wets the membrane.
- a 0.05 micron PTFE membrane was immersed for 1 minute at room temperature in a 1 wt % solution of Nafion® perfluorocarbon copolymer in the sulfonic acid form in a
- nonporous polyethylene sheets to form a sandwich positioned on a flat surface.
- the membrane was removed from the oven, cooled to room temperamre and
- perfluorocarbon copolymer solution which does not wet the membrane when contact with the solution is followed by subjecting the membrane to a mechanical force which renders the concentration of modifying composition more uniform on the membrane surface.
- a 0.05 micron PTFE membrane was prewet with IPA by the prewetting procedure described in Example 15. The membrane then was removed from the IPA and immersed in Sulfolane for 5 minutes to replace IPA in the membrane with Sulfolane. The membrane, wet with Sulfolane, then was immersed in a 1 % solution of the perfluorocarbon copolymer solution described in Example 14 for 5 minutes. The membrane then was removed from the solution and immersed in a fresh 1 % Sulfolane solution of the perfluorocarbon
- the membrane then was removed from the solution and was placed between two thin nonporous polyethylene sheets to form a sandwich positioned on a flat surface.
- a pressurized roller was rolled across the exposed surface of the sandwich to effect removal of excess solution from the sandwich.
- the membrane was removed from the sandwich and oven dried at 120°C for 2 hours. The membrane was removed from the oven, cooled to
- the membrane then was stained with Methylene Blue by the procedure described in Example 14.
- the resultant membrane is shown in Figure 10.
- the membrane surface is
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