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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1982
Robert L Riley, San Diego, CA (US);
UOP Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A reverse osmosis module in which the semipermeable membrane comprising a microporous support reinforced on one side thereof with a backing material and the other side thereof having deposited thereon an ultra-thin film formed by cross-linking polyethyleneimine with a cross-linking agent such as isophthaloyl chloride and the backing for the membrane sandwich comprising a film of a polyethylene-terephthalate positioned between two layers of an epoxy-impregnated polyester may be utilized to concentrate or dewater aqueous solutions at elevated temperatures and pressures. The module may be used at temperatures ranging from about 50.degree. to about 95.degree. C. and pressures ranging from 400 to about 1200 psi to dewater aqueous sugar solutions, salt solutions, starch solutions, etc.