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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
May. 28, 1991
Robert C Schucker, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a multi-block polymeric material comprising a urea prepolymer chain extended with a second compatible prepolymer selected from the group of prepolymers comprising (a) an (A) dianhydride or its corresponding tetraacid or diacid-diester combined with a monomer selected from (B) epoxy, diisocyanate, polyester, and diamine in an A/B mole ratio ranging from about 2.0 to 1.05, preferably about 2.0 to 1.1, and (b) an (A) diamine combined with a monomer selected from (B) epoxy and dianhydride or its corresponding tetraacid or diacid-diester in an A/B mole ratio ranging from about 2.0 to 1.05, preferably about 2.0 to 1.1, and mixtures thereof. The present invention is also directed to membranes of the above recited multi-block polymeric material, especially membranes comprising them, dense films of said multi-block polymeric material deposited on a microporous support layer producing a thin film composite membrane. The membranes of the multi block polymeric material, especially the thin film composite membranes are useful for separating aromatic hydrocarbons from mixtures of same with non-aromatic hydrocarbons under perstraction or pervaporation conditions.