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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Jochen Kerres, Stuttgart, DE;
Wei Cui, Stuttgart, DE;
Universtitat Stuttgart, , DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of ion-exchange membranes for use in electromembrane processes. The membranes are prepared from a solution, in a dipolar-aprotic solvent, containing (a) a polymeric sulfonic acid or a polymeric sulfonate salt of formula Polymer-SO,X, where X is H or a monovalent cation, and (b) a basic polymer containing primary, secondary or tertiary basic N. The dissolved polymer blend is spread in a thin layer onto a support, and the solvent is evaporated to form a polymeric film. The films produced by the process are particularly useful as ion-exchange membranes due to improved properties relative to the component polymers with regard to ionic conductivity, swelling permselectivity, and thermal resistance.