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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Ronald F. Childs, Burlington, CA;
Jie Yu, Hamilton, CA;
Ronald F. Childs, Burlington, CA;
Jie Yu, Hamilton, CA;
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The present application discloses a composite membrane comprising (a) a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member and (b) a cross-linked copolymer comprising (i) a cationic monomer and an anionic monomer and/or (ii) a zwitterionic monomer, which cross-linked copolymer fills the pores of the support member, the cross-linked copolymer having a permeability for a fluid that is dependent on the polarity of the fluid, wherein the permeability increases with increasing polarity. The present application also discloses a process for the preparation of the composite membrane, a pervaporation apparatus comprising the composite membrane, and methods for the use of the composite material in separation and dehydration processes.