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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Ingo Pinnau, Thuwal, SA;
Alvin NG, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jennifer Ly, San Jose, CA (US);
Anurag P Mairal, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ingo Pinnau, Thuwal, SA;
Alvin Ng, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jennifer Ly, San Jose, CA (US);
Anurag P Mairal, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 71/02 (2006.01); B01D 71/06 (2006.01); B01D 71/52 (2006.01); B01D 71/56 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inorganic membrane suitable for ultrafiltration or nanofiltration, and methods for making and using the membrane. The membrane has a organic polymer deposited on the feed surface, but is not able to perform separations by solution-diffusion.