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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2014
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Karen K. Gleason, Cambridge, MA (US);
Zafarullah Khan, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Hafiz Zahid Shafi, Lahore, PK;
Rong Yang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum and MInerals, Dharan, SA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/00 (2006.01); B01D 39/00 (2006.01); B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B29C 44/04 (2006.01); C09D 139/08 (2006.01); B05D 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 65/08 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01); C08F 222/10 (2006.01); C08F 226/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 139/08 (2013.01); B01D 65/08 (2013.01); B01D 67/0088 (2013.01); B05D 3/142 (2013.01); C08F 222/1006 (2013.01); C08F 226/10 (2013.01); C09D 5/1637 (2013.01); B01D 2321/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of preparing antifouling coatings on reverse osmosis membranes with initiated chemical vapor deposition. The coatings enhance the stability and lifetime of membranes without sacrificing performance characteristics, such as permeability or salt retention.