Claims
- 1. A method for manufacturing a flat permeable membrane, which method comprises:
- mixing a molten polyolefin, a crystal seed forming agent, and an organic filler uniformly dispersible in said molten polyolefin and easily soluble in an extractant to be used,
- discharging the resultant mixture in a molten state through a die to obtain a molten membrane,
- cooling and solidifying the discharged molten membrane by contacting said molten membrane with a cooling fluid, and
- removing said organic filler by contacting the cooled and solidified membrane with an extactant capable of dissolving the organic filler but incapable of dissolving said polyolefin and said crystal forming agent.
- 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said organic filler is a hydrocarbon having a boiling point not less than the melting point of said polyolefin.
- 3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said hydrocarbon is liquid paraffin.
- 4. A method according to claim 2, wherein said method
- said hydrocarbon is an .alpha.-olefin oligomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene oligomers, propylene oligomers, and ethylene-propylene oligomers; and
- 35 to 40 parts by weight of a said crystal seed forming agent are used and said crystal seed forming agent is selected from the group consisting of dibenzylidene sorbitol, 1,3,2,4-bis(p-methylbenzylidene)-sorbitol, 1,3,2,4-(p-ethylbenzylidene)-sorbitol, bis (4-t-butylphenyl)-sodium phosphate, adipic acid and kaolin.
- 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said organic filter used is in the range of 35 to 300 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said polyolefin.
- 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said polyolefin is at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene-propylene copolymer.
- 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said crystal seed forming agent is an organic heat-resisting substance having a melting point of not less than 150.degree. C. and a gel point not less than the temperature at which said polyolefin begins to carystallize.
- 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said crystal seed forming agent to be used is in the range of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said polyolefin.
- 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said extractant is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohols and halogenated hydrocarbons.
- 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid is a liquid.
- 11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said cooling liquid is incapable of dissolving said organic filler.
- 12. A method according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid is an inert gas.
- 13. A method according to claim 12, wherein said inert gas is air.
- 14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature for cooling and solidifying is not more than 120.degree. C.
- 15. A method according to claim 1, wherein said cooling liquid is water.
- 16. A method according to claim 1, wherein said polyolefin has more than 97% of tacticity.
- 17. A method according to claim 1, wherein said crystal forming agent is 1,3,2,4-dibenzylidene-sorbitol or 1,3,2,4-bis (p-methylbenzylidene)-sorbitol.
- 18. A flat permeable membrane produced in accordance with the process of claim 1 for removing pathogenic macromolecules from blood plasma compositions.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 796,434, filed Nov. 8, 1985, which was abandoned upon the filing hereof.
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