Claims
- 1. A dope for making a filtration membrane, said dope being produced from a complex of calcined .alpha.-alumina particles and polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) in a solvent for said PVDF, said complex being formed by dispersing at least 1 part by weight, but less than 50 parts by weight of said particles per 100 parts by weight of said particles and PVDF, in a solvent for said PVDF, said particles having a primary particle size in the range from about 0.1 .mu.m to about 5 .mu.m, said complex being reacted with a hydrophilic polymer which is added to the dope in a minor amount by weight relative to said PVDF, said hydrophilic polymer having reactive nucleophilic groups adapted to react with said complex and impart hydrophilicity to said membrane.
- 2. A method for making a dope to be used to make a filtration membrane, said method comprising,
- preparing a complex consisting essentially of calcined .alpha.-alumina particles in a solvent for polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), said complex being formed by dispersing less than 50 parts by weight of said particles per 100 parts by weight of said particles and PVDF, in a solvent for said PVDF, said particles having a primary particle size in the range from about 0.1 .mu.m to 5 .mu.m;
- adding a hydrophilic polymer in a minor amount by weight relative to said PVDF said hydrophilic polymer having reactive nucleophilic groups adapted to react with said complex and impart hydrophilicity to a film formed from said dope;
- said dope having a viscosity sufficient to provide a continuous coating on a support, said particles being present in said dope in an amount at least 1 percent by weight of the combined weight of said PVDF, said hydrophilic polymer and said particles.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said dope has a viscosity in the range from about 8,000 cp to about 50,000 cp at 22.degree. C. for a microfiltration membrane and said particles are present in an amount less than 15 percent by weight of said combined weight.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein said dope has a viscosity in the range from about 50,000 cp to about 120,000 cp at 22.degree. C. for an ultrafiltration membrane and said particles are present in an amount less than 20 percent by weight of said combined weight.
- 5. A filtration membrane made from the dope produced in claim 2.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of patent application Ser. No. 08/886,652 filed on Jul. 1, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,914,039.
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