US20120305484A1

Thermally Rearranged (TR) Polymers as Membranes for Ethanol Dehydration

University of Texas System

Abstract

Synthesis and use of a new class of polymeric materials with favorable separation characteristics for the dehydration of ethanol and other organic solvents is described herein. The thermally rearranged (TR) polybenzoxazole (PBO), polybenzimidazole (PBI) and polybenzothiazole (PBT) membranes of the …

University: University of Texas System
Assignee: Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor: Benny D. Freeman
Priority date: June 03, 2011
Filing date: June 03, 2011
Publication date: December 06, 2012
Language: en
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