Patent References 3839172 Trifluorostyrene sulfonic acid membranes Patent #: 4012303 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/810628 filed on 06/27/1977US Classes:521/27, Membrane or process of preparing210/500.27, Organic526/247Fluorine containing monomer is an etherExaminersPrimary: Levin, Stanford M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC08F 259/00 (20060101)C08F 259/08 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1976-08-31 JPAbstractA cation-exchange membrane is prepared by impregnating a diene monomer having carboxylic acid group or a functional group which can be converted to a carboxylic acid group, into a fluorinated polymer membrane having cation-exchangeable groups; partially polymerizing said diene monomer; swelling the membrane with a water miscible organic solvent and heat-treating the swollen membrane and if necessary, converting the functional groups to carboxylic acid groups. | |