Method of preparaing a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membranne

Details Method of preparaing a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membranne Method of preparaing a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membranne

1998-04-07

2000-08-15

Silbaugh, Jan H.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Mechanical shaping or molding to form or reform shaped article

Reshaping running or indefinite-length work

264127, 2642902, 264291, 264294, 425365, 4283044, 4283155, 21050036, B29C 4324, B29C 5504, B29C 5512

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061031720

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to microporous and ultrafine polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes of high permeability, excellent mechanical strength, and good chemical inertness, and to methods for their preparation. According to the method of the present invention, a porous PTFE substrate having a first pore rating is compressed to provide a porous membrane having a second pore rating, wherein the second pore rating is smaller than the first pore rating. The PTFE substrate can be contacted with one or more fibrous sheets during the compression step, which is preferably performed by passing the substrate, and fibrous sheets, if appropriate, between two calender rolls. The resulting porous PTFE membrane then can optionally be stretched and/or sintered, and preferably has a water permeability of at least about 0.5 l/hr/m.sup.2 /kPa.

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