Patent ID: 9084963
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B01D,C08J,Y02C

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an immobilized liquid membrane using a water solution and a hexane solution, the method comprising: producing, using a first portion of the water solution, a plurality of particles having a distribution of sizes; covering the plurality of particles in a first portion of the hexane solution, wherein the water solution and the hexane solution are immiscible; creating a plurality of microcapsules each comprising a flexible wall encapsulating a respective one of the plurality of particles, wherein each flexible wall comprises a polyamide formed by polymerization reaction between the respective particle and the first portion of the hexane solution; and creating a gap membrane between the plurality of microcapsules, wherein the gap membrane is formed by polymerization reaction between a second portion of the water solution and a second portion of the hexane solution; wherein each of the plurality of microcapsules and the gap membrane are permeable to a first gas of a mixture of gasses comprising the first gas and a second gas, each of the microcapsules and the gap membrane being substantially impermeable to the second gas.