Porous Polymeric Filter with Sorption Particles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filters for removing chemical compounds, ions, or components from gas and fluid streams are often not durable enough to withstand harsh environments and require long contact times, reducing their effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A porous polymeric matrix made from polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, combined with a bicontinuous structure and sorption particles, which allows for efficient removal of undesired materials while maintaining structural integrity and flow rate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional ion exchange resin is used, then chemical compounds and ions can be removed from water, but long contact time is required which reduces effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous polymer matrix with controlled pore sizes and high surface area to provide extensive contact between the resin and contaminants. The porous structure enables rapid diffusion and adsorption of chemical compounds and ions, significantly reducing the required contact time while maintaining high removal effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite structure combining polymer matrix with integrated ion exchange sites and sorption particles. This composite design allows simultaneous filtration, adsorption, and ion exchange processes to occur in a single medium, accelerating contaminant removal without requiring extended contact times.
2Reliability
If molecular sieves are used, then filtering can be achieved, but they cannot withstand harsh environments including acidic or basic environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the chemical composition and structural parameters of the filter material by using chemically resistant polymers and cross-linked structures. These parameter changes enable the filter to withstand harsh acidic and basic environments while maintaining its filtering and sorption capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite material system combining environmentally stable polymers with functional sorption particles. This composite structure provides both the mechanical and chemical durability needed to withstand harsh environments and the functional properties required for effective filtering.
3Ease of manufacture
If paper or cellulose-based filters are used, then ease of manufacture is achieved, but they are easily destroyed and do not provide robust structure for long-term use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameters from natural cellulose to synthetic polymers with enhanced mechanical strength and chemical stability. These parameter changes produce a more robust structure capable of long-term operation while maintaining manufacturability through standard polymer processing techniques.
4Productivity
If sorption particles are incorporated into filter structure, then removal efficiency is improved, but the structure must still expose sorption particles to interact with gases or liquids
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes a porous matrix structure that naturally exposes sorption particles to flowing gases and liquids through its interconnected pore network. This porous architecture enables efficient mass transfer and interaction between sorption sites and contaminants without requiring complex external exposure mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the support structure and sorption functionality into a single integrated material system. The sorption particles are incorporated within and throughout the porous matrix, combining structural support and contaminant removal functions in one component, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The proposed solution provides a durable and efficient filter structure that can effectively remove undesired compounds from gas and fluid streams, even in harsh environments, with improved flow rates and reduced contact times.
Implementation Method 1
The article is for removing chemical compounds, chemical ions or chemical components from gas and fluid streams. The porous polymer matrix is a durable material comprising polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride capable of having a flow rate of gas or fluids through its structure
Implementation Method 2
Target species are removed by being adsorbed or complexed onto the resin
Implementation Method 3
The porous polymer matrix is a durable material comprising polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride capable of having a flow rate of gas or fluids through its structure resulting from a bicontinuous structure
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AI summary
The disclosure describes an article for removing undesired chemical ions or compounds from gas and fluid streams when the stream comes into contact with the article. The article is a porous polymeric matrix having a sorption particle within the porous polymeric matrix structure, the sorption particle is capable of removing the undesired chemical ion or compound.