US 11,866,555 B1
Crosslinked polyphosphazene blends for gas separation membranes
David Hopkinson, Morgantown, WV (US); Victor Armanda Kusuma, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Surendar R. Venna, Missouri City, TX (US); Joshua S. McNally, Idaho Falls, ID (US); Christopher J. Orme, Firth, ID (US); and Frederick F. Stewart, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Assigned to Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/543,928.
Int. Cl. B01D 53/22 (2006.01); C08G 79/025 (2016.01); C08L 85/02 (2006.01); C08K 5/37 (2006.01); C08K 5/548 (2006.01); C09B 47/04 (2006.01); C08L 81/06 (2006.01); C08L 71/08 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01D 71/58 (2006.01); C08L 79/08 (2006.01)
CPC C08G 79/025 (2013.01) [B01D 53/1475 (2013.01); B01D 71/58 (2013.01); C08K 5/37 (2013.01); C08K 5/548 (2013.01); C08L 71/08 (2013.01); C08L 79/08 (2013.01); C08L 81/06 (2013.01); C08L 85/02 (2013.01); C09B 47/04 (2013.01); B01D 2256/24 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); C08L 2312/00 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
 
1. A gas separation membrane comprising a composition, the composition comprising at least a first polyphosphazene and a second polyphosphazene,
wherein the first polyphosphazene has the formula

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where R comprises 50% to 95% ethyloxylate and 5% to 50% aryloxy, and where at least a portion of R comprises a crosslinked functional group;
wherein the second polyphosphazene has the formula

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where R′ are aryloxy groups, and where at least a portion of R′comprises a crosslinked functional group; and
wherein the first polyphosphazene and the second polyphosphazene are bound by a crosslinking agent where the crosslinking agent comprises two or more thiol groups prior to undergoing crosslinking.