Formation of halogenated polymeric microporous membranes having improved strength properties

Abstract From the Canadian patent

i) Abstract of Disclosure, Disclosed herein is a process for producing a polyhalogenated microporous film having a very narrow pore size distribution and good temperature and chemical resistance. The process involves blending a polyhalogenated copolymer having a very small particle size with a binder polymer utilizing a solvent which is a nonsolvent for the polyhalogenated copolymer but a solvent for the binder polymer, forming a film from the, blend, drying the film, heating the film to a temperature at or above the melting point of the polyhalogenated copolymer and under conditions such that the microparticulate particles at their points of mutual contact will neck together to form a …