A multipolymeric mixture is provided that includes a hydrophobic polymer,
two different grades of a water-soluble polymer, water as non-solvent and
a solvent suitable for all polymers involved. The dissolved hydrophobic
polymer has the affinity to enmesh the water-soluble polymers to form a
clear and viscous dope. Water-soluble polymers contribute to the pore
formation process and hydrophilicity of the finally coagulated membrane
according to the makeup of their molecular weight distribution.
Water as a non-solvent takes the dope very near towards unstable zone,
which helps in speeding up the membrane formation process in a diffusion
induced phase inversion technique. The dope is then spun through a
concentric orifice spinneret and solidified by passing it through a
coagulation bath to form hollow fiber asymmetric membranes of ultra
filtration grade with superior water permeability and separation
characters even at higher feed turbidity.