US Patent 7361295 Solvent casting process

A process for solvent casting including, casting a dope from a casting die onto a casting support, drying the cast dope on the casting support to form film, stripping off the film from the casting support, and further drying the film, wherein the dope has a solid matter content of from 17 mass % to 30 mass %, and a mean drying rate between the casting of the dope and the stripping off is more than 300 mass %/minute and not more than 1000 mass %/minute. Also, a process for solvent casting including the steps of casting a dope from a casting die to a casting support, forming the film by drying the dope to some extent, stripping off the film from the casting support and further drying the film while conveying the film with carrying it at both side edges of the film by a tenter under specified conditions.