Separation membrane, sheet channel material, and separation membrane element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10159942-B2
Application number	US-201515115325-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2015
Priority date	Jan 31, 2014
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

The present invention provides a separation membrane and a separation membrane element capable of exhibiting a good water production performance even at a high temperature and also excellent handleability and quality. The separation membrane of the present invention includes a separation membrane main body having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face; and a permeate-side channel member fixed onto the permeate-side face of the separation membrane main body, and the permeate-side channel member includes polypropylene as a main component and satisfies the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) a softening point temperature is 60° C. or higher; (b) a tensile elongation in a standard state is 10% or more; and (c) a yield point stress under a wet condition at 50° C. is 2 MPa or more.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A separation membrane comprising: a separation membrane main body having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face; and a permeate-side channel member fixed onto the permeate-side face of the separation membrane main body,
wherein the permeate-side channel member comprises a composition of polypropylene as a main component and the composition satisfies the following requirements (a) to (c) and (d) or (e):
(a) a softening point temperature that is 60° C. or higher;
(b) a tensile elongation in a standard state that is 15% or more; and
(c) a yield point stress under a wet condition at 50° C. that is 2 MPa or more; and
(d) a crystallization peak temperature as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) that is 30° C. or higher; or
(e) if an exothermic peak based on crystallization cannot be confirmed with DSC, a half-crystallization time at 30° C. that is 10 minutes or less.

2. The separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the separation membrane main body comprises a substrate, a porous supporting layer formed on the substrate, and a separation functional layer formed on the porous supporting layer.

3. A sheet channel member having projections fixed to a sheet, wherein the projections comprise a composition of polypropylene as a main component and the composition satisfies the following requirements (a) to (c) and (d) or (e):
(a) a softening point temperature that is 60° C. or higher;
(b) a tensile elongation in a standard state that is 15% or more; and
(c) a yield point stress under a wet condition at 50° C. that is 2 MPa or more; and
(d) a crystallization peak temperature as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) that is 30° C. or higher; or
(e) if an exothermic peak based on crystallization cannot be confirmed with DSC, a half-crystallization time at 30° C. that is 10 minutes or less.

4. A separation membrane element comprising a water collection tube and an envelope-shaped membrane wound around the water collection tube from an open side of the membrane,
wherein, in the envelope-shaped membrane, the separation membrane(s) according to claim 1 is/are arranged such that the permeate-side faces thereof face to each other, and at least both edges in a width direction on the permeate-side faces of the separation membrane(s) are sealed by sealing parts.

5. A separation membrane element comprising a water collection tube, an envelope-shaped membrane wound around the water collection tube from an open side of the membrane, and the sheet channel member according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in the envelope-shaped membrane, a separation membrane main body(ies) having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face is/are arranged such that the permeate-side faces thereof face to each other via the sheet channel member, and at least both edges in a width direction on the permeate-side faces are sealed by sealing parts.

6. A separation membrane element comprising a water collection tube, an envelope-shaped membrane wound around the water collection tube from an open side of the membrane, and the sheet channel member according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in the envelope-shaped membrane, a separation membrane main body(ies) having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face is/are arranged such that the permeate-side faces thereof face to each other via the sheet channel member, and at least both edges in a width direction on the permeate-side faces are sealed by sealing parts.

7. The separation membrane element according to claim 5 , wherein the separation membrane main body comprises a substrate, a porous supporting layer formed on the substrate, and a separation functional layer formed on the porous supporting layer.

8. The separation membrane element according to claim 6 , wherein the separation membrane main body comprises a substrate, a porous supporting layer formed on the substrate, and a separation functional layer formed on the porous supporting layer.

9. The separation membrane element according to claim 4 , wherein the sealing part is formed by an adhesive.

10. The separation membrane element according to claim 4 , wherein a projected view of the sealing part includes a plurality of asperities, and a variation coefficient of widths of the asperities is 10% or less.

11. The separation membrane element according to claim 10 , wherein a width of the sealing part is 5 mm or more and 60 mm or less.

12. The separation membrane element according to claim 4 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to a lengthwise direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts provided on the both edges in the width direction of the separation membrane as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

13. The separation membrane element according to claim 4 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to the width direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

14. The separation membrane element according to claim 5 , wherein the sealing part is formed by an adhesive.

15. The separation membrane element according to claim 5 , wherein a projected view of the sealing part includes a plurality of asperities, and a variation coefficient of widths of the asperities is 10% or less.

16. The separation membrane element according to claim 15 , wherein a width of the sealing part is 5 mm or more and 60 mm or less.

17. The separation membrane element according to claim 5 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to a lengthwise direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts provided on the both edges in the width direction of the separation membrane as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

18. The separation membrane element according to claim 5 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to the width direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

19. The separation membrane element according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing part is formed by an adhesive.

20. The separation membrane element according to claim 6 , wherein a projected view of the sealing part includes a plurality of asperities, and a variation coefficient of widths of the asperities is 10% or less.

21. The separation membrane element according to claim 20 , wherein a width of the sealing part is 5 mm or more and 60 mm or less.

22. The separation membrane element according to claim 6 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to a lengthwise direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts provided on the both edges in the width direction of the separation membrane as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

23. The separation membrane element according to claim 6 , wherein when the envelope-shaped membrane is equally bisected so as to be orthogonal to the width direction thereof, a difference in projected area of the sealing parts as compared while making a parting line as an axis of symmetry is 15% or less.

24. The separation membrane element according to claim 1 , wh

Assignees

• Toray Industries

Inventors

• Marutani Yoshie
• Yamada Hiroyuki
• Hirozawa Hiroho
• Takagi Kentaro
• Okamoto Yoshiki
• Tabayashi Shunsuke
• Umetani Hiroshi
• Katayama Akira
• Sasaki Takao
• Kimura Masahiro

Classifications

• B01D2325/22

  Thermal or heat-resistance properties · CPC title

• B01D2325/24

  Mechanical properties, e.g. strength · CPC title

• B01D65/003

  Membrane bonding or sealing · CPC title

• B32B2307/726

  Permeability to liquids, absorption · CPC title

• B01D63/10

  Spiral-wound membrane modules · CPC title