Non-woven fabric separation membrane and preparation method and use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12374755-B2
Application number	US-202217590340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	Aug 7, 2019
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

The present application provides a non-woven fabric separation membrane and a preparation method and a use thereof. The non-woven fabric separation membrane of the present application includes a plurality of fibers, and the fibers are closely connected to each other through a modifier, which significantly improves the tensile strength and the puncture strength of the separation membrane. Meanwhile, molecules of the modifier are grafted on surfaces of the fibers, which improves wettability for an electrolyte solution to the separation membrane, thereby improving the ionic conductivity of the separation membrane and the rate performance of a battery. Ti metal or Zr metal in the modifier molecule can effectively attract an electrolyte anion in the electrolyte solution to improve the ion migration number of the electrolyte solution, reduce battery polarization, and improve the rate performance of the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-woven fabric separation membrane, wherein the non-woven fabric separation membrane comprises a plurality of polymer fibers and/or glass fibers, the non-woven fabric separation membrane is modified by a modifier, the modifier is bonded with the fibers by a chemical bond, and molecules of the modifier are connected to each other by cross-linking;
wherein the modifier is selected from one or more compounds with a structure shown in the following formula (1):

M=Zr or Ti, n is an integer between 0 and 10000;
R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from —NH 2 , —COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n1 COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n2 R 0 ,

and the following groups that are unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one, two or more R a : C 1-12 alkyl, C 2-12 alkenyl, —C 1-12 alkylene-O—C 1-12 alkyl, —COOC 1-12 alkyl, and C 6-20 aryl, wherein n1 is an integer greater than or equal to 0, n2 is an integer greater than or equal to 1, n3 is an integer greater than or equal to 0;
R a is independently selected from halogen, —NH 2 , —OH, C 1-12 alkyl, C 6-20 aryl;
R 0 is selected from H, and the following groups that are unsubstituted or optionally substituted by one, two or more R b : C 1-12 alkyl, C 6-20 aryl;
R b is independently selected from C 1-12 alkyl, C 6-20 aryl;
wherein n, n1, n2 and n3 respectively represent an average degree of polymerization of corresponding repeating units.

2. The non-woven separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from —COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n1 COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n2 R 0 ,

C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, —C 1-6 alkylene-OH, —C 1-6 alkylene-NH 2 , —C 1-6 alkylene-O—C 1-6 alkyl, —COOC 1-6 alkyl, —C 6 H 5 , —(CH 2 ) n4 C 6 H 5 , —C 6 H 4 C n′ H 2n′+1 , and —C 6 H 5-m F m′ ; wherein n1 is an integer greater than or equal to 0, n2 is an integer greater than or equal to 1, n3 is an integer greater than or equal to 0, n4 is an integer greater than or equal to 1, n′ is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and m is an integer between 1 and 5.

3. The non-woven separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein R 0 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, —C 6 H 5 , —(CH 2 ) n5 C 6 H 5 , and —C 6 H 4 C n″ H 2n″+1 , wherein n5 is an integer between 1 and 6, and n″ is an integer between 1 and 6.

4. The non-woven separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from —CH 3 , —C 2 H 5 , n-propyl, isopropyl, —C 12 H 25 , —CH═CH 2 , —C 2 H 4 OH, —C 6 H 5 , —CH 2 OCH 3 , —CO—O—CH 3 , —CH 2 NH 2 , —C 6 F 5 , —COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n1 COCR 0 ═CH 2 , —C 6 H 4 F, —C 12 H 24 OH,

and —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n2 R 0 , wherein R 0 is selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, —C 6 H 5 , —(CH 2 ) n5 C 6 H 5 , and —C 6 H 4 C n″ H 2n″+1 , wherein n1 is an integer greater than or equal to 0, n2 is an integer greater than or equal to 1, n3 is an integer greater than or equal to 0, n5 is an integer between 1 and 6, and n″ is an integer between 1 and 6.

5. The non-woven fabric separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric separation membrane has a tensile strength of 20-200 MPa, and a puncture strength of 20-200 Gf.

6. The non-woven fabric separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric separation membrane, after being wetted by an electrolyte solution, has an ionic conductivity of 1-20 ms/cm, and an ion migration number of 0.3-0.9.

7. The non-woven fabric separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric separation membrane has a porosity of 10-90%, and a pore diameter of 0.1-3 μm.

8. A process comprising performing a membrane separation in a lithium-ion battery, a sodium-ion battery, a potassium-ion battery, a lithium sulfur battery, and a lithium metal battery with the non-woven fabric separation membrane according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zhuhai Cosmx Battery Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Wei
• Li Suli
• Tang Weichao
• Yuan Hao
• Li Junyi
• Xu Yanming

Classifications

• H01M50/42

  Acrylic resins · CPC title

• H01M50/446

  Composite material consisting of a mixture of organic and inorganic materials · CPC title

• H01M50/403 Primary

  Manufacturing processes of separators, membranes or diaphragms · CPC title

• H01M50/449

  having a layered structure · CPC title

• H01M50/437

  Glass · CPC title