Support film for solution film forming, and method for producing electrolyte membrane using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017077540-A1
Application number	US-201515122707-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2014
Publication date	Mar 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a support film for solution film forming, said support film combining polymer solution's wettability during a solution film forming step, early separation resistance during a drying step and wetting step, and easy release properties when intentionally separating a polymer film. Provided is a support film for solution film forming, said support film being formed by introducing fluorine atoms to at least one surface of abase film that is formed from one or more types of polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene napthalate, polyphenylene sulphide, polysulfones, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polyimides, polyetherimide, polyamides, polyamide-imides, polybenzimidazoles, polycarbonates, polyarylates, and polyvinyl chloride. Therein, the ratio, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of the number of fluorine atoms/the number of carbon atoms in the surface to which the fluorine atoms are introduced, i.e. the modified surface, is 0.02-0.8, inclusive.

First claim

1 . A support film for solution film forming, the support film being formed by introducing fluorine atoms to at least one surface of a base film that is formed from one or more types of polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene napthalate, polyphenylene sulphide, polysulfones, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polyimides, polyetherimide, polyamides, polyamide-imides, polybenzimidazoles, polycarbonates, polyarylates, and polyvinyl chloride, wherein the ratio, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of the number of fluorine atoms/the number of carbon atoms in the surface to which the fluorine atoms are introduced, i.e. the modified surface, is 0.02 or more and 0.8 or less.

2 . The support film for solution film forming according to claim 1 , wherein a contact angle of water on the modified surface is 35 degrees or more and 70 degrees or less.

3 . The support film for solution film forming according to claim 1 , wherein the introduction of fluorine atoms was performed by bringing the base film into contact with a fluorine gas.

4 . The support film for solution film forming according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of the number of oxygen atoms/the number of carbon atoms in the modified surface is 0.10 or more and 0.60 or less.

5 . The support film for solution film forming according to claim 1 which is used for film forming of an electrolyte membrane.

6 . A method for producing an electrolyte membrane comprising:
step 1: a step of applying an electrolyte polymer solution onto a modified surface of a support film; step 2: a step of removing a solvent from the electrolyte polymer solution applied in the step 1 to form an electrolyte polymer coating on the modified surface; step 3: a step of bringing the electrolyte polymer coating formed in the step 2 with the support film into contact with one or more types of liquids selected from the group consisting of an acidic solution, a basic solution, water and an organic solvent; and step 4: a step of separating the electrolyte polymer coating obtained in the step 3 from the support film, wherein as the support film, the support film for solution film forming according to claim 1 is used.

Assignees

• Toray Industries

Inventors

• Adachi Shinya
• Izuhara Daisuke

Classifications

• C08J2371/00

  Characterised by the use of polyethers obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chain; Derivatives of such polymers · CPC title

• C08J2367/02

  Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds; (C08J2367/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08J5/2256 Primary

  based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those involving carbon-to-carbon bonds, e.g. obtained by polycondensation · CPC title

• H01M2008/1095

  Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes · CPC title

• H01M8/1081 Primary

  starting from solutions, dispersions or slurries exclusively of polymers · CPC title