IP Library Granted Patent US 12685963
Granted Patent B2
US 12685963 · App. 18/511,239 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Composite separator for gas separation

Inventors: Dong Jae Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hye Jin Kim (Daejeon, KR); Min Sang Park (Daejeon, KR); Sin Woo Kim (Daejeon, KR); Yu Mi Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.; SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
B01D53/228B01D69/02B01D69/107B01D69/1216B01D2257/504B01D2325/02834B01D2325/04B01D2325/06B01D2325/20B01D2325/24
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Patent No.
US 12685963
App. No.
18/511,239
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a composite separator for gas separation. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a composite separator for gas separation includes a support and a selective layer disposed on one surface of the support, wherein the support includes a porous polyethylene film, and has a surface roughness of 100 nm or less, a surface median pore diameter of 300 nm or less, and a tensile strength in a machine direction (MD) and a transverse direction (TD) of 10 MPa or more.

Claims (18)

1 . A composite separator for gas separation, the composite separator comprising:

a support including a porous polyethylene film;

a selective layer; and

a middle layer including a siloxane-based polymer or a polyacetylene-based polymer disposed between the support and the selective layer,

wherein the support has a surface roughness of 100 nm or less, a surface median pore diameter of 300 nm or less, and a tensile strength in a machine direction (MD) and a transverse direction (TD) of 10 MPa or more.

2 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein the porous polyethylene film has a gas permeability of 850 sec/100 cc or less.

3 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein the support has a surface roughness of 50 nm or less.

4 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein the support has a thickness ranging from 5 μm to 100 μm.

5 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness ranging from 10 nm to 500 nm.

6 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , further comprising: a protective layer disposed on the selective layer.

7 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein the composite separator has a thickness of 150 μm or less.

8 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area of the selective layer according to the following Equation is 10,000 m 2 /m 3 or more:

Specific surface area of selective layer=surface area of selective layer (m 2 )/volume of composite separator (m 3 ).  [Equation 1]

9 . A gas separation method comprising separating a specific gas from a gas mixture using the composite separator of claim 1 .

10 . The gas separation method of claim 9 , wherein the specific gas is selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, oxygen, hydrocarbon, and olefin.

11 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 6 , wherein the protective layer comprises a siloxane-based polymer.

12 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 6 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness of 100 to 2000 nm.

13 . The composite separator for gas separation of claim 6 , wherein the middle layer has a thickness of 100 to 500 nm.