IP Library Granted Patent US 9,259,691
Granted Patent B2
US 9,259,691 · App. 14/264,864 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Water-treatment separating membrane of high flux having good chlorine resistance

Inventors: Young-Hoon Ko (Daejeon, KR); Jae-Hong Kim (Daejeon, KR); Chong-Kyu Shin (Daejeon, KR); Phill Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
B01D71/82B01D67/0006B01D67/0088B01D69/02B01D69/125B01D71/56B01D2323/40B01D2323/42B01D2325/06B01D2325/08B01D2325/30
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Patent No.
US 9,259,691
App. No.
14/264,864
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-treatment separating membrane includes a polyamide active layer formed on a porous support. When the polyamide active layer is dyed using a 5% aqueous solution of Rhodamine B, at least a curve pattern formed by connecting two or more arcs is formed in at least a partial area of the polyamide active layer.

Claims (19)

1. A water-treatment separating membrane comprising:

a polyamide active layer formed on a porous support;

wherein the polyamide active layer is formed by dropping droplets of an organic solution including an acyl halide compound on an aqueous amine solution layer and includes a center portion in which a degree of an interfacial polymerization of the organic solution is high and a critical area in which the degree of the interfacial polymerization of the organic solution is low,

wherein the volume of the organic solution per droplet is from 0.001 ml to 5 ml,

wherein at least a curve pattern formed by connecting two or more arcs is formed in at least a partial area of the polyamide active layer, and the curve pattern can be made visible when the polyamide active layer is dyed using a 5% aqueous solution of Rhodamine B,

wherein at least one of the two or more arcs is a portion of a closed circular curve,

wherein a major diameter of the closed circular curve is from 5 mm to 100 mm, and

wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of a surface of the polyamide active layer is from 60 nm to 100 nm.

2. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein the curve pattern has a form obtained by connecting both end points of each arc with respective curve portions of other arcs.

3. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein the curve pattern has a form obtained by arranging the two or more arcs in a row, and connecting end points of the arcs to connect adjacent arcs.

4. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 2 , wherein the two or more arcs are arranged convexly in the same direction.

5. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 3 , wherein the curve patterns are repeatedly formed in a direction perpendicular with respect to an arranging direction of the two or more arcs.

6. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein the closed circular curve is provided in plural and arranged irregularly or regularly.

7. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein a distance between centers of the circular closed curves is from 1 mm to 50 mm.

8. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the curve pattern is from 4% to 25% of a major diameter of the circular closed curve.

9. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 , wherein the curve pattern is formed in a critical area in which a degree of polyamide polymerization is low.

10. A water-treatment module comprising at least one water-treatment separating membrane of claim 1 .

11. A water-treatment apparatus comprising at least one water-treatment module of claim 10 .

12. The water-treatment separating membrane of claim 3 , wherein the two or more arcs are arranged convexly in the same direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: NANOH2O CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073784/0326 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2014
From: KO, YOUNG-HOON; KIM, JAE-HONG; SHIN, CHONG-KYU; LEE, PHILL
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032785/0720 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2012-0132550 · Nov 21, 2012 · national
KR 10-2013-0004147 · Jan 14, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0142098 · Nov 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2013010643 · Nov 21, 2013
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