IP Library Granted Patent US 10,112,154
Granted Patent B2
US 10,112,154 · App. 14/908,973 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Polyamide-based water-treatment separation membrane having excellent durability, and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Youngju Lee (Daejeon, KR); Chong Kyu Shin (Daejeon, KR); Phill Lee (Daejeon, KR); Byungho Jeon (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
B01D71/56B01D67/0093B01D69/02B01D69/12B01D71/28B01D2325/04B01D2325/28
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Patent No.
US 10,112,154
App. No.
14/908,973
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a water treatment separation membrane having improved durability and including a porous support; a polyamide active layer formed on the porous support; and a protective layer formed on the polyamide active layer and including polyvinyl pyrrolidone, wherein a thickness of the protective layer is 0.5 nm to 1000 nm, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Claims (43)

1. A water treatment separation membrane comprising:

a porous support;

a polyamide active layer formed on the porous support; and

a protective layer formed on the polyamide active layer, the protective layer comprising

polyvinyl pyrrolidone and a polymer including an amine group-containing compound, an epoxy group-containing compound and a fluoro-containing compound,

wherein a thickness of the protective layer is 0.5 nm to 1000 nm.

2. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 1,000,000.

3. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone has a solubility value of 5% or greater in water at 25° C.

4. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer includes a first protective layer including the polymer that includes the amine group-containing compound, the epoxy group-containing compound and the fluoro-containing compound; and

a second protective layer formed on the top of the first protective layer and including polyvinyl pyrrolidone.

5. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the amine group-containing compound is a compound in which amine groups are attached to both ends of polyalkylene glycol.

6. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the amine group-containing compound is a compound of Chemical Formula 2:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, m is an integer of 0 to 10, n is an integer of 0 to 15, and o is an integer of 0 to 10.

7. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the epoxy group-containing compound includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of a (poly)ethylene-based epoxy resin, a (poly)glycerin-based epoxy resin and a (poly)sorbitol-based epoxy resin, which include two or more epoxy groups.

8. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the epoxy group-containing compound is a compound of Chemical Formula 3:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 3:

R 1 is hydrogen or a hydroxyl group;

R 2 to R 5 are each independently hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyalkyl oxirane group;

a is an integer of 0 to 150;

b is an integer of 0 to 3; and

c is an integer of 0 to 5.

9. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the amine group-containing compound and the epoxy group-containing compound are included in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:1.

10. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the fluoro-containing compound includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of F(CF 2 ) 3 O[CF(CF 3 )CF 2 O] 3 CF(CF 3 )COF, CHF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CHCH 2 O, CHF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CHCH 2 O, F(CH 2 ) 10 COOH, F(CH 2 ) 7 COCl, F(CH 2 ) 10 CH 2 CH 2 OH, F(CH 2 ) 8 CH 2 CH 2 OH, (CF 3 ) 2 CCH 3 COF, F(CF 2 ) 6 CH 2 CHCH 2 O, CF 3 CHCHCOC, and F(CF 2 ) 6 CH 2 NH 2 .

11. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , wherein the polymer including the amine group-containing compound, the epoxy group-containing compound and the fluoro-containing compound includes at least one or more compounds of Chemical Formulae 7 and 8:

wherein, in Chemical Formulae 7 and 8:

A is a fluoro group-substituted C 1-20 alkylene group, an aryl alkylene group, an alkylene oxide group, an alkenylene group, an aryl alkenylene group or an alkenylene oxide group;

R 1 is hydrogen or a hydroxyl group;

R 2 to R 5 are each independently hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyalkyl oxirane group;

a is an integer of 0 to 150;

b is an integer of 0 to 3;

c is an integer of 0 to 5;

m is an integer of 0 to 10;

n is an integer of 0 to 15; and

o is an integer of 0 to 10.

12. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 11 , wherein the A is F(CF 2 ) 3 O[CF(CF 3 )CF 2 O] 3 CF(CF 3 )CO—, CHF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CHOHCH 2 —, CHF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CHOHCH 2 —, F(CH 2 ) 10 CO—, F(CH 2 ) 7 CO—, F(CH 2 ) 10 CH 2 CH 2 O—, F(CH 2 ) 8 CH 2 CH 2 O—, (CF 3 ) 2 CCH 3 CO—, F(CF 2 ) 6 CH 2 CHOHCH 2 —, CF 3 CHCHCO— or F(CF 2 ) 6 CH 2 NH—.

13. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , which has a moisture content of 1% to 8%.

14. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , which has salt rejection of 99.3% or greater, and permeate flow of 30 to 45 gallon/ft 2 ·day or greater in a dried state.

15. The water treatment separation membrane of claim 1 , which has a permeate flow change ratio of 10% or less after passing through an aqueous solution mixed with an aqueous sodium chloride solution having a concentration of 32,000 ppm, and albumin having a concentration of 100 ppm for 6 hours, compared to initial permeate flow.

16. A water treatment module comprising at least one or more of the water treatment separation membranes of claim 1 .

17. A method for manufacturing a water treatment separation membrane comprising:

forming a polyamide active layer on a porous support; and

forming a protective layer on the polyamide active layer by:

a) mixing a polymer including an amine group-containing compound, an epoxy group-containing compound and a fluoro-containing compound with an aqueous solution including 0.005% by weight to 7% by weight of polyvinyl pyrrolidone based on the whole aqueous solution to form a mixed aqueous solution, and coating the mixed aqueous solution on the polyamide active layer.

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 Feb 10, 2016
From: LEE, YOUNGJU; SHIN, CHONG KYU; LEE, PHILL; JEON, BYUNGHO
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 037698/0392 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2013-0091789 · Aug 1, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0091790 · Aug 1, 2013 · national
KR 10-2014-0099163 · Aug 1, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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