IP Library Patent Application 14920549
Patent Application
App. No. 14/920,549

WATER SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE

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14/920,549
Abstract

A water separation composite membrane is provided. The water separation composite membrane includes a carrier with a plurality of pores, wherein the carrier is made of a polymer having a repeat unit of and a selective layer disposed on the porous carrier, wherein the selective layer consists of a plurality of graphene oxide layers.

Claims (28)

1 . A water separation composite membrane, comprising:

a carrier with a plurality of pores, wherein the carrier is made of a polymer having a repeat unit of

and

a selective layer disposed on the porous carrier, wherein the selective layer consists of a plurality of graphene oxide layers.

2 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pores of the carrier have a diameter between 100 nm and 300 nm.

3 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymer is polyamide or polycarbonate.

4 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 200 nm and 3000 nm.

5 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 400 nm and 2000 nm.

6 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the water separation composite membrane has a water vapor permeance rate between 1×10 −6 mol/m 2 sPa and 1×10 −5 mol/m 2 sPa.

7 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dehumidifying composite membrane has a water/air separation factor between 200 and 3000.

8 . A water separation composite membrane, comprising:

a carrier with a plurality of pores; and

a selective layer disposed on the porous carrier, wherein the selective layer consists of a plurality of graphene oxide layers and an organic compound distributed between any two adjacent graphene oxide layers, wherein the organic compound has a structure represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II)

wherein X is independent —OH, —NH 2 , —SH,

R 1 and R 2 are independent hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl; A is

and, n is 2-3 when X is —OH, —NH 2 , or —SH, and n is 0-1 when X is

9 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the carrier has a plurality of pores, and the carrier is made of a polymer having a repeat unit of

10 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pores of the carrier have a diameter between 100 nm and 300 nm.

11 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the polymer is polycarbonate or polyamide.

12 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 200 nm and 4000 nm.

13 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 800 nm and 3000 nm.

14 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the organic compound is

15 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the organic compound further reacts with the graphene oxide layer.

16 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein there is covalent bond, hydrogen bond, or ionic bond between the organic compound and the graphene oxide layer.

17 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein there is an interval between any two adjacent graphene oxide layers, and a swelling degree of the interval is between 0.1% and 20.0%.

18 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the weight ratio of the organic compound to the graphene oxide layer is from 0.1 to 80.

19 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the water separation composite membrane has a water vapor transmission rate between 5×10 −6 mol/m 2 sPa and 5×10 −5 mol/m 2 sPa.

20 . The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the water separation composite membrane has a water/air separation factor between 200 and 20000.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2015
From: LAI, YU-LUN; CHANG, CHIH-CHANG; YEN, SHAO-I; HSU, JUNG-NAN; KUO, CHUN-NAN
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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