IP Library Granted Patent US 10,507,436
Granted Patent B2
US 10,507,436 · App. 15/539,972 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Polyolefin microporous membrane, method for producing same, and battery separator

Inventors: Go Sato (Tochigi, JP); Toshihiko Kaneda (Tochigi, JP); Koichi Kono (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
B01D71/26C08F10/06C08J9/28H01M2/145H01M2/16H01M2/1653H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 10,507,436
App. No.
15/539,972
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyolefin resin, where the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, and where the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean flow pore size of less than 20.0 nm.

Claims (9)

1. A polyolefin microporous membrane comprising a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, and wherein the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean pore size of less than 20.0 nm.

2. The polyolefin microporous membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin resin contains at least 90 mass % polypropylene resin, and an impedance of the polyolefin microporous membrane is no greater than 15.0 Ω·cm 2 .

3. The polyolefin microporous membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum pore size on a surface of the polyolefin microporous membrane is 300 nm or less.

4. The polyolefin microporous membrane according to claim 1 , wherein an average molecular weight of the polypropylene resin is between about 1×10 5 and about 1×10 8 .

5. The polyolefin microporous membrane according to claim 1 , wherein a porosity of the polyolefin microporous membrane is between about 20% and about 80%.

6. The polyolefin microporous membrane according to claim 1 , wherein, a membrane thickness of the polyolefin microporous membrane is 20 and an air permeation resistance of the polyolefin microporous membrane is 300 sec/100 cc or greater.

7. A battery separator comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane comprising a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, wherein the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean pore size of less than 20.0 nm.

8. The battery separator according to claim 7 , wherein the battery separator is a non-aqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery separator.

9. A rechargeable battery comprising a battery separator comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane comprising a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, wherein the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean pore size of less than 20.0 nm.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2017
From: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.; TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 044821/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2017
From: SATO, GO; KANEDA, TOSHIHIKO; KONO, KOICHI
To: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043105/0738 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-266009 · Dec 26, 2014 · national
JP 2015-115091 · Jun 5, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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