IP Library Granted Patent US 10,906,006
Granted Patent B2
US 10,906,006 · App. 15/989,202 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane and preparation method thereof

Inventors: Changfa Xiao (Tianjin, CN); Jingjing Yan (Tianjin, CN); Chun Wang (Tianjin, CN); Xiaoyu Hu (Tianjin, CN); Mingxing Chen (Tianjin, CN); Hailiang Liu (Tianjin, CN); Shulin An (Tianjin, CN)
Assignee: TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
B01D69/088B01D69/10B01D69/148B01D71/34B01D67/0079B01D69/04B01D69/081
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Patent No.
US 10,906,006
App. No.
15/989,202
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane and a preparation method thereof are provided. The membrane includes a hollow tubular reinforcement made of PVDF fibers and a polymer separation layer made of PVDF casting solution; wherein the polymer separation layer casting solution comprises 4-25% PVDF resin, 5-20% pore-forming agent, 0-3% inorganic particles and 52-91% solvent according to mass fraction. The preparation method includes steps of: (1) preparing a hollow tubular reinforcement made of PVDF fibers; (2) preparing a PVDF polymer separation layer casting solution; and (3) obtaining the homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane.

Claims (6)

1. A method for preparing a homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane, comprising steps of:

(1) preparing a hollow tubular reinforcement made of PVDF fibers; wherein the hollow tubular reinforcement is a PVDF fiber braided tube or a PVDF fiber tubular knitted fabric; the PVDF fiber braided tube is a hollow braided tube with a diameter of 1-2 mm, which is made of PVDF fiber filaments with a 2-dimensional woven technology; and the PVDF fiber tubular knitted fabric is a single layer tubular knitted fabric with a diameter of 1-2 mm, which is made of the PVDF fiber filaments with a crochet machine;

(2) preparing a PVDF polymer separation layer casting solution, which specifically comprises steps of: according to mass fraction, mixing 4-25% PVDF resin, 5-20% pore-forming agent and 0-3% inorganic particles in 52-91% solvent at 60-90° C. for obtaining a polymer separation layer casting solution with a total fraction of 100%; then stirring for 3-5h for dissolving, and vacuum-defoaming, so as to obtain a homogenized PVDF polymer separation layer casting solution; wherein the pore-forming agent is a water-soluble polymer which is polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 600-20000, polyvinylpyrrolidone having an average molecular weight of 10000-100000, or a blend thereof with a designed mass ratio; the solvent is selected from at least one of N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide and N-methylpyrrolidone; the inorganic particles are selected from at least one of lithium chloride, silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide; and

(3) obtaining the homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane with a breaking strength more than 90 MPa, which specifically comprises steps of: evenly coating the PVDF polymer separation layer casting solution on a surface of the hollow tubular reinforcement through a spinning nozzle; wherein a spinning temperature of the PVDF polymer separation layer casting solution is kept at 60-80° C.; the hollow tubular reinforcement passes through a 2-25 cm air bath under traction of a winding roller, and a traction speed of the winding roller is 30-200m/h; then immersing in a coagulation bath at 0-50° C. for solidifying, so as to obtain the homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane; the coagulation bath is an aqueous solution of an organic solvent; wherein the organic solvent is at least one of N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide and N-methylpyrrolidone, and a mass fraction of the organic solvent in the coagulation bath is 0-50%.

2. The method, as recited in claim 1 , wherein a fineness of the PVDF fiber filaments is 300-800D; the PVDF fiber braided tube has 8-32 spindles with a knitting pitch of 0.3-2 mm; the PVDF fiber tubular knitted fabric is woven with No. 10-20 needles, and a needle cylinder comprises 12 needles.

3. The method, as recited in claim 1 , wherein in the step (3), the hollow tubular reinforcement is pre-treated before obtaining the homogeneous fiber reinforced PVDF hollow fiber membrane, which comprises steps of: completely immersing the hollow tubular reinforcement in an organic solvent DMAc for 10s, and slowly lifting up for drying in air, in such a manner that excess solvent flows down until an incompletely dried state is reached for subsequent use.

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