IP Library Granted Patent US 12,048,904
Granted Patent B2
US 12,048,904 · App. 16/049,160 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Zeolite membrane composite

Inventors: Mikio Hayashi (Kanagawa, JP); Miki Yamada (Kanagawa, JP); Takahiko Takewaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
B01D71/0281B01D53/228B01D67/0051B01D69/02B01D69/125C01B39/48C30B7/10B01D2053/221B01D2323/24B01D2323/40B01D2325/12
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Patent No.
US 12,048,904
App. No.
16/049,160
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zeolite membrane composite for use in separation of a highly-permeative component through permeation from a vapor mixture or a liquid mixture comprising multiple components, the zeolite membrane composite comprising an inorganic porous support and a zeolite membrane provided thereon, wherein the zeolite membrane contains zeolite of a CHA-type aluminosilicate, and in a X-ray diffraction pattern obtained through irradiation to the zeolite membrane surface with X-ray, a peak intensity at around 2θ=17.90 has a value of less than 0.5 times a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.80 and a peak intensity at around 2θ=9.6° has a value of 2.0 times or more and less than 4.0 times a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.8°.

Claims (25)

1. A zeolite membrane composite comprising:

an inorganic porous support and

a zeolite membrane positioned on the inorganic porous support,

wherein the inorganic porous support is alumina,

wherein the zeolite membrane comprises zeolite of a CHA-type aluminosilicate having a molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 (SAR) of from 30 to 100,

wherein the SAR is determined by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX),

wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained through irradiation to a surface of the zeolite membrane with X-rays, a ratio of a peak intensity at around 2θ=17.9° to a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.8°, 2θ (17.9/20.8), is 0,5 or less, and

wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained through irradiation to a surface of the zeolite membrane with X-rays, a ratio of a peak intensity at around 2θ=9.6° to a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.8°, 2θ (9.6/20.8), is from 2.0 to less than 4.0,

wherein the zeolite membrane is obtained by a process comprising:

applying an aqueous reaction mixture to the inorganic support for hydrothermal synthesis and performing hydrothermal synthesis, thereby crystalizing the zeolite on a, surface of the inorganic porous support,

wherein the aqueous reaction mixture comprises an Si element source, an Al element source, an alkali source, and water, and comprises an organic template, wherein the alkali source comprises at least potassium and sodium, wherein the organic template is a cation derived from 1-adamantanamine, and wherein a ratio of the Si element source to the Al element source, expressed as a molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 , in the aqueous reaction mixture is at least 40, and

wherein the aqueous reaction mixture has a molar ratio, K/(K+Na+ organic template), of at least 0.34.

2. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein a water adsorption f the zeolite membrane composite at a relative pressure of 0.8, as obtained from a water vapor adsorption isotherm of the zeolite membrane composite, is from 2 times to 10 times a water adsorption of the zeolite membrane composite at a relative pressure of 0,2.

3. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the air permeation of the zeolite membrane composite as connected to a vacuum line under an absolute pressure of 5 kPa, is from 100 L/(m 2 ·h) to 1000 L(m 2 ·h).

4. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the CHA-type aluminosilicate has the molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 (SAR) of from 32 to 100.

5. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the CHA-type aluminosilicate has the molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ( S AR) of from 30 to 50.

6. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein an air permeation of the zeolite membrane composite as connected to a vacuum line under an absolute pressure of 5 kPa, is 1000 L/(m 2 ·h) or lower.

7. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , capable of separation of a gas mixture comprising multiple components.

8. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , capable of separation of a vapor mixture comprising multiple components.

9. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , capable of separation of a liquid mixture comprising multiple components.

10. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained through irradiation to a surface of the zeolite membrane with X-rays, the ratio 2θ (17.9/20.8) is less than 0.5, and

wherein the zeolite has the molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 of from 30 to 50.

11. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the zeolite membrane is 10 μm or less.

12. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the zeolite membrane is from 0.1 μm to 10 μm.

13. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon dioxide permeation performance is at least 3×10 −8 mol·(m 2 ·s·Pa) −1 at a temperature of 50° C. and under a differential pressure of 0098 MPa.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-039272 · Feb 24, 2012 · national
JP 2012-192013 · Aug 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14467496 · Aug 25, 2014
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