IP Library Granted Patent US 10,879,512
Granted Patent B2
US 10,879,512 · App. 16/124,180 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Aromatic polyamide porous membrane, method for preparing and lithium secondary battery having the same

Inventors: Qingjin Sun (Huzhou, CN); Heji Huang (Huzhou, CN); Wei Li (Huzhou, CN); Xiang Li (Huzhou, CN)
Assignee: MICROVAST POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
H01M2/1653H01M2/145H01M2/162H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 10,879,512
App. No.
16/124,180
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an aromatic polyamide porous membrane having a uniform internal structure. The internal structure of the membrane is a three-dimensional network porous structure with micron-sized pores. The aromatic polyamide porous membrane of the present disclosure has good thermal stability and is especially suitable for a high energy density lithium-ion power battery, and greatly improves the thermal runaway temperature of the battery. The present disclosure further provides a method for preparing the membrane and a lithium secondary battery having the membrane.

Claims (21)

1. A method for preparing aromatic polyamide porous membrane, comprising:

providing an aromatic polyamide solution;

extruding the solution to form a liquid film;

conveying the liquid film into a gelling bath by a conveying apparatus to form a pre-formed membrane, during the conveying process, two opposite edges along the conveying direction of the liquid film being in contact with the conveying apparatus, while other portions of the liquid film being in contact with the gelling bath;

extracting the pre-formed membrane from the solvent by an extracting agent to form a porous membrane.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mass of the aromatic polyamide is 10% to 30% of the mass of the aromatic polyamide solution.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic polyamide has an intrinsic viscosity of 1.8 to 3.5.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic polyamide solution has a rotational viscosity of 20 to 300 Pa*s.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an aromatic polyamide solution comprises: mixing an aromatic polyamide fiber, a solvent and a co-solvent together to form an aromatic polyamide solution.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the aromatic polyamide fiber is selected from a group consisting of aramid staple fibers and/or aramid fibrids, the solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and triethyl phosphate (TEP), the co-solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, lithium chloride, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the mass of the co-solvent is 0.5% to 8% of the mass of the aromatic polyamide fiber.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an aromatic polyamide solution comprises: forming an aromatic polyamide solution by the polymerization reaction.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gelling bath includes a first component, the first component is water, and the mass fraction of the water in the gelling bath is 15% to 70%.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gelling bath further comprises a second component, the second component is at least one selected from the group consisting of N-methyl pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and triethyl phosphate.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the gelling bath is in a range from 5° C. to 50° C.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time the liquid film conveyed into the gelling bath by the conveying apparatus used to form the pre-formed membrane is in a range from 10 to 300 seconds.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extracting agent is water.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the extracting agent is in a range from 40° C. to 100° C.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the porous membrane is dried to obtain the aromatic polyamide porous membrane.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the aromatic polyamide porous membrane is obtained by sequentially drying and heat setting the porous membrane, the drying method comprises infrared drying and/or blow drying, and the drying temperature is in a range from 60° C. to 160° C., the heat setting method is infrared heat setting, the heat setting temperature is in a range from 180° C. to 300° C.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein in heat setting process, the aromatic polyamide porous membrane is fixed by a fixture.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2026
From: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
To: MICROVAST ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.; MICROVAST ADVANCED MEMBRANE INC.; MICROVAST, INC.
Reel/Frame 075075/0028 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2024
From: MICROVAST ADVANCED MEMBRANE INC.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 067554/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2022
From: MICROVAST POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
To: MICROVAST ADVANCED MEMBRANE INC.
Reel/Frame 062248/0966 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: SUN, QINGJIN; HUANG, HEJI; LI, WEI; LI, XIANG
To: MICROVAST POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046809/0049 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0800901 · Sep 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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