IP Library Granted Patent US 11,071,953
Granted Patent B2
US 11,071,953 · App. 16/441,762 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Gas separation membrane, method of producing gas separation membrane, gas separation membrane module, and gas separator

Inventors: Yusuke Mochizuki (Kanagawa, JP); Makoto Sawada (Kanagawa, JP); Takeshi Narita (Kanagawa, JP); Shigehide Itou (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Noda (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Mukai (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
B01D71/70B01D53/228B01D69/02B01D69/125B01D71/64B01D2256/10B01D2256/16B01D2256/24B01D2256/245B01D2257/302B01D2257/304B01D2257/308B01D2257/404B01D2257/504B01D2323/12
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Patent No.
US 11,071,953
App. No.
16/441,762
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond satisfies Expressions 1 and 2, and at least one of gas permeability or gas separation selectivity is high under high pressure; a method of producing a gas separation membrane; a gas separation membrane module; and a gas separator. 0.9≥ A/B ≥0.63  Expression 1 B ≥1.7  Expression 2 In the expressions, A represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

Claims (85)

1. A gas separation membrane which satisfies any one of the following Conditions 1, 3, and 4,

Condition 1: a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond satisfies the following Expressions 1 and 2,

0.9 ≥A/B≥ 0.63, and  Expression 1

Expression 2 B≥ 1.7  Expression 2

in Expressions 1 and 2, A is 1.15 or more and represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond,

Condition 3: a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which a minimum value Si 0 of the proportion of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ to peaks of all Si in ESCA depth analysis of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 1% to 40%, and

Condition 4: a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which positron lifetime τ3 of a third component in a case where the positron is implanted at a strength of 1 keV from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 3.40 to 4.20 ns.

2. The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , which satisfies Condition 1.

3. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the compound having a siloxane bond includes at least a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (2) or a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (3),

in Formulae (2) and (3), R 11 represents a substituent, the symbol “*” represents a binding site with respect to # in Formula (2) or (3), and the symbol “#” represents a binding site with respect to * in Formula (2) or (3).

4. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the compound having a siloxane bond includes a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (1),

in Formula (1), R's each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group, an amino group, an epoxy group, a fluorinated alkyl group, a vinyl group, an alkoxy group, or a carboxyl group, and n represents an integer of 2 or greater.

5. The gas separation membrane according to claim 4 ,

wherein the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond includes a compound which has a siloxane bond having a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) described above and at least a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (2) or a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (3);

in Formulae (2) and (3), R 11 represents a substituent, the symbol “*” represents a binding site with respect to # in Formula (2) or (3), and the symbol “#” represents a binding site with respect to * in Formula (2) or (3).

6. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the ratio of the number of carbon atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is 1.6 or less.

7. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein B is 1.95 or greater, and

B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

8. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein AB is 0.65 or greater, and

A represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and

B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

9. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a layer which contains a polyimide compound.

10. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thickness of the layer containing a polyimide compound is in a range of 0.03 to 0.3 μm.

11. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thickness of the resin layer which contains a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 0.1 to 5 μm.

12. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond includes a compound having a repeating unit that contains at least silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms.

13. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a support.

14. The gas separation membrane according to claim 2 ,

wherein the gel fraction of the gas separation membrane is 45% or greater.

15. The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 which satisfies Condition 3.

16. The gas separation membrane according to claim 15 ,

wherein a difference Δ1 between a ratio Si 10 of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si at a depth of 10 nm from the position having a minimum value Si 0 of the proportion of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si and the minimum value Si 0 of the proportion of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si in ESCA depth analysis of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 50% to 90%.

17. The gas separation membrane according to claim 15 ,

wherein a difference Δ2 between a ratio Si 20 of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si at a depth of 20 nm from the position having the minimum value Si 0 of the proportion of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si and the minimum value Si 0 of the proportion of peaks of Si 2+ and Si 3+ relative to peaks of all Si in ESCA depth analysis of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 55% to 90%.

18. The gas separation membrane according to claim 15 ,

wherein the thickness of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 150 to 900 nm.

19. The gas separation membrane according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a support.

20. The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 which satisfies Condition 4.

21. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 ,

wherein relative strength 13 of the third component in a case where the positron is implanted at a strength of 1 keV from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 13% to 41%.

22. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 ,

wherein when positron lifetime τ3 of the third component in a case where the positron is implanted at a strength of 1 keV from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is set to X and positron lifetime τ3 of the third component in a case where the positron is implanted at a strength of 3 keV from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is set to Y, the expression of 0.88≤X/Y≤0.99 is satisfied.

23. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 , further comprising:

a layer which contains a polyimide compound.

24. The gas separation membrane according to claim 23 ,

wherein the thickness of the layer containing a polyimide compound is in a range of 0.03 to 0.3 μm.

25. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 ,

wherein the thickness of the resin layer which contains a compound having a siloxane bond is in a range of 0.1 to 5 μm.

26. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond includes a compound having a repeating unit that contains at least silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms.

27. The gas separation membrane according to claim 20 , further comprising:

a support.

28. A gas separation membrane module comprising:

the gas separation membrane according to claim 1 .

29. A gas separator comprising:

the gas separation membrane module according to claim 28 .

30. A method of producing a gas separation membrane which satisfies the following Condition P1 or P4,

Condition P1: a method of producing a gas separation membrane including an oxygen atom permeating treatment of allowing oxygen atoms to permeate into a resin layer precursor containing a compound having a siloxane bond,

wherein the oxygen atom permeating treatment is a plasma treatment using carrier gas having an oxygen flow rate of 10 cm 3 (STP)/min or greater at an input power of 75 W or greater, and

Condition P4: a method of producing a gas separation membrane including an oxygen atom permeating treatment of allowing oxygen atoms to permeate into a resin layer precursor containing a compound having a siloxane bond,

wherein the oxygen atom permeating treatment is a plasma treatment using carrier gas having an oxygen flow rate of 45 cm 3 (STP)/min or greater and using anode coupling at an input power of 75 W or greater.

31. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 30 which satisfies Condition P1.

32. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 31 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond includes a compound having a repeating unit that contains at least silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms.

33. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 31 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is formed on a support.

34. A gas separation membrane which is produced using the method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 31 .

35. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 30 which satisfies Condition P4.

36. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 35 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond includes a compound having a repeating unit that contains at least silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms.

37. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 35 ,

wherein the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is formed on a support.

38. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 30 , wherein the wattage of plasma processing is 75 W or more and the time for irradiation with radiation of plasma processing is 30 seconds or less.

39. The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the value of A is 1.3 or more.

40. The method of producing a gas separation membrane according to claim 30 , wherein the wattage of plasma processing is 110 W or more and the material of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2026
From: YESTAR ADVANCED MATERIALS (HK) CO., LIMITED
To: YESTAR ADVANCED MATERIALS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 076045/0973 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2026
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: YESTAR ADVANCED MATERIALS (HK) CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075440/0386 →
Priority Claims (6)
JP 2014-201930 · Sep 30, 2014 · national
JP 2015-038734 · Feb 27, 2015 · national
JP 2015-146305 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
JP 2015-146306 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
JP 2015-146307 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
JP 2015-146308 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15458407 · Mar 14, 2017
Continuation PCTJP2015075187 · Sep 4, 2015
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