IP Library Granted Patent US 11,198,102
Granted Patent B2
US 11,198,102 · App. 16/644,068 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Method for producing composition for forming gas separation membrane active layer, composition for forming gas separation membrane active layer produced by same, method for manufacturing gas separation membrane, and gas separation membrane

Inventors: Byoungsoo Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sora Bang (Daejeon, KR); Chong Kyu Shin (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
B01D71/16B01D53/228B01D69/125
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Patent No.
US 11,198,102
App. No.
16/644,068
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method for producing a composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer, the method including: obtaining a first reactant by allowing a cellulose-based compound and an acid substituted with fluorine to react; and adding dropwise an acid anhydride substituted with fluorine to the first reactant at a temperature higher than room temperature. Also provided is a composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer.

Claims (34)

1. A method for producing a composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer, the method comprising:

obtaining a first reactant by reacting a cellulose-based compound with an acid substituted with fluorine; and

adding dropwise an acid anhydride substituted with fluorine to the first reactant at a temperature higher than room temperature to form a mixture; and

precipitating the mixture in a first organic solvent to yield a cellulose-based compound substituted with fluorine.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dissolving the cellulose-based compound substituted with fluorine in a second organic solvent to yield the composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer, wherein an amount of the cellulose-based compound substituted with fluorine is 2.9 wt % to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid substituted with fluorine is an alkanoic acid having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one carbon atom is substituted with fluorine.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid anhydride substituted with fluorine is an acid anhydride having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one carbon atom is substituted with fluorine.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid substituted with fluorine is trifluoroacetic acid.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid anhydride substituted with fluorine is trifluoroacetic anhydride.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature higher than room temperature is 30° C. to 80° C.

8. A composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer produced by the method of claim 1 .

9. A composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer, comprising a unit of Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1:

n is a repeating number of the unit and is 1 to 1,000, and

R1 to R3 are the same as or different from each other, and each independently is hydrogen or —(CO)CF 3 , and at least one of R1 to R3 is —(CO)CF 3 .

10. The composition of claim 9 , further comprising a second organic solvent.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the second organic solvent is nitromethane.

12. The composition of claim 10 , wherein an amount of the unit of Formula 1 in the composition is 2.9 wt % to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer.

13. The composition of claim 10 , wherein an amount of the second organic solvent in the composition is 95 wt % to 97.1 wt % based on a total weight of the composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer.

14. A method for manufacturing a gas separation membrane, the method comprising:

producing a composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer by the method of claim 2 ;

forming a porous support by applying a hydrophilic polymer solution onto a porous substrate; and

forming an active layer by applying the composition for forming a gas separation membrane active layer onto the porous support.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the porous substrate is a porous non-woven fabric.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method for applying a composition for forming an active layer is a slot coating method.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the hydrophilic polymer is one or more selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polycarbonate, polyethylene oxide, polyimide, polyetherimide, polyether ether ketone, polypropylene, polymethylpentene, polymethyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, and a mixture thereof.

18. A gas separation membrane, comprising:

a porous support; and

an active layer comprising a unit of Formula 1 provided on the porous support:

wherein in Formula 1:

n is a repeating number of the unit and is 1 to 1,000; and

R1 to R3 are the same as or different from each other, and are each independently hydrogen or —(CO)CF 3 , and at least one of R1 to R3 is —(CO)CF 3 .

19. The gas separation membrane of claim 18 , wherein the porous support comprises a porous non-woven fabric and a hydrophilic polymer.

20. The gas separation membrane of claim 18 , wherein the gas separation membrane has a selectivity of carbon dioxide of 5 to 40 based on methane.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: NANOH2O CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073784/0326 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: LEE, BYOUNGSOO; BANG, SORA; SHIN, CHONG KYU
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 051999/0642 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0165055 · Dec 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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