IP Library Granted Patent US 11,883,785
Granted Patent B2
US 11,883,785 · App. 16/971,417 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Reverse osmosis membrane, manufacturing method therefor, and water treatment module

Inventors: Ayoung Lee (Daejeon, KR); Yun Seok Choe (Daejeon, KR); Chong Kyu Shin (Daejeon, KR); Phill Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
B01D69/1071B01D61/025B01D67/0006B01D69/02B01D69/1251B01D71/56C02F1/441B01D2325/04B01D2325/24
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Patent No.
US 11,883,785
App. No.
16/971,417
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a reverse osmosis membrane comprising: a support layer comprising a support and a polysulfone layer; and an active layer, wherein a compression modulus is from 20 MPa to 40 MPa, to a method for manufacturing the same, and a water-treatment module.

Claims (17)

1. A reverse osmosis membrane, comprising:

a support layer comprising a support and a polysulfone layer, wherein the support has a thickness of 93 μm to 95 μm, and 1 g/m 2 to 5 g/m 2 of polysulfone from the polysulfone layer is impregnated into the support, and the polysulfone layer has a thickness of 60 μm to 80 μm; and

an active layer,

wherein a compression modulus of the reverse osmosis membrane

is from 20 MPa to 40 MPa, wherein a rate of defect occurrence in the reverse osmosis membrane is in a range from 0% to 5%, and wherein the support comprises a non-woven fabric.

2. The reverse osmosis membrane of claim 1 , wherein the polysulfone layer is formed with a polymer solution comprising polysulfone, and a content of the polysulfone contained in the polysulfone-comprising polymer solution is from 15% by weight to 20% by weight based on a total weight of the polysulfone containing polymer solution.

3. The reverse osmosis membrane of claim 1 , which has a rate of defect occurrences of 0% to 5% when assembling the reverse osmosis membrane.

4. The reverse osmosis membrane of claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric comprises polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, microporous polypropylene, polyphenylene ether, or polyvinylidene fluoride.

5. The reverse osmosis membrane of claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric has an average pore size of 3 μm to 10 μm.

6. A water-treatment module comprising one or more of the reverse osmosis membranes of claim 1 .

7. A method for forming the reverse osmosis membrane of claim 1 , the method comprising:

forming a support layer comprising a support and a polysulfone layer,

wherein the support comprises a non-woven fabric and has a thickness of 93 μm to 95 μm, 1 g/m 2 to 5 g/m 2 of polysulfone from the polysulfone layer is impregnated into the support, and the polysulfone layer has a thickness of 60 μm to 80 μm; and forming an active layer on the support layer.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the forming the active layer is performed by:

dipping the support layer into an aqueous m-phenylenediamine (mPD) solution to form an mPD layer; and

dipping the support layer comprising the mPD layer into a solvent solution comprising an organic trimesoyl chloride, the mPD layer being brought into contact with the organic trimesoyl chloride, and interfacially polymerizing to form a polyamide active layer.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the polysulfone layer is formed by casting a polymer solution comprising polysulfone on the support, and a content of the polysulfone comprised in the polysulfone-comprising polymer solution is from 15% by weight to 20% by weight based on a total weight of the polysulfone-comprising polymer solution.

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 Aug 20, 2020
From: LEE, AYOUNG; CHOE, YUN SEOK; SHIN, CHONG KYU; LEE, PHILL
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 053556/0404 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0053731 · May 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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