IP Library Granted Patent US 12,576,368
Granted Patent B2
US 12,576,368 · App. 18/063,070 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Gas separation membrane, gas separation module, gas separation apparatus, and polyimide compound

Inventor: Koji Hironaka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
B01D71/64B01D53/228B01D69/12C08G73/1067
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Patent No.
US 12,576,368
App. No.
18/063,070
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a polyimide compound including a repeating unit having an aromatic diamine component having a specific structure in which a side-chain benzylic position is regioselectively brominated, a gas separation membrane having a gas separation layer containing the polyimide compound, and a gas separation module and a gas separation apparatus each having the gas separation membrane.

Claims (25)

1 . A gas separation membrane comprising a gas separation layer containing a polyimide compound,

wherein the polyimide compound includes a repeating unit represented by formula (I):

in formula (I), R represents a group represented by any one of formulae (I-1) to (I-28), where in formulae (I-1) to (I-28), X 1 to X 3 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group, L represents —CH═CH— or —CH 2 —, and R 1 and R 2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and * represents a bonding site,

in formula (I), L 2 represents a group represented by any one of formulae (II-1) to (II-3):

in formulae (II-1) to (II-3), A represents a group represented by any one of formulae (III-1) to (III-8), B represents unsubstituted methyl, unsubstituted ethyl, unsubstituted n-propyl, unsubstituted i-propyl, a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a fluorine-substituted acyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, and * represents a bonding site, wherein at least one A is the group represented by formula (III-4), the group represented by formula (III-5), the group represented by formula (III-6), the group represented by formula (III-7) or the group represented by formula (III-8),

α and β in formula (II-1) are integers satisfying (a), and α1, β1, α2, and β2 in formulae (II-2) and (II-3) are integers satisfying (b),

1≤α≤4,0≤β≤3,2≤α+β≤4  (a)

1≤α1+α2≤8,0≤1+β2≤7,2≤α1+α2+β1+β2≤8  (b)

R a and R b in formula (II-2) each represent a hydrogen atom, unsubstituted methyl, unsubstituted ethyl, unsubstituted n-propyl, unsubstituted i-propyl, or a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and

in formulae (III-1) to (III-8), * represents a bonding site.

2 . The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the groups represented by formulae (II-1) to (II-3) each have a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

3 . The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the groups represented by formulae (II-1) to (II-3) each have at least one of unsubstituted ethyl, the group represented by formula (III-4), or the group represented by formula (III-5).

4 . The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the gas separation membrane is a gas separation composite membrane having the gas separation layer on an upper side of a gas-permeable support layer.

5 . The gas separation membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the gas separation membrane is used for selective permeation of carbon dioxide in a gas including carbon dioxide and methane.

6 . A gas separation module comprising the gas separation membrane according to claim 1 .

7 . A gas separation apparatus comprising the gas separation membrane according to claim 1 .

8 . A polyimide compound comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (I):

in formula (I), R represents a group represented by any one of formulae (I-1) to (I-28), where in formulae (I-1) to (I-28), X 1 to X 3 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group, L represents —CH═CH— or —CH 2 —, R 1 and R 2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and * represents a bonding site,

in formula (I), L 2 represents a group represented by any one of formulae (II-1) to (II-3):

in formulae (II-1) to (II-3), A represents a group represented by any one of formulae (III-1) to (III-8), B represents unsubstituted methyl, unsubstituted ethyl, unsubstituted n-propyl, unsubstituted i-propyl, a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a fluorine-substituted acyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, and * represents a bonding site, wherein at least one A is the group represented by formula (III-4), the group represented by formula (III-5), the group represented by formula (III-6), the group represented by formula (III-7) or the group represented by formula (III-8),

α and β in formula (II-1) are integers satisfying (a), and α1, β1, α2, and β2 in formulae (II-2) and (II-3) are integers satisfying (b),

1≤α≤4,0≤β≤3,2≤α+β≤4  (a)

1≤α1+α2≤8,0≤1+β2≤7,2≤α1+α2+β1+β2≤8  (b)

R a and R b in formula (II-2) each represent a hydrogen atom, unsubstituted methyl, unsubstituted ethyl, unsubstituted n-propyl, unsubstituted i-propyl, or a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and

in formulae (III-1) to (III-8), * represents a bonding site.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2022
From: HIRONAKA, KOJI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062049/0040 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-104052 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021020809 · Jun 1, 2021
Related Publication 20230119573A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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