IP Library Granted Patent US 9,795,930
Granted Patent B2
US 9,795,930 · App. 15/042,785 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Water separation composite membrane

Inventors: Yu-Lun Lai (Tainan, TW); Chih-Chang Chang (Taichung, TW); Shao-I Yen (Zhudong Township, TW); Jung-Nan Hsu (Taichung, TW); Chun-Nan Kuo (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
B01D69/12B01D53/268B01D71/021B01D71/024B01D71/50B01D71/56B01D71/48B01D2259/4508B01D2325/04B01D2325/20
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Patent No.
US 9,795,930
App. No.
15/042,785
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water separation composite membrane is provided. The water separation composite membrane includes a carrier with a plurality of pores, wherein the carrier is made of a polymer having a repeat unit of and a selective layer disposed on the porous carrier, wherein the selective layer consists of a plurality of graphene oxide layers.

Claims (18)

1. A water separation composite membrane, comprising:

a carrier with a plurality of pores; and

a selective layer disposed on the porous carrier, wherein the selective layer consists of a plurality of graphene oxide layers and an organic compound distributed between any two adjacent graphene oxide layers, wherein the organic compound has a structure represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II)

wherein X is independent —OH, —NH 2 , —SH,

R 1 and R 2 are independent hydrogen, C 1-12 alkyl; A is

and, n is 2-3 when X is —OH, —NH 2 , or —SH, and n is 0-1 when X if

2. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the carrier has a plurality of pores, and the carrier is made of a polymer having a repeat unit of

3. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the pores of the carrier have a diameter between 100 nm and 300 nm.

4. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymer is polycarbonate or polyamide.

5. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 200 nm and 4000 nm.

6. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the selective layer has a thickness between 800 nm and 3000 nm.

7. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the organic compound is

8. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the organic compound further reacts with the graphene oxide layer.

9. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there is covalent bond, hydrogen bond, or ionic bond between the organic compound and the graphene oxide layer.

10. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there is an interval between any two adjacent graphene oxide layers, and a swelling degree of the interval is between 0.1% and 20.0%.

11. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of the organic compound to the graphene oxide layer is from 0.1 to 80.

12. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the water separation composite membrane has a water vapor transmission rate between 5×10 −6 mol/m 2 sPa and 5×10 −5 mol/m 2 sPa.

13. The water separation composite membrane as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the water separation composite membrane has a water/air separation factor between 1000 and 1×10 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2016
From: LAI, YU-LUN; CHANG, CHIH-CHANG; YEN, SHAO-I; HSU, JUNG-NAN; KUO, CHUN-NAN
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 037825/0466 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 105100256 A · Jan 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 14920549 · Oct 22, 2015
Related Publication 20170113191A1 · Apr 27, 2017