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Granted Patent B2
US 12,226,741 · App. 17/621,780 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Zeolite film composite body, method for producing same, and fluid separation method

Inventors: Bo Liu (Kyoto, JP); Katsunori Yogo (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH
B01D71/025B01D61/363B01D71/0215B01D71/027C01B39/46C04B41/85
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Patent No.
US 12,226,741
App. No.
17/621,780
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zeolite membrane composite including a porous support and a zeolite membrane formed on a surface of the porous support. The zeolite membrane has an LTA-type crystal structure. The first atomic ratio: Si/Al of silicon element (Si) to aluminum element (Al) in the zeolite membrane is 1.29 or greater and 1.60 or less.

Claims (16)

1. A zeolite membrane composite, comprising:

a porous support; and

a zeolite membrane formed on a surface of the porous support, wherein

the zeolite membrane has an LTA-type crystal structure,

the zeolite membrane has a first atomic ratio: Si/Al of silicon element (Si) to aluminum element (Al) of 1.29 or greater and 1.60 or less,

the porous support has a first surface and a second surface, and has pores allowing the first surface and the second surface to communicate with each other, and the zeolite membrane is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and

a water selectivity represented by a ratio of the permeance of water to the permeance of methanol of 600 or greater, when placed in an aqueous methanol solution at 60° C. having a methanol concentration of 50 mass %, with a supply side pressure set at 0.1 MPa and a permeation side pressure set at 1 kPa.

2. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first atomic ratio: Si/Al is 1.45 or greater.

3. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first atomic ratio: Si/Al is 1.49 or greater and 1.54 or less.

4. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite membrane has a thickness of 20 μm or less.

5. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the porous support is at least one selected from the group consisting of mullite, silica, alumina, and stainless steel.

6. The zeolite membrane composite according to claim 1 , exhibiting

a total permeation flux of 0.5 kg/m 2 ·h or more and 1.0 kg/m 2 ·h or less,

a permeance of water of 1.10-7 mol/m 2 ·s·Pa or more and 5·10 −7 mol/m 2 ·s·Pa or less, and

a permeance of methanol of 1·10 −10 mol/m 2 ·s·Pa or more and 5·10 −10 mol/m 2 ·s·Pa or less, and

when placed in an aqueous methanol solution at 60° C. having a methanol concentration of 50 mass %, with a supply side pressure set at 0.1 MPa and a permeation side pressure set at 1 kPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2021
From: LIU, BO; YOGO, KATSUNORI
To: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH
Reel/Frame 058456/0962 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-119548 · Jun 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220241732A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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