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Gas separating members and a method of making the same
Assignee: Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc
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Filing: 1982-06-15
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Granted: 1983-10-18
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Expires: 2002-06-15
Abstract
Abstract A gas separating member of the present invention comprises a porous substrate in the form of a film, wall or hollow fiber and a polymer film formed on a surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization. The gas separation factor (O2/N2) ranges from 2.3 to 3.9 with the corresponding gas permeability ranging from 12 to 0.16 liter/min. m2 atm. pres.-air. A modified gas separating member of the present invention, which comprises a porous substrate in the aforementioned form and two polymer films formed on a surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization, has the gas separation factor (He/H2) ranging from 14 to 45.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Yamamoto
- 👤 Masana Hirai
- 👤 Jiro Sakata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:17
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/12; B01D69/125; B01D69/127; C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/04; C08G77/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of making a gas separating member which comprises the steps of setting a porous substrate in the form of a film, wall or hollow fiber in a plasma generator, activating an organosilane monomer by plasma to form a plasma polymerized film of said organosilane as a first layer having high gas permeability on a surface of the substrate, and activating a second monomer other than the organosilane by plasma to form a plasma polymerized layer as the second layer having high gas separation factor on the organosilane first layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of making a gas separating member which comprises the steps of setting a porous substrate in the form of a film, wall or hollow fiber in a plasma generator, activating an organosilane monomer by plasma to form a plasma polymerized film of said organosilane as a first layer having high gas permeability on a surface of the substrate, and activating a second monomer other than the organosilane by plasma to form a plasma polymerized layer as the second layer having high gas separation factor on the organosilane first layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the organosilane is a member selected from the group consisting of hexamethyldisiloxane, diethoxymethylsilane, octamethylcyclotertrasiloxane, tetraexthoxysilane, triethoxyvinylsilane and tetramethylsilane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the second monomer other than the organosilane are hydrocarbons.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein the hydrocarbon is a member selected from the group consisting of 1-hexane, cyclohexene, toluene, styrene, divinylbenzene, 1,3-pentadiene, dicyclopentadiene, furan, acrylic acid, benzonitrile, acetylenecarboxylic acid and acetylene dicarboxylic acid dimethylester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is a porous glass hollow fiber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
A gas separating member comprising a porous substrate in the form of a film, wall or hollow fiber and a plasma polymerizate polymer film on a surface of the substrate, the polymer film including two layers formed by plasma polymerization, the two layers being a first layer having high gas permeability formed from an organosilane formed on a surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization and the second layer having high gas separation factor formed of a monomer other than an organosilane formed on the first layer by plasma polymerization.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
90 words
A gas separating member comprising a porous substrate in the form of a film, wall or hollow fiber and a plasma polymerizate polymer film on a surface of the substrate, the polymer film including two layers formed by plasma polymerization, the two layers being a first layer having high gas permeability formed from an organosilane formed on a surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization and the second layer having high gas separation factor formed of a monomer other than an organosilane formed on the first layer by plasma polymerization.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The gas separating member according to claim 6, wherein the organosilane is a member selected from the group consisting of hexamethyldisiloxane, diethoxydimethylsilane, octamethylcyclotertrasiloxane, tetraethoxysilane, triethoxyvinylsilane and tetramethylsilane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The gas separating member according to claim 7, wherein the substrate is a porous polymer hollow fiber which has a diameter of several thousands of angstroms to several millimeters.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The gas separating member according to claim 3, wherein the porous polymer hollow fiber is a member selected from the group consisting of a porous polypropylene hollow fiber and a porous cellulose acetate hollow fiber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The gas separating member according to claim 6, wherein the monomer other than the organosilane is a hydrocarbon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The gas separating member according to claim 10, wherein the hydrocarbon is a member selected from the group consisting of 1-hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, styrene, divinylbenzene, 1,3-pentadiene, dicyclopentadiene, furan, acrylic acid, benzonitrile, acetylenecarboxylic acid and acetylene dicarboxylic acid dimetylester.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The gas separating member according to claim 6, wherein the substrate is a porous glass hollow fiber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The gas separating member according to claim 6, wherein the substrate has pores having a diameter of several tens of angstroms to several micrometers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The gas separating member according to claim 13, wherein the substrate has circular pores having a diameter which is not more than several thousands of angstroms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The gas separating member according to claim 13, wherein the substrate has rectangular or oval pores having a minor side or axis which is not more than 1,000 angstroms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The gas separating member according to claim 13, wherein the substrate is a sintered product of metal, ceramic or polymer particles.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The gas separating member according to claim 13, wherein the substrate is a fibrous product formed by knitting, weaving or stacking fibers in felt forms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The gas separating member according to claim 13, wherein the substrate is a porous polymer film.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
The gas separating member according to claim 18, wherein the porous polymer film is a member selected from the group consisting of a porous cellulose acetate film, a porous polycarbonate film and a porous polypropylene film.
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