JP2006326376A - Spiral type separation membrane element and its production method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spiral type separation membrane capable of exhibiting a predetermined performance while sufficiently maintaining a sealing property of a sealing part at a periphery of a central pipe even for deformation of an element and a high pressure load, and to provide its production method. <P>SOLUTION: The spiral type separation membrane element is provided with a spirally wound cylindrical winding body on a periphery of the central pipe 2 with a hole in the state that a separation membrane, a feeding side flow passage material and a permeation side flow passage material are superposed. In the spiral type membrane element, the sealing part for preventing mixing of the feeding side fluid and the permeation side fluid is provided. An inner peripheral side sealing part is formed by an adhesive resin interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the central pipe 2 and an inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane, and an annular plate 1 externally inserted to the central pipe 2 is adhered to an inner peripheral side of an end side of the separation membrane by at least the inner peripheral side sealing part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a spiral type separation membrane element comprising a cylindrical wound body in which a separation membrane, a supply-side channel material, and a permeation-side channel material are wound in a spiral shape around a perforated central tube. And a manufacturing method thereof.

  As a fluid separation element used for reverse osmosis filtration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, gas separation, degassing, etc., for example, a supply-side channel material that leads the supply-side fluid to the surface of the separation membrane, a separation membrane that separates the supply-side fluid A spiral type separation membrane element is known in which a unit comprising a permeate-side channel material that permeates a separation membrane and guides a permeate-side fluid separated from a supply-side fluid to a central tube is wound around the central tube.

  FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a spiral separation membrane element. The spiral separation membrane element shown in FIG. 4 forms an envelope-like membrane 3 by overlaying the separation membrane 6 on both sides of the permeate-side channel material 5 and bonding three sides, and the opening of the envelope-like membrane 3 Is attached to the central tube 2 and is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the central tube 2 together with the supply-side channel material 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the supply-side fluid 51 is supplied from one end face side of the spiral separation membrane element. The supplied supply-side fluid 51 flows along the supply-side flow path member 4 and is discharged as the concentrated fluid 53 from the other end face side of the spiral separation membrane element. In the process in which the supply-side fluid 51 flows along the supply-side channel material 4, the permeation-side fluid 52 that has permeated the separation membrane 6 flows into the center tube 2 along the permeation-side channel material 5. It is discharged from the end. Such a spiral type separation membrane element has one or a plurality of sets of material (unit) groups including a separation membrane 6 formed in an envelope shape with a permeation-side flow path material 5 interposed therebetween and a supply-side flow path material 4. .

  5 is a sectional view in the axial direction of a spiral type separation membrane element having a plurality of sets of material groups, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the spiral type separation membrane element in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a spiral type separation membrane in FIG. It is a principal part figure which shows the end surface of an element. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when manufacturing the spiral separation membrane element, both ends of each of the two separation membranes 6 that are back-to-back through the permeate-side flow path member 5 are bonded with an adhesive. The coil is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the center tube 2 in a spiral shape. And as shown in FIG. 5, the cyclic | annular seal | sticker carrier 8 is attached to the both end surfaces of the raw material group wound around the center pipe | tube 2. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the spiral separation membrane element has the tip 16 of the envelope membrane 3 in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the center tube 2, and has triangular shapes on both sides of the tip 16 of the envelope membrane 3. A gap is created. Further, in the vicinity of the central tube 2, the winding radius of curvature is small and the repulsive force of the permeate-side channel material 5 is large. A gap is formed between

  Due to various factors described above, in the vicinity of the central tube 2, the adhesiveness between the central tube 2, the permeate-side flow path member 5, and the envelope film 3 tip 16 is low, and the airtightness (sealability) cannot be sufficiently maintained. For this reason, in order to improve the airtightness between the central tube 2, the permeate-side channel material 5 and the envelope membrane 3 tip 16, it is known to apply an adhesive resin to the end portion surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the central tube 2. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, heating / cooling or pressurization / depressurization may be repeated depending on the use and use conditions of the spiral separation membrane element. In this case, stress is repeatedly applied to each part of the spiral separation membrane element. Further, when processing a supply-side fluid containing turbid components or a high viscosity, when the supply-side fluid flows through the supply-side flow path member 4, a large pressure loss occurs, causing deformation in the axial direction of the spiral separation membrane element. Power works.

  However, the adhesive resin on the outer peripheral surface of the center tube 2 as described above is only in a state where the opening end of the gap is covered, and due to stress deformation during use of the element, the adhesive surface of the opening end of the gap is Peeling easily occurs. Further, depending on the use conditions of the spiral separation membrane element, the operation is performed at a high pressure, so that the adhesive resin covering the opening is easily deformed / damaged. As a result, a part of the supply side fluid flows into the central tube through the peeled portion of the adhesive surface, thereby contaminating the permeate side fluid, and the predetermined performance of the spiral type separation membrane element cannot be expressed. was there.

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  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a spiral-type separation membrane element that can sufficiently maintain the sealing performance of the sealing portion around the central tube and exhibit a predetermined performance against deformation of the element and a high-pressure load, and It is in providing the manufacturing method.

The above object can be achieved by the present invention as described below.
That is, the spiral membrane element of the present invention is a cylindrical wound body in which a separation membrane, a supply side channel material, and a permeate side channel material are spirally wound around a perforated central tube. A spiral-type membrane element provided with a sealing portion for preventing mixing of the supply side fluid and the permeate side fluid, between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane. An inner peripheral sealing portion is formed by an adhesive resin interposed between the inner peripheral side and at least an annular plate externally inserted into the central tube by the inner peripheral sealing portion is provided on the inner peripheral side of the end of the separation membrane. It is characterized by being fixed.

  According to the spiral membrane element of the present invention, since the resin is filled in the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane, the pressure / temperature repeatedly changes or the pressure of the supply side fluid Even if the spiral separation membrane element is deformed due to loss, peeling of the adhesive resin does not occur. In addition, even when a high pressure is applied, the annular plate serves as a protective material and does not cause depression deformation / breakage. Therefore, even if the spiral separation membrane element is deformed due to repeated changes in pressure and temperature when the element is used or pressure loss of the supply side fluid, or high pressure is applied to the adhesive resin covering the opening. The predetermined performance can be expressed. That is, it becomes a spiral separation membrane element that can sufficiently maintain the sealing performance of the sealing portion around the center tube and exhibit a predetermined performance even when the element is deformed or a high-pressure load.

  In the above, when the outer dimension of the central tube is M, the inner dimension A of the annular plate is in the range of M × 1.0 to M × 1.1, and the outer dimension B is M × 1.3. It is preferable to be in the range of ~ M × 2.0. Here, the outer dimension of the center tube or the annular plate refers to the outer diameter in the case of a circle, and the inner dimension of the annular plate refers to the inner diameter in the case of a circle, but in the case of a shape other than a circle, It is calculated in the same way by approximating a circle of the same area.

  When the inner dimension A of the annular plate is larger than 1.1 times M, the effect of protecting the inner peripheral side sealing portion tends to be reduced. Further, when the outer dimension B of the annular plate is smaller than 1.3 times M, the effect of protecting the inner peripheral side sealing portion tends to be small, and when it exceeds 2.0 times M, the supply side Since the flow path is blocked, there is a tendency that a drift occurs and the predetermined performance is hardly exhibited.

  On the other hand, the manufacturing method of the present invention forms a cylindrical wound body by spirally winding a separation membrane, a supply-side channel material, and a permeation-side channel material around a perforated center tube. And a step of forming a sealing part for preventing mixing of the supply-side fluid and the permeate-side fluid. A step of pressing an adhesive resin between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane by pressing to the side, and fixing the annular plate with the adhesive resin while fixing the annular plate And a step of forming an inner peripheral side sealing portion between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral side end portion of the separation membrane.

  According to the manufacturing method of the present invention, an adhesive resin is caused to enter between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane in order to press the annular plate extrapolated to the central tube against the end side of the separation membrane. Even if the spiral separation membrane element is deformed due to repeated changes in pressure and temperature or pressure loss of the supply side fluid, the adhesive resin does not peel off. Further, since the annular plate is fixed by the adhesive resin, even when a high pressure is applied, the annular plate serves as a protective material, so that the adhesive resin does not deform / break. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a spiral separation membrane element that can sufficiently maintain the sealing performance of the sealing portion around the center tube and can exhibit a predetermined performance against deformation of the element and a high-pressure load.

  In the above, the adhesive resin is preferably a two-component mixed adhesive having an initial viscosity of 2 Pa · s to 60 Pa · s and a viscosity after 5 minutes of 100 Pa · s or more. When the initial viscosity of the adhesive resin is within this range, the adhesive resin can easily enter between the outer peripheral surface of the center tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane by pressing the annular plate. When the viscosity is within this range, the fixation of the annular plate is less likely to be deformed by an external force, and the sealing performance of the inner peripheral side sealing portion can be more reliably maintained.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an axial sectional view showing an example of a spiral separation membrane element of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a main part view showing an end face of the spiral separation membrane element of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the spiral separation membrane element of FIG. 1 taken along the line BB.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the spiral separation membrane element of the present invention includes a separation membrane 6, a supply-side flow path material 4, and a permeation-side flow path material 7 in a laminated state of a perforated central tube 2. A cylindrical wound body wound in a spiral shape is provided around the periphery. Moreover, the sealing part for preventing mixing of a supply side fluid and a permeation | transmission side fluid is provided, and the both-ends sealing part 7 and the outer peripheral side sealing part are also contained in a sealing part.

  Both ends in the axial direction of the separation membrane 6 facing each other through the permeate-side flow path member 5 are sealed by both-end sealing portions 7, and a plurality of both-end sealing portions 7 arranged in a spiral shape as shown in FIG. Between them, the supply-side channel material 4 is interposed. Moreover, the outer peripheral side edge part of the separation membrane 6 which opposes through the permeation | transmission side channel material 5 is sealed by the outer peripheral side sealing part formed along the axial direction.

  The cylindrical wound body is formed by spirally winding the separation membrane 6, the supply-side flow path member 4, and the permeate-side flow path member 5 around the perforated central tube 2. It can be manufactured by a step of forming a body and a step of forming a sealing portion for preventing mixing of the supply side fluid and the permeate side fluid. In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of separation membranes 6 is bent substantially at the center, the supply-side channel material 4 is sandwiched, and the permeation-side channel material 5 is interposed between the plurality of separation membranes 6 to be stacked. An example of the case is shown.

  In this embodiment, first, a sealing portion that prevents the mixing of the supply fluid and the permeated fluid by stacking the supply-side channel material 4 and the permeation-side channel material 5 while the separation membrane 6 is folded in half. A separation membrane unit is prepared in which an adhesive for forming the film is applied to both end portions in the axial direction of the permeate-side flow path member 5 and the winding end portion.

  As the separation membrane 6, a reverse osmosis membrane, an ultrafiltration membrane, a microfiltration membrane or the like can be preferably used, but is not limited thereto. The two end portions of each of the two separation membranes 6 that are back-to-back via the permeate-side channel material 5 are bonded to each other with an adhesive, thereby forming a plurality of envelope-like membranes 3. The inside of the envelope-shaped membrane 3 communicates with the inside of the central tube 2 (water collecting tube).

  A net-like material, a knitted material, or the like can be used for the supply-side channel material 4. A net-like or knitted material or the like can be used for the permeate-side channel material 5. The perforated center tube 2 only needs to have an opening around the tube, and any conventional tube can be used.

  As the adhesive for forming the both-end sealing part 7 and the outer peripheral side sealing part, any conventionally known adhesives such as urethane adhesives and epoxy adhesives can be used. It can also be formed using a hot melt adhesive, a heat-fusing adhesive tape, a heat-fusing sheet, or the like.

  Next, after laminating a plurality of the above separation membrane units and winding them around the perforated central tube 2 in a spiral shape, the cylindrical wound body is obtained by curing the adhesive with heat or the like. However, in the present invention, the inner peripheral side sealing portion 17 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the central tube during or after the forming step. The cylindrical wound body can be trimmed at both ends as necessary in order to adjust the axial length.

  In the manufacturing method of the present invention, the annular plate 1 extrapolated to the central tube 2 is pressed against the end side of the separation membrane 6, so that the space between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube 2 and the inner peripheral end 16 of the separation membrane 6 is increased. An inner peripheral sealing portion 17 between the outer peripheral surface of the center tube 2 and the inner peripheral end 16 of the separation membrane 6 while fixing the annular plate 1 with the adhesive resin. Forming.

  As a procedure, first, an adhesive resin is applied to the gap formed between the center tube 2, the permeate-side flow path member 5, and the tip of the envelope-shaped membrane 3, and then the gap opening is covered with the resin. At the same time, the annular resin is pushed into the gap by the annular plate 1, and at the same time, the annular plate 1 is attached to the end portion surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the central tube 2.

  As the adhesive resin, a resin such as a urethane resin or an epoxy resin can be used. Preferably, the adhesive resin is preferably an object that retains the shape when it is filled in the gap. More specifically, the adhesive resin is preferably a thixotropic adhesive or a hot melt resin. In particular, for the reasons described above, it is more preferable that the two-component mixed adhesive has an initial viscosity of 2 Pa · s to 60 Pa · s and a viscosity after 5 minutes of 100 Pa · s or more.

  The annular plate 1 may be any of resin, metal, ceramics, etc., but it is preferable to use a material that is resistant to the use atmosphere of the spiral separation membrane element. Regarding the dimension of the annular plate 1, when the outer dimension of the central tube 2 is M, the inner dimension A of the annular plate 1 is in the range of M × 1.0 to M × 1.1, and the outer dimension B is It is preferable for the reason described above to be in the range of M × 1.3 to M × 2.0.

  Moreover, the reason preferable in manufacture is as follows. When the inner dimension A of the annular plate 1 is smaller than the outer dimension M of the central tube 2, it is physically impossible to mount the annular plate 1. On the other hand, when it is larger than 1.1 times the outer dimension M, the adhesive resin cannot be pushed into the gap formed at the outer peripheral interface of the center tube 2 and the object of the invention cannot be achieved. If the outer dimension B of the annular plate 1 is smaller than 1.3 times the outer dimension M, the resin cannot be pushed into all the gaps. On the other hand, if it exceeds 2.0 times the outer dimension M, the supply-side flow path is blocked, and a drift tends to occur.

  The thickness of the annular plate 1 is preferably in the range of 0.3 mm to 5.0 mm. If it is thinner than 0.3 mm, the protective effect against high pressure tends to be small. When it is thicker than 5.0 mm, there is a tendency that it is impossible to secure a space for mounting a part such as a seal carrier.

  By pressing the annular plate 1 as described above, an adhesive resin can be caused to enter between the outer peripheral surface of the center tube 2 and the inner peripheral side end portion 16 of the separation membrane 6. It is preferable to allow the adhesive resin to enter a position where the distance is 2 to 10 mm. As a result, the sealing performance of the sealing portion around the center tube can be sufficiently maintained even when the element is deformed or a high-pressure load is applied.

  The quantity when the separation membrane units are stacked is determined according to the required permeation flow rate and may be one or more layers, but the upper limit is about 100 layers in consideration of operability. However, in the present invention, 1 to 4 layers per 10 mm of the outer peripheral length of the central tube 2 from the viewpoint of sufficiently maintaining the sealing performance of the sealing portion around the central tube even when the element is deformed or a high-pressure load is applied. The present invention is particularly effective when laminating. In addition, the greater the number of separation membrane units U stacked, the fewer the number of turns of each separation membrane unit.

  The spiral membrane element of the present invention is usually constrained by an exterior material and does not expand in diameter, but the exterior material may be wound with one or more sheets on the surface of a cylindrical wound body. it can. As the exterior material, polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, glass fiber cloth, or the like can be used.

  In the spiral membrane element of the present invention, seal carriers 8 are attached to both ends of a cylindrical wound body wound around the center tube 2 as shown in FIG. Further, a perforated end member for preventing deformation (such as a telescope), a sealing material, a reinforcing material, and the like can be provided as necessary.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the two annular plates are fixed to the inner peripheral side of the ends on both sides in the axial direction of the separation membrane is shown. What is necessary is just to be provided in either.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the outer shape of the annular plate is circular has been shown. However, in the present invention, the outer shape of the annular plate is a portion that covers the inner peripheral side sealing portion formed on the outer periphery of the central tube. As long as exists, there is no particular limitation. For example, it may be a polygon or a star, or may be a shape integrated with a telescope prevention member.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the spiral membrane element of the present invention is manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention has been shown. However, the spiral membrane element of the present invention may be manufactured by other methods, The annular plate may be fixed with an adhesive resin after filling the inner peripheral side sealing portion with a jig other than the annular plate.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a plurality of separation membranes are used and each of which is bent substantially at the center has been shown. However, in the present invention, a plurality of separation membranes are used alternately. When bending, a permeation-side channel material and a supply-side channel material may be interposed to provide a spiral separation membrane element in which the outer peripheral side sealing portion is omitted.

  Examples and the like specifically showing the configuration and effects of the present invention will be described below.

Example 1
In the manufacturing process of the spiral type separation membrane element, 3 g of thixotropic urethane resin (made by Fuller Co., UR-3501) is applied to a gap of 5 mm in length and 2 mm in width generated in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the central tube, and an annular plate (Thickness 0.7 mm, inner diameter 39.3 mm, outer diameter 56.0 mm, material ABS resin) was pressed and pasted. The outer diameter of the central tube is 38.5 mm. The resin filling depth into the gap was 7 mm.

Comparative Example 1
Spiral under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the same amount of thixotropic urethane resin was applied to the gap of the same shape generated in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the central tube without using an annular plate and cured as it was. A mold separation membrane element was produced. As a result, the resin filling depth into the gap was 1 mm.

  From the above results, in Example 1, the resin is filled to a depth seven times that of Comparative Example 1, and the resistance to pressure / temperature change, deformation of the spiral separation membrane element, or high pressure is improved, and the reliability is improved. A high spiral separation membrane element was obtained.

Sectional drawing of the axial direction which shows an example of the spiral type separation membrane element of this invention The principal part figure which shows the end surface of the spiral-type separation membrane element shown in FIG. BB cross section of the spiral separation membrane element shown in FIG. Partially cutaway perspective view showing a conventional spiral separation membrane element A sectional view in the axial direction showing a conventional spiral separation membrane element AA sectional view of the spiral separation membrane element of FIG. The principal part figure which shows the end surface of the spiral-type separation membrane element of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ring plate 2 Center pipe 3 Envelope-shaped membrane 4 Supply side flow path material 5 Permeation side flow path material 6 Separation membrane 7 Both ends sealing part 8 Seal carrier 16 Inner peripheral side edge part (film front end) of film
17 Membrane inner side sealing portion 51 Supply side fluid 52 Permeation side fluid 53 Concentrated fluid

Claims (4)

A separation membrane, a supply-side flow path material, and a permeate-side flow path material are provided with a cylindrical wound body spirally wound around a perforated central tube in a laminated state, and a supply-side fluid and a permeation-side fluid In the spiral membrane element provided with a sealing portion for preventing the mixing of
An inner peripheral sealing portion is formed by an adhesive resin interposed between an outer peripheral surface of the central tube and an inner peripheral end of the separation membrane, and at least the inner peripheral sealing portion forms the central tube. A spiral separation membrane element, characterized in that an annular plate extrapolated to the inner side is fixed to the inner peripheral side of the edge of the separation membrane.   When the outer dimension of the central tube is M, the inner dimension A of the annular plate is in the range of M × 1.0 to M × 1.1, and the outer dimension B is M × 1.3 to M ×. The spiral separation membrane element according to claim 1, which is in the range of 2.0. A step of forming a cylindrical wound body by spirally winding a separation membrane, a supply-side channel material, and a permeate-side channel material around a perforated central tube; and a supply-side fluid and a permeation side A method of manufacturing a spiral membrane element having a step of forming a sealing portion for preventing mixing of fluids,
A step of causing an adhesive resin to enter between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral side end of the separation membrane by pressing an annular plate extrapolated to the central tube against the end side of the separation membrane; And a step of forming an inner peripheral sealing portion between the outer peripheral surface of the central tube and the inner peripheral end of the separation membrane while fixing the annular plate with the adhesive resin. A method for producing a mold separation membrane element.   The spiral separation membrane element according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive resin is a two-component mixed adhesive having an initial viscosity of 2 Pa · s to 60 Pa · s and a viscosity after 5 minutes of 100 Pa · s or more. Production method.

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