JP2010184917A - Antibacterial member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antibacterial member stably supplying metal ion and sufficiently exhibiting stable antibacterial action for a long time. <P>SOLUTION: The antibacterial member is a porous material having a three-dimensional network structure, and the porous material comprises an Ag alloy containing ≥0.01 wt.% and ≤0.1 wt.% of P and the remaining part of Ag and inevitable impurities. The member further contains ≥0.01 wt.% and ≤0.1 wt.% of Ca, and the specific surface area of the porous material is ≥0.001 m<SP>2</SP>/g and ≤0.2 m<SP>2</SP>/g. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an antibacterial member used for antibacterial treatment of drinking water, industrial water and the like.

As a method for removing various bacteria present in water, a method for supplying metal ions having antibacterial action such as silver, copper, zinc and the like to water is widely provided. Here, it is known that even if silver is brought into contact with water as it is, the rate of elution of silver ions is slow and sufficient antibacterial treatment cannot be performed.
Therefore, as an antibacterial member for supplying the above-described metal ions, for example, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, metal ions such as silver, copper, and zinc are supported on crystalline zeolite by ion exchange, A material supported on an aluminosilicate by exchange has been proposed.
Patent Document 3 proposes a method in which a silver phosphate compound having high bactericidal performance is carried in the pores of porous silica. Further, Patent Document 4 proposes an antibacterial aluminosilicate layer that retains metal ions on the surface of silica gel.

  In the conventional antibacterial member as described above, an antibacterial metal ion or the like is physically or chemically supported or adsorbed on the ceramic in the pores of the porous ceramic, and this antibacterial member is treated. By bringing it into contact with the target water, metal ions are diffused into the water and subjected to antibacterial treatment.

JP 60-181002 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-070221 Japanese Patent No. 3572353 Japanese Patent No. 2965488

  By the way, when performing antibacterial treatment of water using a conventional antibacterial member, porous ceramics carrying metal ions or the like are immersed in water for a long period of time. As a result, the ceramic itself deteriorates and becomes fine powder, and the carried metal ions and the like are washed away, so that there is a problem that the antibacterial treatment cannot be stably performed for a long time.

In addition, metal ions etc. are physically or chemically supported on porous ceramics, but since the bonding between the ceramics and metal ions etc. is not strong, metal ions etc. are caused by water flow or vibration. There was a problem that the metal ions could not be supplied because of falling off.
That is, as in the prior art, it is difficult for a porous material such as ceramics to carry metal ions or the like to achieve a stable antibacterial effect sufficiently over a long period of time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an antibacterial member that can stably supply metal ions and can sufficiently exert a stable antibacterial action over a long period of time. And

  In order to solve such problems and achieve the above object, the antibacterial member of the present invention comprises a porous body having a three-dimensional network structure, and the porous body is 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt%. % P or less, and the balance is made of an Ag alloy composed of Ag and inevitable impurities.

  In the antibacterial member of the present invention having such a structure, it is made of a porous body having a three-dimensional network structure, and the porous body is made of an Ag alloy to which 0.01 wt% or more of P is added. Therefore, silver ions can be efficiently eluted from the surface of the porous body, and antibacterial treatment such as water can be performed. That is, by containing a very small amount of P in Ag, the elution rate of Ag into water can be improved, and the antibacterial action can be sufficiently achieved, so that it can be used as an antibacterial member.

When the P content exceeds 0.1 wt%, when the porous body is powder-sintered, the compound of P and Ag is excessively present on the surface of the Ag powder. Sex will be significantly inhibited. For this reason, it is necessary to set the P content to 0.1 wt% or less.
Furthermore, since it is a porous body, a contact area with water becomes large and it becomes possible to elute Ag ion efficiently.

And since the porous body is comprised with Ag alloy, compared with the porous body which consists of ceramics like the past, durability is high and there is no possibility of deteriorating and pulverizing. Further, since the porous body itself is made of an Ag alloy and serves as a supply source of Ag ions, there is no possibility that Ag ions will flow out of the porous body due to water flow or vibration.
Therefore, according to the antibacterial member of the present invention, a stable antibacterial action over a long period can be sufficiently achieved.

  The antibacterial member of the present invention comprises a porous body having a three-dimensional network structure, and the porous body contains 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P, and 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less. The following Ca is contained, and the balance is made of an Ag alloy composed of Ag and inevitable impurities.

  Since the antibacterial member of the present invention having such a structure is composed of an Ag alloy containing 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P, as described above, Ag ions are efficiently eluted. And antibacterial treatment can be performed. In addition, it is possible to sufficiently achieve a stable antibacterial action over a long period of time.

Furthermore, since Ca is contained in an amount of 0.01 wt% or more, the elution of Ag ions is further promoted.
When the Ca content exceeds 0.1 wt%, when the porous body is powder-sintered, the Ca and Ag compounds are excessively present on the surface of the Ag powder. Sex will be significantly inhibited. For this reason, it is necessary to set the Ca content to 0.1 wt% or less.

Here, in the antibacterial member described above, the specific surface area of the porous body may be set to 0.001 m ² / g or more 0.2 m ² / g within the range.
When the specific surface area of the porous body is less than 0.001 m ² / g, the contact area with water becomes relatively small, and Ag ions cannot be eluted efficiently. Moreover, in order to ensure the elution amount of Ag ions, it is necessary to increase the weight of silver.
On the other hand, if the specific surface area of the porous body exceeds 0.2 m ² / g, the rigidity becomes insufficient and the porous body may collapse. Moreover, in the state before sintering a porous body, it will not be hold | maintained as a structure.
Therefore, the specific surface area of the porous body is preferably set to 0.001 m ² / g or more 0.2 m ² / g within the range.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the antibacterial member which can supply metal ion stably and can fully demonstrate the stable antibacterial action over a long period of time can be provided.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the antimicrobial member which is embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of the antibacterial member shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the shaping | molding apparatus used for the manufacturing method of the antibacterial member shown in FIG. 10 is a graph showing the results of Example 2.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the antibacterial member 10 according to the present embodiment has a porous body having a skeleton portion 12 having a sponge-like three-dimensional network structure by entering pores 11 in communication with each other. It is said that.

This porous body (antibacterial member 10) contains 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P and 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of Ca, with the balance being Ag and inevitable impurities. Made of alloy. In the present embodiment, the P content is further limited to 0.03 wt% or more and 0.06 wt% or less.
The specific surface area of the porous body (antibacterial member 10) is set to 0.001 m ² / g or more 0.2 m ² / g within the range.

  Next, the manufacturing method of this antibacterial member 10 is demonstrated for each process with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

(Metal powder production process S1)
First, a metal powder made of an Ag alloy containing 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less (in this embodiment, 0.03 wt% or more and 0.06 wt% or less) of P and the balance of Ag and inevitable impurities. prepare. This silver powder can be produced by a known means such as an atomizing method such as a water atomizing method or a plasma atomizing method, an oxidation-reduction method, or a carbonyl reaction method. In addition, when producing metal powder by the water atomization method, it is possible to adjust the amount of P by adding silver phosphate powder to the molten metal.
Here, in this embodiment, the particle size of the metal powder made of the Ag alloy is set to 0.5 μm or more and 30 μm or less.

(Slurry production process S2)
The metal powder obtained as described above is mixed with a binder (water-soluble resin binder), a foaming agent, water, and, if necessary, a surfactant or a plasticizer to produce a foamable slurry.
Here, as the binder (water-soluble resin binder), methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxy cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose ammonium, ethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, or the like can be used.

  The foaming agent is not limited as long as it can generate gas and form bubbles in the slurry. 5-8 water-insoluble hydrocarbon organic solvents can be used. The foaming agent content is preferably 0.1% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less of the entire slurry S.

  Surfactants include anionic surfactants such as alkylbenzene sulfonates, α-olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkane sulfonates, polyethylene glycol derivatives, polyhydric alcohol derivatives, etc. Nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and the like can be used.

  A plasticizer is added in order to provide plasticity to the molded object obtained by shape | molding the slurry S, for example, ethylene glycol, polyethyleneglycol. Polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin, oils such as coconut oil, rapeseed oil, olive oil, ethers such as petroleum ether, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diethyl hexyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan trioleate, sorbitan Esters such as palmitate and sorbitan stearate can be used.

In addition to these metal powder, binder (water-soluble resin binder), foaming agent, water, surfactant, and plasticizer, other components may be added. For example, a preservative may be added to improve the storage stability of the slurry S. Alternatively, the strength of the molded body may be improved by adding a polymer compound as a binding aid.
Moreover, in this embodiment, calcium chloride was added to the obtained slurry S to adjust the Ca concentration.

In this embodiment, methylcellulose was used as the binder. Hexane was used as the blowing agent. Polyethylene glycol was used as a plasticizer. As the surfactant, α-olefin sulfonate was used.
These raw materials are metal powder: 5 to 80% by mass, binder: 0.5 to 20% by mass, foaming agent: 0.05 to 1% by mass, plasticizer: 0.1 to 15% by mass, surfactant: A slurry S was prepared by mixing at a ratio of 0.05 to 50 mass%, calcium chloride: 0 to 3 mass% water: balance.

In the slurry S thus molded, a green sheet G is formed by the molding apparatus 20 shown in FIG.
The molding apparatus 20 was placed on a hopper 21 that stores the slurry S, a carrier sheet 22 that transfers the slurry S supplied from the hopper 21, a roller 23 that supports the carrier sheet 22, and the carrier sheet 22. A blade 24 for forming the slurry S to a predetermined thickness, a foaming tank 25 for foaming the formed slurry S, and a drying tank 26 for drying the foamed slurry are provided.

(Molding step S3)
First, the homogenized slurry S is stored in the hopper 21, and the slurry S is supplied from the hopper 21 onto the carrier sheet 22. The carrier sheet 22 is transferred toward the rear side (right side in FIG. 3) by the roller 23. The slurry S placed on the carrier sheet 22 is transferred together with the carrier sheet 22 and formed into a thin plate shape by the blade 24. In this embodiment, it is configured to be formed into a thin plate shape having a width of 20 to 300 mm and a thickness of 0.3 to 3 mm.

(Foaming step S4)
The slurry S formed into a thin plate shape is transferred to the foaming tank 25 together with the carrier sheet 22. The inside of the foaming tank 25 is adjusted to, for example, a temperature of 30 to 40 ° C. and a humidity of 75 to 95%. To do. Thus, when passing through the foaming tank 25, the foaming agent in the slurry S is foamed.

(Drying step S5)
The foamed slurry S is further transferred to the drying tank 26 together with the carrier sheet 22. The inside of this drying tank 26 is adjusted, for example to the temperature of 50-70 degreeC, and the foamed slurry S passes through this drying tank 26 over 10-20 minutes, for example. Thus, when passing through the drying tank 26, the foamed slurry S is dried.
Thereby, a sponge-like green sheet G is obtained.

(Degreasing step S6)
Next, the sponge-like green sheet G molded by the molding apparatus 20 is charged into a degreasing furnace, and held at 450 to 550 ° C. for 25 to 30 minutes, for example, in an air atmosphere. Thereby, the fat (organic binder etc.) contained in the green sheet is volatilized and removed.

(Sintering step S7)
Then, the degreased green sheet G is charged into a sintering furnace, and is held in an air atmosphere at 800 to 900 ° C. for 60 to 120 minutes, for example. Thereby, the sponge-like green sheet G is sintered.
Thereby, the porous body (antibacterial member 10) which makes a three-dimensional network structure is manufactured. The specific surface area of the porous body (antibacterial member 10) is adjusted by the material and amount of the foaming agent mixed in the slurry S, the conditions of the foaming step S4, and the like.

In the antibacterial member 10 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the porous material is composed of an Ag alloy containing 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P, and the balance of Ag and inevitable impurities. Since it is made into a body, it is highly durable and there is no risk of pulverization even if immersed in water for a long period of time. Moreover, by adding P, elution of Ag ions is promoted, and the antibacterial action can be sufficiently achieved. In addition, since the porous body (antibacterial member 10) itself is a supply source of Ag ions, there is no possibility that Ag ions will drop off due to the flow or vibration of water.
Therefore, metal ions can be supplied stably, and a stable antibacterial action can be sufficiently achieved over a long period of time.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of Ca is contained, elution of Ag ions is further promoted by Ca.
Moreover, since the P content is 0.1 wt% or less and the Ca content is 0.1 wt% or less, the sinterability is ensured, and the antibacterial member 10 according to the present embodiment is manufactured satisfactorily. It becomes possible.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the content of P is limited to 0.03 wt% or more and 0.06 wt% or less, the above-described effects can be reliably achieved.

Further, the antibacterial member 10 is this embodiment, since the specific surface area is set to 0.001 m ² / g or more 0.2 m ² / g within the range, the contact area with water is ensured Ag ions Can be efficiently eluted, and the rigidity of the antibacterial member 10 is ensured. Further, since the specific surface area is 0.2 m ² / g or less, the shape can be maintained in the state of the green sheet G before sintering.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, It can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the technical idea of the invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, the adjustment of the P content has been described as being performed in the Ag powder production step S1, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be added to the slurry or sintered. Sometimes it may be added. In the porous body (antibacterial member) after sintering, the amount of P should just be adjusted.
Further, the addition of Ca is not limited to the present embodiment, and it is sufficient that the amount of Ca is adjusted in the sintered porous body (antibacterial member) in the same manner as P described above.

Further, the metal powder is not limited to this having an average particle size of 0.5 to 30 μm, the powder size is not limited, and the design is appropriately changed in consideration of the sinterability, the size of the porous body, and the like. be able to.
Furthermore, binders, foaming agents, plasticizers, surfactants and the like are not limited to the present embodiment, and other binders, foaming agents, plasticizers, surfactants and the like may be used.

  Moreover, although demonstrated as an antibacterial member which performs the antibacterial process of water, it is not limited to this, An antibacterial process can be performed with respect to the target object containing water. For example, it is possible to perform antibacterial treatment by releasing Ag ions to moisture in the air.

The result of the confirmation experiment conducted to confirm the effect of the present invention will be described.
First, the elution amount of Ag ions was evaluated.
An antibacterial member was produced by the manufacturing method described in the above embodiment. At this time, while adjusting the P concentration of the Ag powder, calcium chloride was added to the Ag powder when the slurry was prepared. A sample in which neither P nor Ca was added was taken as a comparative example, and one in which only P was added was designated as Invention Example 1, and one in which both P and Ca were added was designated as Invention Example 2. Here, the test pieces of Comparative Example and Invention Examples 1 and 2 were formed into a flat plate shape of 10 mm square × 1.5 mm thickness, and the weight was 0.2 g.

  Table 1 shows the results of component analysis for Comparative Example and Invention Examples 1 and 2. In addition, the component analysis was measured by semi-quantitative analysis from the qualitative analysis result by the fluorescent X-ray analyzer.

  Further, as Conventional Example 1, 1 g of a granular antibacterial member in which silver phosphate was supported on silica was prepared. Furthermore, as Conventional Example 2, 1 g of a tablet-like antibacterial member in which Ag ions are supported on silica gel was prepared. In addition, these antibacterial members are conventionally used for the antibacterial treatment of water.

  These test pieces were immersed in pure water of 80 cc and 100 cc, respectively, and held for 100 hours with stirring. Thereafter, the Ag ion concentration in pure water was measured by ICP-AES (plasma emission spectroscopy). The results are shown in Table 2.

In the comparative example that does not contain P and Ca, the Ag ion concentration in pure water is as low as 0.1 mg / L, and simply immersing Ag does not sufficiently dissolve the Ag ions and cannot perform antibacterial treatment. Is confirmed.
On the other hand, in Invention Examples 1 and 2 containing P, the Ag ion concentration in pure water is 2 mg / L and 4 mg / L, which is the same Ag ion concentration as in Conventional Examples 1 and 2. From this, it is confirmed that inclusion of P promotes elution of Ag ions.
Furthermore, in the present invention example 2 containing Ca, the Ag ion concentration is higher than in the present invention example 1 not containing Ca, so that the elution of Ag ions is further promoted by the addition of Ca. Is confirmed.

Next, the stability of the elution amount of Ag ions was evaluated.
The test pieces of Invention Example 2 and Conventional Examples 1 and 2 described above were immersed in pure water of 80 cc and 100 cc, respectively, and held for 24 hours with stirring, and the Ag ion concentration in pure water was determined by ICP-AES ( Plasma emission spectroscopy). Thereafter, all of the pure water was replaced and held for another 24 hours, and the Ag ion concentration in the pure water was measured by ICP-AES (plasma emission spectroscopy). This was repeated and the stability of the elution amount of Ag ions was evaluated. The evaluation results are shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in Conventional Example 1, the Ag ion concentration greatly decreased each time the number of days passed, and reached the initial 40% after 8 days. Also in Conventional Example 2, the decrease in Ag ion concentration was remarkable after 7 days, and it was 40% of the initial value after 10 days. Thus, in the conventional examples 1 and 2, it is confirmed that the elution amount of Ag ions is reduced with the passage of time, and the antibacterial action is also deteriorated.

  On the other hand, in Inventive Example 2, the Ag ion concentration is relatively stable, and the initial 80% or more is secured even after 10 days. From this, it was confirmed that according to Invention Example 2, Ag ions can be stably eluted over a long period of time.

10 Antibacterial material S Slurry G Green sheet

Claims (3)

It consists of a porous body with a three-dimensional network structure,
An antibacterial member, wherein the porous body contains 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P, and the balance is composed of an Ag alloy composed of Ag and inevitable impurities. It consists of a porous body with a three-dimensional network structure,
The porous body is made of an Ag alloy containing 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of P and 0.01 wt% or more and 0.1 wt% or less of Ca, with the balance being made of Ag and inevitable impurities. An antibacterial member characterized by The specific surface area of the porous body, the antibacterial member according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it is set to 0.001 m 2 / ^g or more 0.2 m 2 / ^g within the range.

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