JP2015225904A - Separator for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, and aluminum electrolytic capacitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a separator for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which is superior in voltage endurance characteristics and ESR characteristics; and an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having such a separator for aluminum electrolytic capacitors.SOLUTION: A separator for aluminum electrolytic capacitors comprises at least one layer of which the absolute value of a zeta potential serving as an index of a surface potential is 0-50.0 mV, and the density is 0.700-1.400 g/cm. An aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises: a piece of positive electrode aluminum foil; a piece of negative electrode aluminum foil; and the separator.

Description

  The present invention relates to a separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor used for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor configured by interposing an electrolytic solution between an anode foil and a cathode foil, and an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having the separator.

  In general, electrolytic capacitors, particularly aluminum electrolytic capacitors, are manufactured by interposing electrolytic paper as a separator between an anode aluminum foil and a cathode aluminum foil, and impregnating and sealing the capacitor element with an electrolytic solution. I'm making it.

The capacitance of the capacitor is expressed by the following formula (1).
C = ε ₀ · ε · S / d Formula (1)
C: Capacitance (F)
ε ₀ : dielectric constant of vacuum (8.85 × 10 ⁻¹² )
ε: dielectric constant of dielectric (F / m)
S: Area of electrode (m ² )
d: Distance between electrodes (m)

In an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, the separator in the capacitor element is impregnated with the electrolytic solution, so that the electrolytic solution impregnated in the separator becomes a true cathode, and an extremely thin anode formed by electrolytic oxidation (chemical conversion) on the surface of the anode aluminum foil. An oxide film (Al ₂ O ₃ ) becomes a dielectric.

Since the relative permittivity [ε in the formula (1)] depends on the type of dielectric, in order to increase the capacitance [C in the formula (1)] of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor, the area of the electrode [formula (1 It is effective to increase the S] of) and to reduce the distance between the electrodes [d in equation (1)]. Since an oxide film has a high withstand voltage per unit thickness and can form an oxide film having an arbitrary thickness, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor has a smaller distance d between electrodes than other capacitors such as a ceramic capacitor and a film capacitor.
Moreover, since the effective area can be expanded about 20 to 120 times compared with the apparent area by etching the anode aluminum foil, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor has a large area S of the electrode.
Therefore, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor has the greatest feature that it can realize a small size and a large capacity compared to other capacitors.

  As an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, ethylene glycol (EG), dimethylformamide (DMF), or γ-butyrolactone (GBL) is usually used as a solvent, and boric acid, adipic acid, maleic acid, or these as solutes in these solvents. What dissolved ammonium salt etc. is used. The electrolytic solution is impregnated from both ends of the capacitor element to manufacture a capacitor.

  The role of the separator is required to be interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil, hold the electrolytic solution, and prevent a short circuit between the anode foil and the cathode foil. Furthermore, the separator is also required to have good ion permeability, hold the electrolyte for a long period of time, contain no impurities that are chemically stable and corrode the electrode foil.

In general, cellulose is used as a constituent material for separators for aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
Cellulose is a main component of the plant cell wall, and is a polysaccharide that plays a role in supporting plant bodies in coexistence with lignin and hemicellulose. Cellulose is stable to heat and various solvents.
Cellulose has a hydrophilic hydroxyl group and a lipophilic methine group in the molecule, and exhibits good wettability to water and organic solvents.
The plant fiber used as the pulp is an aggregate of fine fibers called microfibrils, has a large specific surface area of the fiber, and water or an organic solvent can penetrate into the fiber. The sheet on which these fibers are deposited has good solvophilicity, and since there are fine gaps between the fibers, the ion permeability is good, and the solvent can be retained for a long time.
Cellulose produces hydrogen bonds by the interaction of the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose molecules, so a high strength sheet can be formed without using a binder component that bonds the cellulose molecules or bonds between the fibers. Can be obtained.
For these reasons, cellulose-made sheets are suitable for aluminum electrolytic capacitor separators. For aluminum electrolytic capacitor separators, such as wood or non-wood, the sulfate (craft) method, the sulfite method or the alkali method can be used. Chemical pulp for papermaking, which is a natural plant fiber extracted by digestion, has been used.

  The plant used for the chemical pulp is not particularly limited, and for the wood pulp, coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, pine and hemlock and broadleaf trees such as beech, oak, hippopotamus and eucalyptus can be used. On the other hand, in non-wood pulp, Manila hemp, sisal hemp, banana, pineapple and other leaf vein fibers, mulberry, gizzard, jute, kenaf, hemp, flax, etc. A variety of plants such as rush and salmon grass can be used as pods such as reeds and other plant fibers, seed hair fibers such as cotton, linter and kapok, fruit fibers such as coconut.

In recent years, globalization of electric and electronic devices and inverters for energy saving have progressed, and demand for clean energy such as solar power generation and wind power generation has been expanding. A voltage exceeding 400 WV has been required for aluminum electrolytic capacitors used in these devices. Furthermore, it is strongly desired that these devices have a low maintenance frequency, and aluminum electrolytic capacitors used in these devices are required to have a long life, in particular, a capacitor with good ESR performance. It has become.
In order to obtain an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having good ESR performance at a voltage exceeding 400 WV, the thickness and density of the separator are related. When the separator is thickened, the withstand voltage characteristic can be improved, and it is effective in improving the liquid retention of the electrolyte and preventing aging shorts. However, increasing the thickness of the separator increases the distance between the anode foil and the cathode foil, leading to an increase in ESR. In addition, in order to secure the capacity of the capacitor, it is necessary to wind an electrode foil of a predetermined area, and when attempting to secure the predetermined capacity using a thick separator, the capacitor element becomes larger in diameter and accommodated in the case Problems such as being unable to do so occur. On the other hand, when the density of the separator is increased, it is effective for improving the withstand voltage characteristics, but the ESR performance is lowered because the gap between the fibers constituting the separator is reduced.

In Patent Document 1, the high-density layer has a thickness of 10.0 to 50.0 μm and the density of 0.880 to 1.000 g / cm ³ , and the low-density layer has a thickness of 10.0 to 50.0 μm and a density of 0.200. It is disclosed that these high-density layers and low-density layers are stacked in a range of ˜0.400 g / cm ³ .
In Patent Document 1, by increasing the density of the high-density layer to 0.880 to 1.000 g / cm ³ , a high withstand voltage is obtained, and combined with a low-density layer having excellent ESR performance, the separator as a whole Although higher withstand voltage and lower ESR performance are realized than before, the high-density layer inevitably deteriorates ESR because the voids between fibers are reduced as described above. Therefore, even when combined with a low density layer having excellent ESR performance, the improvement of the ESR performance of the capacitor cannot be said to be sufficient.

JP-A-6-168848

  The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and provides a separator having excellent withstand voltage characteristics and ESR characteristics by preventing deterioration of ESR even when the density of the separator is increased. The present invention also provides an aluminum electrolytic capacitor that can improve the ESR characteristics of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor and reduce the aging short-circuit defect rate by using this separator.

The inventor of the present application pays attention to the surface potential of a member constituting a separator having a high density layer with a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ of a separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and mainly uses pulp that is cellulose fiber. A zeta potential was used as an index of the surface potential of the separator constituting material.
In the present invention, the freeness of the pulp used was a value measured in accordance with “JIS P811-2 Pulp-Freeness Test Method-Part 2: Canadian Standard Freeness Method”.
The Canadian standard freeness is the volume of filtrate collected in ml from the side orifice of a Canadian standard freeness meter. Specifically, the amount of filtrate discharged from the side orifice in the measuring funnel through a fiber mat formed on a sieve plate having 97 holes of 0.5 mm in diameter per cm 2 is measured.
Pulp is refined by beating. When the refined pulp is filtered on the sieve plate, it is affected by the fiber mat that is deposited on the sieve plate at an early stage, and then the resistance of the pulp suspension to be passed increases. When the pulp is refined by beating, the freeness value is gradually reduced to 0 ml.
Here, if the beating is further advanced, fine fibers that pass through the holes of the sieve plate increase, and the freeness value starts to increase.

The change in freeness described above is illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 10, the horizontal axis shows the product of energy (E) and time (T) at the time of beating, and the vertical axis shows the value of CSF (ml).
In the state of FIG. 10a, the CSF value is 800 ml. When the pulp is refined by beating from the state of a, the freeness value gradually decreases and once decreases to 0 ml (state of b). After that, by proceeding with beating, the number of fine fibers that pass through the holes in the sieve plate increases, and the CSF value starts to increase. And in the state of c of FIG. 10, the value of CSF has risen to 800 ml.

In the present invention, after the CSF value is once lowered to 0 ml (lower limit; the state of b in FIG. 10), the beating is further advanced, and the raw material whose CSF value is turned up is used. Specifically, the freeness of the pulp is 0 ml (state b in FIG. 10) to 800 ml (state c in FIG. 10).
Then, the aluminum electrolytic capacitors using the separator having at least one layer of a density of 0.700~1.400g / cm ^3, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the layer of density of 0.700~1.400g / cm ³ It has been found that a capacitor having a good ESR performance can be obtained even when the separator density is high by making the value smaller than 50.0 mV.
Therefore, even in a separator having at least one layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ , the aging short-circuit defect rate is suppressed by setting the absolute value of the zeta potential to 0 to 50.0 mV. In addition, it has been found that a capacitor having a low ESR can be realized.

Usually, a pulp mainly composed of cellulose obtained from a plant has a carboxyl group as an anionic functional group on the fiber surface. When cellulose fiber is dispersed in water, the surface potential of the fiber is negative due to the anionic functional group. Aluminum electrolytic capacitor separators are made from these pulps, but when pulp is beaten to obtain a high-density layer with excellent withstand voltage characteristics, the pulp undergoes internal fibrillation and external fibrillation occurs due to beating. Innumerable microfibrils having a fiber diameter of 1 μm or less are generated. At this time, many anionic functional groups contained in the pulp are exposed on the surface of the microfibril, and the potential is greatly shifted to the negative side.
The zeta potential on the surface of cellulose fibers obtained by beating softwood kraft pulp or Manila hemp pulp to about 10 ml of CSF (Canadian Standard Freeness) by JISP8121-2 indicating the degree of beating with a beating machine is about −50.0 to −60.0 mV. is there. In order to ensure the withstand voltage characteristics of the separator, the absolute value of the zeta potential becomes larger as the beating is advanced to obtain a separator with higher density.

An aluminum electrolytic capacitor is produced by interposing electrolytic paper as a separator between an anode aluminum foil and a cathode aluminum foil, and making this capacitor element impregnated with an electrolytic solution. When the solute ions contained in the permeate permeate through the separator, the performance is exhibited. When a separator with a large absolute value of zeta potential is used as a separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, ions ionized from the solute in the electrolyte impregnated in the separator move on the surface of the fiber when moving inside the separator. The permeation of electrolyte ions is hindered by the influence of the potential.
Even if the separator has a higher density in order to reduce the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator, in other words, to reduce the potential of the fiber surface, to suppress inhibition during electrolyte ion permeation and to improve withstand voltage performance An aluminum electrolytic capacitor with good ESR performance can be realized.

In order to manufacture the separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, a web is obtained by filtering an aqueous dispersion of various pulps beaten into a predetermined CSF in order to control the density, and then dried to produce a sheet.
Here, the microfibril fibers whose beating progressed and the surface potential increased in absolute value are dispersed while strongly repelling each other in water. By introducing a substance having a cationic functional group into the sheet obtained in such a state, the zeta potential of the separator can be controlled.

That is, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor separator of the present invention is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor separator that is used to impregnate and hold the electrolytic solution for preventing short circuit and being interposed between the anode aluminum foil and the cathode aluminum foil. A structure having at least one layer having an absolute value of zeta potential which is an index of surface potential of 0 to 50.0 mV and a density of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ^3. It is.
Moreover, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of this invention is the structure which used the separator for aluminum electrolytic capacitors of this invention as a separator in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor mentioned above.
Is.

The separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the present invention having at least one layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ and an absolute value of zeta potential of 0 to 50.0 mV is excellent in ESR performance and resistance. The voltage characteristics are shown.
In addition, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the present invention using the aluminum electrolytic capacitor separator of the present invention can realize improvement in ESR performance and reduction in the aging short-circuit defect rate.

It is a schematic sectional drawing of one form of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the capacitor | condenser element part of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional view of the principal part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the modification with respect to the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the modification with respect to the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram (sectional drawing of the principal part) of the modification with respect to the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of FIG. It is a figure which shows the change of the freeness with respect to the product of energy and time at the time of beating.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention will be described.

  In the present invention, focusing on the zeta potential on the surface of the cellulose fiber, the absolute value of the zeta potential on the surface of the cellulose fiber used for the separator is reduced. In particular, this can improve the performance of the separator.

  As a method for reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential, for example, a substance having a positive charge when dissolved or dispersed in water is used. By introducing this positively charged substance (cationic substance) into the separator and neutralizing the ionicity exposed on the surface of the fibers constituting the separator, the absolute value of the zeta potential is set to 0 to 50. Set to 0 mV.

  Substances that have a positive charge when dissolved or dispersed in water (cationic substances) are corrosive ions such as halogens such as chlorine, sulfate ions, and nitrate ions that corrode the electrode foil of aluminum electrolytic capacitors. For example, materials such as polyethyleneimine, polyamine, polyamide epoxy resin, cationic rosin, alkyl ketene dimer, alkenyl succinic acid, cationized starch, polyacrylamide, and special alumina can be used. These substances may be used alone or in combination. Further, the cationic substance is not limited to the substances described above.

  The cationic substance may be added or fixed to an aqueous dispersion of various pulps in the paper making process, and sprayed before drying after forming into a sheet, or impregnated or coated after drying. You may do it.

The separator of the present invention may have at least one layer (high density layer) having a density of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ³ , and the absolute value of the zeta potential of this high density layer is set to 0 to 0. Set to 50.0 mV. When the number of high-density layers is two or more, the absolute value of the zeta potential of each high-density layer is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
The density of the dense ^layer, the range of 0.750g / cm ³ ~1.250g / cm 3 is more preferable.
When the density is less than 0.700 g / cm ³ , even if the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50 mV, the withstand voltage characteristic of the separator is lowered and the aging short-circuit defect rate of the capacitor is deteriorated. The effect is not enough.
When the density exceeds 1.400 g / cm ³ , even if the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50 mV, the voids between the fibers constituting the separator are reduced, which affects the decrease in ESR performance. The improvement effect is not sufficient.

The separator of the present invention may further have a layer (low density layer) having a density of less than 0.700 g / cm ³ . That is, only a single high-density layer can be used, which is a laminate of a high-density layer and a low-density layer. The zeta potential of the low density layer is not particularly limited.
In the case of a stacked body of a high-density layer and a low-density layer, at least one of the high-density layer and the low-density layer may be provided in two or more layers so that the total is three or more.
In addition, when the layer at one end of the laminate is a high-density layer and the layer at the other end is a low-density layer, the anode aluminum foil side may be either a high-density layer or the anode aluminum foil side may be a low-density layer. Absent.

Various fibers can be used for the high-density layer of the separator of the present invention. Examples of materials used for this high-density layer include wood such as conifers and hardwoods, and non-wood fibers such as Manila hemp, sisal hemp, flax, flux, hemp, cotton linter, jute, kenaf, esparto, bamboo, bagasse, etc. Can be pulped by the kraft method (sulfate method), sulfite method or soda method. These pulps may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
In the present invention, after the CSF value is once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), the beating is further advanced, and the raw material which has started to rise is used. Specifically, the freeness of the pulp is 0 to 800 ml in terms of CSF value.
The freeness of the pulp is more preferably in the range of 150 to 800 ml in terms of CSF value.
If the CSF value is up to 0 ml (lower limit), even if the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50 mV, the withstand voltage characteristic of the separator cannot be said to be sufficient, and the aging short defect rate of the capacitor deteriorates. Therefore, the improvement effect is not sufficient.

In addition, the materials used for the low-density layer of the separator include, for example, wood such as conifers and hardwoods, Manila hemp, sisal hemp, flax, flux, hemp, cotton linter, jute, kenaf, esparto, bamboo, bagasse, etc. Non-wood fibers obtained by pulping by kraft method (sulfate method), sulfite method or soda method, regenerated cellulose fibers such as solvent-spun cellulose and polynosic rayon, and the like can be used. These materials may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Moreover, the material used for a high density layer and a low density layer is not limited to the material mentioned above.

The separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the present invention and the aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the present invention can be applied to various types of aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
For example, any aluminum electrolytic capacitor of a lead type in which a lead wire is connected to the anode and the cathode, or a chip type in which a terminal is connected to the anode and the cathode and directly connected to the circuit board via the terminal, The present invention can be applied.

Here, as an aluminum electrolytic capacitor to which the present invention can be applied, schematic sectional views of one embodiment of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor are shown in FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a capacitor element portion of FIG. The aluminum electrolytic capacitor shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor described above.
An aluminum electrolytic capacitor 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a capacitor element 5 impregnated with a driving electrolyte. In the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 10, the capacitor element 5 is accommodated in an aluminum case 7 made of bottomed cylindrical aluminum, and the opening of the aluminum case 7 is sealed with a rubber packing 6. A sleeve 9 covers the outside of the aluminum case 7.
Two lead wires 1 are connected to the capacitor element 5. The lead wire 1 is composed of a rod-like joint portion joined to the capacitor element 5 and a solderable external lead portion 8. The joint portion of the lead wire 1 is sealed with a rubber packing 6.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the capacitor element 5 is formed by interposing a separator paper 4 between an anode aluminum foil 2 and a cathode aluminum foil 3 and winding them. Lead wires 1 are connected to the anode aluminum foil 2 and the cathode aluminum foil 3, respectively.

When the present invention is applied to the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the separator paper 4 of the capacitor element 5 is configured as the separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor of the present invention. That is, the separator paper 4 has at least 1 layer (high density layer) having an absolute value of zeta potential of 0 to 50.0 mV and a density of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ^3. It is set as the structure which has a layer.

  Subsequently, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration diagram (a cross-sectional view of the main part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the first embodiment, the separator has only one high-density layer.

As shown in FIG. 3, the separator 14 is arrange | positioned between the anode aluminum foil 11 and the cathode aluminum foil 13 which formed the oxide film 12 as the dielectric material in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 20 on the surface.
The separator 14 is composed of only one high-density layer 15 and is impregnated with an electrolytic solution.

The high density layer 15 has a density in the range of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ³ , and the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
The high-density layer 15 can use the various fibers for the high-density layer described above. More preferably, after the CSF value has once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit), pulp that has been beaten to a range of CSF 0 to 800 ml that has started to rise is used for the high-density layer 15.

According to the above-described embodiment, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 20 is configured using the separator 14 having the high-density layer 15 in which the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
Thereby, the withstand voltage characteristic and the ESR characteristic of the separator 14 are excellent, and in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 20 provided with the separator 14, the improvement of the ESR performance and the reduction of the aging short defect rate can be realized.
In FIG. 3, the separator 14, the oxide film 12, and the cathode aluminum foil 13 are not in contact, but they may be in contact.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram (cross-sectional view of a main part) of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, the separator is formed by laminating one high-density layer and one low-density layer.

As shown in FIG. 4, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 30 has a separator 24 disposed between an anode aluminum foil 21 and a cathode aluminum foil 23 each having an oxide film 22 formed as a dielectric on the surface.
The separator 24 is formed by laminating one high-density layer 25 and one low-density layer 26, and is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The separator 24 has a high-density layer 25 disposed on the anode aluminum foil 21 side and a low-density layer 26 disposed on the cathode aluminum foil 23 side.

The high density layer 25 has a density in the range of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ³ , and the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
For the high-density layer 25, the various fibers for the high-density layer described above can be used. More preferably, after the CSF value has once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit), pulp that has been beaten to a range of CSF 0 to 800 ml that has started to rise is used for the high-density layer 25.
The low density layer 26 has a density of less than 0.700 g / cm ³ . For the low density layer 26, the above-described various fibers for the low density layer can be used.

According to the above-described embodiment, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 30 is configured using the separator 24 having the high-density layer 25 in which the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
Thereby, the withstand voltage characteristic and the ESR characteristic of the separator 24 are excellent, and in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 30 provided with the separator 24, the improvement of the ESR performance and the reduction of the aging short defect rate can be realized.

(Modification of the second embodiment)
In the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 30 of FIG. 4, the anode aluminum foil 21 side of the separator 24 is the high-density layer 25.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, it is also possible to configure the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 30 </ b> A in which the anode aluminum foil side is the low-density layer 26 with the separator 24 disposed in the reverse direction of FIG. 4.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows a schematic configuration diagram (a cross-sectional view of the main part) of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
In the third embodiment, the separator is configured by alternately stacking two high-density layers and one low-density layer.

As shown in FIG. 6, a separator 34 is disposed between an anode aluminum foil 31 and a cathode aluminum foil 33 each having an oxide film 32 formed as a dielectric on the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 40.
The separator 34 is formed by alternately stacking two high-density layers 35 and 37 and one low-density layer 36, and is impregnated with an electrolytic solution.

The high-density layers 35 and 37 have a density in the range of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ³ , and the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV. Note that the high-density layer 35 and the high-density layer 37 may have different configurations as long as the density and zeta potential of each layer are within this range.
For these high density layers 35 and 37, various fibers for the high density layer described above can be used. More preferably, after the CSF value has once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit), pulp that has been beaten to the range of 0 to 800 ml of CSF that has started to rise is used for the high-density layers 35 and 37.
The low density layer 36 has a density of less than 0.700 g / cm ³ . For the low density layer 36, the various fibers for the low density layer described above can be used.

According to the above-described embodiment, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 40 is configured using the separator 34 having the high-density layers 35 and 37 whose absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
Thereby, the withstand voltage characteristic and the ESR characteristic of the separator 34 are excellent, and in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 40 provided with the separator 34, the improvement of the ESR performance and the reduction of the aging short defect rate can be realized.

(Modification of the third embodiment)
In the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 40 of FIG. 6, the separator 34 has a configuration in which two high-density layers 35 and 37 and one low-density layer 36 are alternately stacked.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the arrangement of the separator 34 is opposite to that shown in FIG. 6, and an aluminum electrolytic layer in which one high-density layer 35 and two low-density layers 36 and 38 are alternately stacked. It is also possible to configure the capacitor 40A.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 8 shows a schematic configuration diagram (a cross-sectional view of the main part) of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
In the fourth embodiment, the separator is configured by alternately stacking two high-density layers and two low-density layers.

As shown in FIG. 8, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 50 has a separator 44 disposed between an anode aluminum foil 41 and a cathode aluminum foil 43 each having an oxide film 42 formed as a dielectric on the surface thereof.
The separator 44 is formed by alternately laminating two high-density layers 45 and 47 and two low-density layers 46 and 48 and impregnated with an electrolytic solution.

The high-density layers 45 and 47 have a density in the range of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ³ , and the absolute value of the zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV. Note that the high-density layer 45 and the high-density layer 47 may have different configurations as long as the density and zeta potential of each layer are within this range.
For these high density layers 45 and 47, various fibers for the high density layer described above can be used. More preferably, after the CSF value has once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit), pulp that has been beaten to the range of CSF 0 to 800 ml that has started to rise is used for the high-density layers 45 and 47.
The low density layers 46 and 48 have a density of less than 0.700 g / cm ³ . For the low density layers 46 and 48, the various fibers for the low density layer described above can be used.

According to the above-described embodiment, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 50 is configured using the separator 44 having the high-density layers 45 and 47 whose absolute value of zeta potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV.
Thereby, the withstand voltage characteristic and the ESR characteristic of the separator 44 are excellent, and in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 50 provided with the separator 44, the improvement of the ESR performance and the reduction of the aging short defect rate can be realized.

(Modification of the fourth embodiment)
In the aluminum electrolytic capacitor 50 of FIG. 8, the separator 44 is formed by alternately stacking two high density layers 45 and 47 and two low density layers 46 and 48, and forming the anode aluminum foil 41 side as the high density layer 45. Was configured.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the arrangement of the separator 44 is reversed from that in FIG. 8, and two high-density layers 45 and 47 and two low-density layers 46 and 48 are alternately stacked. It is also possible to configure an aluminum electrolytic capacitor 50A in which the anode aluminum foil 41 side is a low-density layer 48.

[Separator characteristics and methods for measuring and evaluating aluminum electrolytic capacitors]
Actually, separators for aluminum electrolytic capacitors and aluminum electrolytic capacitors were manufactured, and the characteristics were examined. Examples of the present invention, comparative examples and reference examples for the present invention, conventional separators and aluminum electrolytic capacitors having a conventionally known configuration were manufactured.
The separator measurement method, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor evaluation method, and the experimental results described in each example, comparative example, conventional example, and reference example are as follows.

(Separator characteristics)
The thickness and density were measured according to “JIS C 2300-2 Electrical Cellulose Paper—Part 2: Test Method”. In the thickness measurement, 10 samples were stacked and the thickness was measured at three or more points using an automatic stop type outside micrometer, and the average value per sheet was calculated to obtain the sample thickness. In the measurement of the density, the measurement was performed according to the B method (method for obtaining the density in the absolutely dry state).
The zeta potential was obtained by sufficiently separating 1.0 g of a test piece having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ into 500 ml of ion-exchanged water using “Muetek Analytical GmbH [SZP06]”. Make a slurry. The slurry was adjusted to a conductivity of 0.20 to 0.30 mS / cm with a 0.5 mass% potassium chloride (KCl) aqueous solution, and the surface charge amount of the fiber was measured. This measurement was repeated three times to obtain an average value. Calculated.

(Production method of aluminum electrolytic capacitor)
A capacitor element was manufactured by interposing a separator so that the anode aluminum foil and the cathode aluminum foil subjected to etching treatment and oxide film formation treatment were not in contact with each other. Furthermore, this capacitor element was impregnated with a predetermined electrolytic solution, sealed in a case, and sealed to produce an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a diameter of 10 to 45 mm, a height of 20 to 30 mm, and a rated voltage of 400 to 450 WV.

[Aging short defect rate of aluminum electrolytic capacitors]
About 1000 capacitor samples, aging was performed by gradually increasing the pressure to about 110% of the rated voltage. The defective rate was determined by dividing the number of defective capacitors including abnormal appearance such as aging short, explosion-proof valve operation, liquid leakage, and swelling of the sealing portion by 1000.

[ESR (equivalent series resistance) of aluminum electrolytic capacitors]
The ESR of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor was measured using an LCR meter at a frequency of 20 ° C. and 100 kHz.

Example 1
Using a long net paper machine, after the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp, which turned to an increase to a CSF value of 800 ml, and was pressed. A diluted solution of polyamide epoxy resin was sprayed on the subsequent wet paper with a solid content of 1.5% by mass with respect to the pulp, and then a separator having a thickness of 15.3 μm and a density of 1.395 g / cm ³ was manufactured by calendering. The zeta potential of this separator was -0.2 mV.

(Example 2)
Using a long net paper machine, paper is made using hemp pulp with a beating degree of 0 ml, and a polyethyleneimine resin dilution is added to the pulp in an amount of 0.1% by mass, with a thickness of 30%. A separator having a thickness of 0.5 μm and a density of 0.706 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of this separator was −44.0 mV.

(Example 3)
Using a long net paper machine, after the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), further beating was carried out, and the increase was made to make the CSF value 650 ml. A resin dilution was added to the pulp in an amount of 2.5% by mass as a solid content to produce a separator having a thickness of 25.3 μm and a density of 0.964 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was -10.0 mV.

Example 4
Using a long-mesh paper machine, the beating degree at the long-mesh part was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out. Then, a layer having a thickness of 25.0 μm and a density of 0.850 g / cm ³ was made, and a mixed raw material of 50% by mass of Manila hemp pulp and 50% by mass of cotton linter pulp having a beating degree of CSF of 600 ml in the circular mesh part was used. is 25.1Myuemu, combined paper making and paper layers of density 0.320 g / cm ^3, the total thickness 50.1Myuemu, were fabricated two layers separator overall density 0.585 g / cm ^3. Next, in secondary processing, the polyethyleneimine resin is applied to the high density layer side of the two layers at a solid content of 1.0% by mass with respect to the mass of the high density layer and dried, and the total thickness is 50.1 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.589 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ of this two-layer separator was −48.0 mV.

(Example 5)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree in the long net part was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), then beating was further advanced, and then the increase was made using Manila hemp pulp with a CSF value of 40 ml A layer of paper having a thickness of 20.1 μm and a density of 0.752 g / cm ³ is made, and a mixed raw material of 60% by mass of Manila hemp pulp and 40% by mass of hemp pulp having a beating degree of CSF of 500 ml in a circular mesh part is used to obtain a thickness of 50 A two-layer separator having a total thickness of 71.0 μm and a total density of 0.742 g / cm ³ was manufactured by making a paper layer of 0.9 μm and a density of 0.738 g / cm ³ . Next, in the secondary processing, the cationized starch diluted solution is impregnated and applied, and after adjusting the liquid removal so that the cationized starch is 1.0% by mass with respect to the separator with a press roll, it is dried, A two-layer separator having an overall thickness of 71.0 μm and an overall density of 0.749 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ of the two-layer separator was −25.0 mV.

(Example 6)
Using a long-mesh paper machine, after the beating degree was lowered to 0 ml (lower limit) once in the long-mesh part, the beating was further promoted, and then the rise was made and the hardwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 500 ml was used. Then, a polyamine resin dilute solution was internally added in a solid content of 3.0% by mass to the pulp, a paper layer having a thickness of 20.1 μm and a density of 0.901 g / cm ³ was made, Using a mixed raw material of 70% by mass of cotton linter pulp and 30% by mass of solvent-spun cellulose, a layer having a thickness of 15.6 μm and a density of 0.378 g / cm ³ is made and combined to give a total thickness of 35.1 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.685 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was 30.0 mV.

(Example 7)
After using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out. A dilution of acrylamide resin was sprayed on the pulp in a solid content of 0.5% by mass to produce a separator having a thickness of 15.2 μm and a density of 0.806 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was -39.0 mV.

(Example 8)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once lowered to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out. The paper was turned into a CSF value of 720 ml, and paper was made using Manila hemp pulp, and cationized. A diluted starch solution was internally added to the pulp in a solid content of 1.0% by mass, and then a separator having a thickness of 12.1 μm and a density of 1.251 g / cm ³ was produced by calendering. The zeta potential of this separator was -5.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 1)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 790 ml. On the subsequent wet paper, a diluted solution of polyamide epoxy resin was sprayed in a solid content of 0.08% by mass on the pulp, and then a separator having a thickness of 15.1 μm and a density of 1.393 g / cm ³ was manufactured by calendaring. The zeta potential of this separator was -54.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 2)
Using a long net paper machine, after the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp, which turned to an increase to a CSF value of 800 ml, and was pressed. A polyamide epoxy resin dilution was sprayed on the wet paper at a solid content of 0.1% by mass with respect to the pulp, and then a separator having a thickness of 15.0 μm and a density of 1.410 g / cm ³ was produced by calendering. The zeta potential of this separator was −44.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 3)
Using a long net paper machine, paper was made using hemp pulp with a beating degree of CSF value of 10 ml, a polyethyleneimine resin dilution was added to the pulp in an amount of 0.1% by mass, and a thickness of 29 A separator having a density of 0.6 μm and a density of 0.710 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of this separator was −42.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 4)
Using a long net paper machine, paper was made using hemp pulp with a beating degree of CSF value of 0 ml, and a diluted solution of polyethyleneimine resin was internally added to the pulp in a solid content of 0.07% by mass. A separator having a thickness of 0.0 μm and a density of 0.689 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of this separator was -45.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 5)
Using a long net paper machine, paper is made using Manila hemp pulp with a beating degree of CSF of 5 ml, and 0.1% by mass of a polyacrylamide resin diluent is added to the pulp as a solid content, and then calendered. A separator having a thickness of 25.6 μm and a density of 0.950 g / cm ³ was manufactured. The zeta potential of this separator was −40.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 6)
Using a long-mesh paper machine, after the beating degree of the long-mesh part has been reduced to 0 ml (lower limit) once, the beating is further advanced, and the conical kraft pulp is turned up to a CSF value of 460 ml. Then, a layer of paper having a thickness of 25.5 μm and a density of 0.852 g / cm ³ was made, and a mixed raw material of 50% by mass of Manila hemp pulp and 50% by mass of cotton linter pulp having a beating degree of CSF of 600 ml at the circular mesh part was used. is 25.1Myuemu, combined paper making and paper layers of density 0.306 g / cm ^3, the overall thickness of 50.0 micrometers, were fabricated two layers separator overall density 0.582 g / cm ^3. Next, in secondary processing, 0.5% by mass of a solid content of polyethyleneimine resin is coated on the high-density layer side of the two layers and dried, and the total thickness is 50.6 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.583 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was −55.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 7)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree at the long net part was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and then beating was further advanced. A layer of paper with a thickness of 20.5 μm and a density of 0.749 g / cm ³ was made, and a mixed raw material of 60% by weight of Manila hemp pulp and 40% by weight of hemp pulp having a beating degree of CSF of 500 ml at the circular mesh part was used. A layer having a thickness of 738 μm and a density of 0.738 g / cm ³ was made by paper to make a two-layer separator having a total thickness of 71.1 μm and a total density of 0.742 g / cm ³ . Next, in the secondary processing, the cationized starch diluted solution is impregnated and applied, and after adjusting the liquid removal so that the cationized starch is 0.1% by mass with respect to the separator with a press roll, it is dried, A two-layer separator having an overall thickness of 71.1 μm and an overall density of 0.747 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was −54.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 8)
Using a long-mesh paper machine, after the beating degree was lowered to 0 ml (lower limit) once in the long-mesh part, further beating was carried out, and then the increase was made and the hardwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 504 ml was used. Te, dilutions of polyamine resin in 4.0 wt% added with solids to pulp, thickness 20.1Myuemu, and paper layers of density 0.900 g / cm ^3, a freeness CSF400ml circle net unit Using a mixed raw material of 70% by mass of cotton linter pulp and 30% by mass of solvent-spun cellulose, a layer having a thickness of 15.6 μm and a density of 0.378 g / cm ³ is made and combined, and the total thickness is 34.7 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.680 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was 56.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 9)
Using a long net paper machine, after the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 146 ml. A diluted solution of acrylamide resin was sprayed on the pulp in a solid content of 0.08% by mass to produce a separator having a thickness of 15.0 μm and a density of 0.798 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was −52.0 mV.

(Comparative Example 10)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out, and the paper was turned up to a CSF value of 716 ml. A diluted starch solution was internally added to the pulp in a solid content of 0.10% by mass to produce a separator having a thickness of 12.0 μm and a density of 1.250 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was −51.0 mV.

(Conventional example 1)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 790 ml. A diluted solution of polyamide epoxy resin was sprayed on the wet paper with a solid content of 0.01% by mass with respect to the pulp, and then a separator having a thickness of 15.0 μm and a density of 1.388 g / cm ³ was manufactured by calendering. The zeta potential of this separator was -60.0 mV.

(Conventional example 2)
Using a long net paper machine, paper was made using hemp pulp with a beating degree of CSF value of 0 ml, a polyethyleneimine resin dilution was added to the pulp in a solid content of 0.06% by mass, and the thickness was 30 A separator having a thickness of 0.4 μm and a density of 0.710 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of this separator was -57.0 mV.

(Conventional example 3)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out. Paper was made using Manila hemp pulp with a CSF value of 640 ml. Polyacrylamide resin Was added to the pulp in a solid content of 0.05% by weight to produce a separator having a thickness of 24.8 μm and a density of 0.954 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was −53.0 mV.

(Conventional example 4)
Using a long-mesh paper machine, after the beating degree of the long-mesh part has been reduced to 0 ml (lower limit) once, the beating is further advanced, and the conical kraft pulp is turned up to a CSF value of 460 ml. Then, using a mixed raw material of 50% by weight of Manila hemp pulp and 50% by weight of cotton linter pulp, a paper layer of 24.6 μm in thickness and a density of 0.853 g / cm ³ was made and the beating degree of the CSF was 600 ml. is 26.2Myuemu, combined paper making and paper layers of density 0.332 g / cm ^3, the overall thickness of 50.8 .mu.m, was prepared a two-layer separator overall density 0.585 g / cm ^3. Next, in secondary processing, 0.1% by mass of a solid content of polyethyleneimine resin is coated on the high-density layer side of the two layers with respect to the mass of the high-density layer and dried, and the total thickness is 50.8 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.585 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was −56.0 mV.

(Conventional example 5)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree at the long net part was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and then beating was further advanced. A paper having a thickness of 20.3 μm and a density of 0.760 g / cm ³ is made, and a mixed raw material of 60% by mass of Manila hemp pulp and 40% by mass of hemp pulp having a beating degree of CSF of 500 ml in a circular mesh part is used to obtain a thickness of 50 .2Myuemu, combined paper making and paper layers of density 0.745 g / cm ^3, the overall thickness of 70.5 .mu.m, was prepared a two-layer separator overall density 0.749 g / cm ^3. Next, in a secondary process, the diluted solution of cationized starch is impregnated and applied, and after adjusting the liquid removal so that the cationized starch has a solid content of 0.08% by mass with respect to the separator with a press roll, it is dried, A two-layer separator having an overall thickness of 70.5 μm and an overall density of 0.755 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was −56.0 mV.

(Conventional example 6)
Using a long-mesh paper machine, after the beating degree was lowered to 0 ml (lower limit) once in the long-mesh part, the beating was further promoted, and then the rise was made and the hardwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 500 ml was used. Then, 0.05% by mass of a diluted polyamine resin solution was added to the pulp as a solid content, and a paper layer having a thickness of 20.1 μm and a density of 0.897 g / cm ³ was made. Using a mixed raw material of 70% by weight of cotton linter pulp and 30% by weight of solvent-spun cellulose, a layer having a thickness of 14.9 μm and a density of 0.416 g / cm ³ is made and combined to give a total thickness of 35.0 μm. A two-layer separator with an overall density of 0.691 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of the layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ^{3 in} the two-layer separator was −55.0 mV.

(Conventional example 7)
Using a long net paper machine, after the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), further beating was carried out, and the paper was made using softwood kraft pulp with a CSF value of 148 ml. A dilution of acrylamide resin was sprayed on the pulp in a solid content of 0.05% by mass to produce a separator having a thickness of 15.1 μm and a density of 0.800 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was -54.0 mV.

(Conventional example 8)
Using a long net paper machine, the beating degree was once reduced to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was carried out. The paper was raised to a CSF value of 730 ml, and paper was made using Manila hemp pulp, and cationized. A diluted starch solution was internally added to the pulp in a solid content of 0.05% by mass to produce a separator having a thickness of 12.1 μm and a density of 1.250 g / cm ³ . The zeta potential of this separator was -58.0 mV.

(Reference Example 1)
Using a long net paper machine, paper was made using hemp pulp with a beating degree of 0 ml and a separator having a thickness of 30.1 μm and a density of 0.706 g / cm ³ was produced. The zeta potential of this separator was -61.0 mV.

  Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the separators obtained in Examples 1 to 8, Comparative Examples 1 to 10, Conventional Examples 1 to 8, and Reference Example 1.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 1, Comparative Examples 1 and 2, and Conventional Example 1, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor (400 WV, 22 μF, φ10 × 20 L) of an ethylene glycol electrolyte was manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. The evaluation results of each test are shown in Table 2.

As shown in Table 2, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 1 is 0.2 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.502 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.2%. The capacitor produced in Conventional Example 1 having an absolute value of zeta potential of 60.0 mV had an ESR of 2.100 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 2%. When Example 1 is compared with Conventional Example 1, Example 1 has significantly improved ESR performance and reduced aging short-circuit defect rate. This is because by reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential, the influence of the potential of the anionic functional group present on the surface of the fiber is suppressed when ionized ions move inside the separator. Further, by reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential, it is possible to make the microfibril stacking more dense during sheet formation.
From the above, it can be seen that in Example 1, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a good ESR performance and a reduced aging short-circuit defect rate is obtained.
The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Comparative Example 1 is 54.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.002 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 3%. This is a level equivalent to that of Conventional Example 1, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in Example 1. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 54.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.
The separator of Comparative Example 2 has a density of 1.410 g / cm ³ and an absolute value of the zeta potential of 44.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.119Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.3%. Although the aging short defect rate is reduced as compared with Conventional Example 1, the ESR performance is reduced. It can be seen that when the density of the separator is 1.400 g / cm ³ or more, the voids between fibers constituting the separator are reduced, which affects the decrease in ESR performance. From this, it can be seen that even if the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is smaller than 50.0 mV, the effect of improving ESR is not sufficient when the density is 1.400 g / cm ³ or more.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 2, Comparative Examples 3 to 4, Conventional Example 2, and Reference Example 1, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor (400 WV, 400 μF, φ15 × 20 L) of an ethylene glycol electrolyte was manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. Table 3 shows the evaluation results of each test.

As shown in Table 3, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 2 is 30.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.688 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 0.3%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 2 is 57.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.036 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 3.0%. Comparing Example 2 and Conventional Example 2, Example 2 shows that an aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a good ESR performance and a reduced aging short defect rate can be obtained by reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator. Recognize.
The separator of Comparative Example 3 has a beating degree CSF value of 10 ml and an absolute value of zeta potential of 42.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.719 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 10.0%. Although the ESR performance is improved as compared with the conventional example 2, the aging short defect rate is deteriorated. This is because, after the CSF value of the beating degree of the separator once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit value), the beating progressed further and did not turn up, so the withstand voltage characteristic of the separator was lowered and the aging short defect rate of the capacitor was affected. You can see that For this reason, even if the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is smaller than 50.0 mV, the CSF value of the beating degree once decreases to 0 ml (lower limit value), and then the beating is further advanced. It can be seen that the effect of improving the short-circuit defect rate is not sufficient.
The separator of Comparative Example 4 has a density of 0.689 g / cm ³ and an absolute value of zeta potential of 45.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.001 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 8%. Compared to Conventional Example 2, the ESR performance is at the same level, but the aging short defect rate is worse. This indicates that the voltage withstand characteristics of the separator deteriorated and the aging short-circuit defect rate of the capacitor deteriorated because the density of the separator was 0.700 g / cm ³ or less. From this, it can be seen that even if the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is less than 50.0 mV, the effect of improving the aging short-circuit defect rate is not sufficient when the density is 0.700 g / cm ³ or less.
Furthermore, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Reference Example 1 is 58.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.167 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 5%. Compared to Conventional Example 2, both the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate are deteriorated. This shows that reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential on the fiber surface is effective for improving the ESR performance and reducing the aging short-circuit defect rate.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 3, Comparative Example 5 and Conventional Example 3, aluminum electrolytic capacitors (400 WV, 100 μF, φ12.5 × 20 L) of an ethylene glycol electrolyte were manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. Table 4 shows the evaluation results of each test.

As shown in Table 4, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 3 is 10.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.873 Ω / 100 kHz and an aging short defect rate of 0.2%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 3 is 53.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.256 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 5.0%. When Example 3 is compared with Conventional Example 3, Example 3 shows that an aluminum electrolytic capacitor in which the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is reduced and the aging short defect rate with good ESR performance is reduced can be obtained. Recognize.
The separator of Comparative Example 5 has a beating degree CSF value of 5 ml and an absolute value of zeta potential of 40.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.919Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 10.0%. Although the ESR performance is improved as compared with Conventional Example 3, the aging short defect rate is deteriorated. This is because the CSF value of the beating degree of the separator once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit value), and further beating was not proceeded. It can be seen that this affects From this, as in Comparative Example 2, even if the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator was less than 50.0 mV, the beating degree CSF value once decreased to 0 ml (lower limit), and further beating was advanced. If it does not turn up, it turns out that the improvement effect of the aging short defect rate is not enough.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 4, Comparative Example 6, and Conventional Example 4, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor (400 WV, 820 μF, φ30.0 × 50 L) of an ethylene glycol electrolyte was manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. The evaluation results of each test are shown in Table 5.

As shown in Table 5, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 4 is 48.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.599Ω / 100 kHz, and the aging short-circuit defect rate was 0.1%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 4 is 56.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.886 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 2.0%. When Example 4 is compared with Conventional Example 4, Example 4 shows that an aluminum electrolytic capacitor in which the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is reduced and the aging short defect rate with good ESR performance is reduced can be obtained. Recognize.
The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Comparative Example 6 is 55.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.821 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 2%. This is a level equivalent to that of Conventional Example 4, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in Example 4. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 55.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 5, Comparative Example 7, and Conventional Example 5, aluminum electrolytic capacitors (450 WV, 82 μF, φ45.0 × 50 L) of ethylene glycol electrolyte were manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. The evaluation results of each test are shown in Table 6.

As shown in Table 6, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 5 is 25.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.956 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.4%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 5 is 55.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 3.387Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 1.0%. When Example 5 is compared with Conventional Example 5, Example 5 shows that an aluminum electrolytic capacitor in which the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is reduced and an aging short defect rate with good ESR performance is reduced can be obtained. Recognize.
The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Comparative Example 7 is 54.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 3.3302 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 1%. This is a level equivalent to that of Conventional Example 5, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in Example 5. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 54.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 6, Comparative Example 8, and Conventional Example 6, aluminum electrolytic capacitors (450 WV, 820 μF, φ30.0 × 50 L) in an ethylene glycol electrolyte were manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. Table 7 shows the evaluation results of each test.

As shown in Table 7, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 6 is 30.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.263 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.4%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 6 is 55.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.569 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 3.0%. Comparing Example 6 with Conventional Example 6, Example 6 shows that the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is reduced, so that an aluminum electrolytic capacitor with good ESR performance and a reduced aging short-circuit defect rate can be obtained. Recognize.
The separator of Comparative Example 8 has a zeta potential of 56.0 mV on the plus side and an absolute value of 56.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.585Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 4%. This is a level equivalent to that of Conventional Example 6, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in Example 6. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 56.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 7, Comparative Example 9, and Conventional Example 7, aluminum electrolytic capacitors (450 WV, 560 μF, φ25.0 × 50 L) in an ethylene glycol electrolyte were manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. The evaluation results of each test are shown in Table 8.

As shown in Table 8, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 7 is 39.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.110 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.5%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 7 is 54.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.332 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 2.0%. A comparison of Example 7 and Conventional Example 7 shows that Example 7 is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor in which the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator is reduced to provide good ESR performance and a reduced aging short-circuit defect rate. I understand that.
The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Comparative Example 9 is 52.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 2.269 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 2%. This is a level equivalent to that of Conventional Example 7, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in Example 7. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 52.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.

  Using the separators obtained in Example 8, Comparative Example 10, and Conventional Example 8, aluminum electrolytic capacitors (450 WV, 1000 μF, φ30.0 × 50 L) in an ethylene glycol electrolyte were manufactured. The produced aluminum electrolytic capacitors were evaluated for ESR and aging short defect rate. Table 9 shows the evaluation results of each test.

As shown in Table 9, the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Example 8 is 5.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.635 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 0.1%. The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Conventional Example 8 is 58.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.992 Ω / 100 kHz, and an aging short defect rate of 1.0%. Comparing Example 8 and Conventional Example 8, Example 8 is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor that has good ESR performance and reduced aging short-circuit defect rate by reducing the absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator. I understand that.
The absolute value of the zeta potential of the separator of Comparative Example 10 is 51.0 mV. The capacitor produced using this separator had an ESR of 1.903 Ω / 100 kHz and an aging short-circuit defect rate of 1%. This is a level equivalent to that of the conventional example 8, and it can be seen that the improvement is not as in the eighth example. From this, it is clear that when the absolute value of the zeta potential is about 51.0 mV, there is no effect of improving the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate.

(Summary)
As described above, in an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, even if the separator has a layer having a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ , the absolute value of the zeta potential as an index of the surface potential is in the range of 0 to 50.0 mV. If controlled to above, the ESR performance of the capacitor can be improved, and the aging short hunting rate can be reduced.
In order to improve the withstand voltage characteristics of the separator, a method of increasing the density is adopted. However, in the separator that has been used conventionally, when the density of the separator is increased, the ESR deteriorates due to the influence of the zeta potential on the fiber surface. However, according to the present invention, these problems can be solved.
When the separator of the present invention is used, if the separator has the same thickness density as that of a conventionally used separator, it is possible to improve the ESR performance of the capacitor and reduce the aging short defect rate. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the ESR performance and the aging short defect rate in a region that could not be realized so far can be realized.
On the other hand, it is possible to reduce the size, increase the capacity, reduce the ESR, and increase the service life of aluminum electrolytic capacitors by using a separator with a lower density or a thinner separator than conventional separators. can do.
Further, in the manufacture of capacitors, the aging short defect rate and market short circuit can be improved, and there are advantages such as yield improvement and cost reduction.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and examples, and various other configurations can be taken without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 Lead wire, 2, 11, 21, 31, 41 Anode aluminum foil, 3, 13, 23, 33, 43 Cathode aluminum foil, 4 Separator paper, 5 Capacitor element, 6 Rubber packing, 7 Aluminum case, 8 External drawer , 9 Sleeve, 10, 20, 30, 30A, 40, 40A, 50, 50A Aluminum electrolytic capacitor, 14, 24, 34, 44 Separator, 15, 25, 35, 37, 45, 47 High density layer, 26, 36 , 38,46,48 Low density layer

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A separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor used for impregnation and holding of a driving electrolytic solution by interposing between an anode aluminum foil and a cathode aluminum foil of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor,
It has at least one layer having an absolute value of zeta potential as an index of surface potential of 0 to 50.0 mV and a density of 0.700 g / cm ^{3 to} 1.400 g / cm ^3. Aluminum electrolytic capacitor separator. A layer having an absolute value of the zeta potential of 0 to 50.0 mV and a density of 0.700 to 1.400 g / cm ³ is beaten to 0 to 800 ml with a CSF value indicating the degree of beating of the pulp. The separator for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the separator is made of fresh pulp. Anode aluminum foil,
Cathode aluminum foil,
An aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a separator interposed between the anode aluminum foil and the cathode aluminum foil and impregnated with a driving electrolyte solution,
An aluminum electrolytic capacitor using the aluminum electrolytic capacitor separator according to claim 1 or 2 as the separator.

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