KR101748117B1 - Humidification filter composition, humidification filter prepared therefrom, method for preparing the same, humidification filter module, and vaporizing humidifier comprising the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The humidifier media composition of the present invention includes zeolite, glass frit, organic binder and solvent.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a filter medium composition for humidification, a filter medium for humidification, a filter medium for humidification, a filter medium for humidification, and a vaporization type humidifying device including the filter medium, a humidification filter medium, a humidification filter, FILTER MODULE, AND VAPORIZING HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING THE SAME}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a humidifier composition, a humidifying material formed from the humidifier, a method of manufacturing a humidifier, a humidifier, and a vaporizing humidifier including the same.

The humidifying device has various humidifying devices such as ultrasonic, heating, and evaporative. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in a vaporization type humidifying device in which the water molecules of humidification are minute and the bacteria are not discharged into the air, among the humidification devices of various types.

However, even with the vaporization type humidifying device, the cleanliness and the antibacterial property of the humidifying material itself are important. This is not only preventing the bacteria from floating in the air, but also closely related to the life of the humidifying device.

In addition, the durability of the humidifying filter material is also important because the constituents of the humidifying filter material can be released and released to the air as time goes by, and the vaporizing humidifying device does not use external force such as heat or ultrasonic waves, , It is necessary to make efforts to improve the amount of humidification.

A prior art related to this is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1998-0078253.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a humidifier-use media composition having improved durability and a humidification amount, a humidifier-use humidifier material, a humidifying filter medium manufacturing method, a humidifier-use filter medium module, and a vaporizing humidifier device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a humidifying filter material composition having excellent antibacterial and cleanliness and improved life span, humidifying filter material formed therefrom, a humidifying filter material producing method, a humidifying filter module, and a vaporizing humidifying device .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a humidifier composition having a low energy loss, humidifying filter material formed therefrom, a humidifying filter material manufacturing method for manufacturing the same, a humidifier filter module, and a vaporized humidifying device including the same.

The above and other objects of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described below.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a humidifier media composition.

In one embodiment, the humidifying media composition of the present invention comprises zeolite, glass frit, organic binder and solvent.

The humidifier composition may contain 5 to 30 parts by weight of glass frit, 1 to 5 parts by weight of an organic binder and 30 to 60 parts by weight of a solvent based on 100 parts by weight of zeolite.

The zeolite may include at least one of a silver (Ag) ion and a zinc (Zn) ion.

The glass frit may comprise silicon oxide-boron oxide-based glass frit.

The glass frit may further include at least one of lithium oxide, vanadium oxide, bismuth oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, tellurium oxide and tungsten oxide.

The glass frit may be free of lead and calcium.

The organic binder may include carboxymethyl cellulose.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a humidifying material.

In one embodiment, the humidifying medium may be formed of the humidifying medium composition.

The humidifying material may include 5 to 30 parts by weight of glass frit relative to 100 parts by weight of zeolite.

The humidifying material may further include a coating layer containing at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), and zinc oxide (ZnO).

The humidifying material may have a porosity of 35% to 55% and a water content of 30% to 50%.

The humidifying material may have a corrugated structure.

The corrugated structure may have a pitch P of 15 mm to 25 mm and an angle? H of 6 mm to 10 mm.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a humidifier filter module.

In one embodiment, the humidifier-use filter medium module is configured such that the first humidifying material and the second humidifying material, which include the humidifying material, are alternately arranged, and the first humidifying material and the second humidifying material Can form an angle of 25 DEG to 35 DEG with respect to each other.

Wherein the first humidifying material forms an angle (α ₁ ) of 40 ° to 45 ° with the first direction, and the second humidifying material forms an angle (α ₂ ) of 10 ° to 20 ° with the first direction can do.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a vaporization type humidifying device.

In one embodiment, the evaporative humidifying device may include the humidifying filter module.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a humidifying medium.

In one embodiment, the method comprises: preparing a zeolite mixture by dry mixing zeolite and glass frit; preparing a humidifier media composition by injecting a solvent and an organic binder into the zeolite mixture; Forming a corrugated structure by roll-forming the extruded plate-shaped humidifying material composition, extruding the extruded plate material, forming a corrugated structure by roll-forming the extruded plate-shaped humidifier composition, drying at 40 to 70 ° C, and firing .

The extrusion plate can be extruded to a thickness of 1 mm to 5 mm.

The roll forming can mold the humidifier media composition to a thickness of 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm.

The drying may include a step of raising the temperature at a heating rate of 0.3 ° C / h to 0.8 ° C / h for 10 hours to 30 hours and a step of raising the temperature at a heating rate of 3 ° C / h to 7 ° C / h for 2 hours to 10 hours .

The firing is performed by raising the temperature at a temperature raising rate of 3.5 占 폚 / min to 5 占 폚 / min for 90 minutes to 150 minutes, raising the temperature at a raising rate of 1 占 폚 / min to 2.3 占 폚 / min for 50 minutes to 130 minutes, Lt; 0 > C for 15 minutes to 45 minutes.

The present invention relates to a composition for humidification which has improved durability, humidification amount and lifetime, has excellent antibacterial and cleanliness and low energy loss, humidifying filter material formed therefrom, a humidifying filter material manufacturing method for producing the same, The present invention has the effect of providing a vaporization type humidification device including

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a humidifying medium according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a humidifying medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a humidifying filter module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing a graph of a temperature over time of a drying step in a method of manufacturing a humidifying material according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing a graph of a temperature over time of a sintering step in a method of manufacturing a humidifying material according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured by the present invention.

In the case where the word 'includes', 'having', 'done', etc. are used in this specification, other parts can be added unless '~ only' is used. Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, including the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Also, in interpreting the constituent elements, even if there is no separate description, it is interpreted as including the error range.

In the present specification, 'X to Y' representing the range means 'X or more and Y or less'.

In this specification, the term "bus line" may mean a straight line connecting the peak of the humidifying material of the wave structure. (See FIG. 1)

In the present specification, 'α ₁ ' means an angle formed by the first humidifying material with the first direction, and 'α ₂ ' means an angle formed between the first humidifying material and the first humidifying material. (See FIG. 3)

Humidification Filter media  Composition

The humidifier media composition according to one embodiment of the present invention includes zeolite, glass frit, organic binder and solvent.

The zeolite is porous and has a high water content, which is advantageous in that the humidifying efficiency is improved when it is applied to a humidifying filter medium. The zeolite is also excellent in deodorizing effect. The zeolite can be easily ion-exchanged and ion-exchanged to include one or more of silver (Ag) ions and zinc (Zn) ions to improve antibacterial and cleanliness.

The zeolite may be contained in the form of a powder in a humidifying material composition. The average particle size (D50) of the zeolite may be in the range of 0.6 탆 to 3 탆, the specific surface area of 600 mm ² / g to 900 mm ² / g, . Within the above range, mixing with the glass frit is easy, and durability and humidifying efficiency after forming the humidifying material are excellent.

The glass frit serves to bind the zeolite in the humidifying filter medium. The glass frit may include a silicon oxide-boron oxide-based glass frit to have an appropriate firing temperature, and may be applied at a melting temperature of about 700 ° C to 800 ° C.

The glass frit may further include at least one of lithium oxide, vanadium oxide, bismuth oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, tellurium oxide and tungsten oxide.

The glass frit may be contained in the form of a powder in the composition for humidification and may have an average particle diameter (D50) of 1.6 to 3.8 mu m. In this range, the zeolite can be bonded as thin as possible to the zeolite without blocking the pores of the zeolite.

The glass frit may not contain harmful lead to the human body and may not contain calcium to prevent bleaching.

The glass frit may be contained in the humidifying material composition in an amount of 5 to 30 parts by weight, specifically 10 to 25 parts by weight, more specifically 10 to 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the zeolite. In the above content range, the durability and service life of the humidifying material are improved, the porosity can be secured, and the humidifying efficiency is high.

The organic binders increase the bonding force between the components in the humidifier media composition, and can be formed into humidifier media. The organic binder may be pyrolyzed after the heat treatment or firing, and may not be accompanied by undesired side reactions.

The organic binder may be easily and completely carboxymethyl cellulose for complete pyrolysis.

The organic binder may be contained in the humidifying material composition in an amount of 1 to 5 parts by weight, specifically 2 to 4 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the zeolite. In the above content range, it is possible to uniformly form the humectant filter medium material, and the processability is excellent.

The solvent can be used to improve the cleanliness of the humidifying media and to prevent the release of chemicals into the air.

The solvent may be contained in the humidifying material composition in an amount of 30 to 60 parts by weight, specifically 40 to 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the zeolite. In the above content range, the zeolite can be prevented from being crumbled and flow phenomenon can be prevented.

The humidifying material composition may have a viscosity of 700 cps to 1300 cps. Within the above viscosity range, moldability and processability are excellent.

Humidification Filter media

The humidifying medium according to one embodiment of the present invention may be formed of the humidifying medium composition.

The humidifying material may include 5 to 30 parts by weight, specifically 10 to 25 parts by weight, more specifically 10 to 20 parts by weight, of the glass frit with respect to 100 parts by weight of the zeolite. In the above content range, the durability and service life of the humidifying material are improved, the porosity can be secured, and the humidifying efficiency is high.

The humidifying material may further include a coating layer on the surface thereof. The coating layer may include at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), and zinc oxide (ZnO). The coating is formed by mixing at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ) and zinc oxide (ZnO) with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) can do. The thickness of the coating can be appropriately adjusted according to need, but it can be applied in a range of 0.3 mm to 0.6 mm for balance of durability, humidifying efficiency and antibacterial property.

When the coating layer contains alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), the durability of the humidifying material is improved. When titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ) or zinc oxide (ZnO) is included, the antibacterial property There is an advantage to be improved.

The humidifying material may have a porosity of 35% to 55% and a water content of 30% to 50%. Within the above-mentioned range, the humidifying filter material is excellent in balance of humidifying efficiency and durability.

The humidifying material may have a corrugated structure. (See Fig. 1) Here, the corrugated structure may mean that the cross-section is wavy, and the cross-section may mean the cross-section of the corrugated structure and the cross-section perpendicular to the corrugated structure.

The corrugation structure may have a pitch P of 15 mm to 25 mm, specifically 17 to 23 mm, and ΔH may be 6 mm to 10 mm, specifically, 7 mm to 9 mm. At this time, the pitches P and DELTA H can be based on cross sections perpendicular to the busbars of the corrugated structure. In the range of the pitches P and DELTA H, the humidifying filter material is smooth in air flow and can efficiently discharge water molecules into the air, thereby exhibiting excellent humidifying efficiency.

The humidifying material may have a thickness of 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm, specifically, 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm. Within this range, the balance of durability and humidifying efficiency of the humidifying material is excellent.

Humidification Filter media  module

Hereinafter, a humidifying filter module according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a humidifying filter module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the humidifying filter module according to one embodiment, the first humidifying material 10 and the second humidifying material 20 may be alternately arranged. The first humidifying material (10) or the second humidifying material (20) may be formed of the humidifying material composition.

The busbars of the first humidifying material (10) and the second humidifying material (20) can form an angle of 25 ° to 35 °, specifically 27 ° to 33 ° with each other. For example, the angle may be an absolute value of? _{1 -} ? ₂ in FIG. 3, for example, assuming that the first and second humidifying materials overlap each other. In the above angle range, the airflow is smooth and the humidification efficiency is excellent.

In another embodiment, in the humidifying material module, the first humidifying material 10 forms an angle? ₁ of 40 to 45 degrees with respect to the first direction, and the second humidifying material 20 forms the angle? Direction and an angle ([alpha] ₂ ) of 10 [deg.] To 20 [deg.]. In the angle range, the humidifying filter module is excellent in humidifying efficiency.

Vaporization type  Humidifier

The vaporization type humidification device according to one embodiment of the present invention may include the humidification media module. The application of the humidifying filter module of the present invention to a vaporization type humidifying device has the advantage of reducing energy consumption and preventing the release of bacteria into the air.

The vaporization type humidification device may further include a blower, an inlet provided with a prefilter, a control box, and the like, if necessary.

Humidification Filter media  Manufacturing method

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a humidifying medium, comprising the steps of: preparing a zeolite mixture by dry mixing zeolite and glass frit, adding a solvent and an organic binder to the zeolite mixture to prepare a humidifier composition, A step of extruding the humidifier composition for humidification, a step of forming a corrugated structure by roll-forming the composition for humidifying the extruded plate, a step of drying at 40 ° C to 70 ° C, and a step of firing May be a method for producing a filter medium.

In the step of dry mixing the zeolite and the glass frit to prepare a zeolite mixture, 5 to 30 parts by weight, specifically 10 to 20 parts by weight, of glass frit may be dry-mixed for 100 hours by weight of the zeolite for 2 hours to 3 hours .

In the step of adding the solvent and the organic binder to the zeolite mixture to prepare the humidifier composition, 30 to 60 parts by weight, specifically 40 to 50 parts by weight of the solvent, 1 to 5 parts by weight of the organic binder, Specifically 2 to 4 parts by weight may be added to prepare a humidifier media composition. The viscosity of the humidifier media composition can be controlled to 700 cps to 1300 cps. Within the above viscosity range, moldability and processability are excellent.

In the step of extrusion-molding the humidifier composition for humidification, the humidifier composition may be extruded to a thickness of 1 mm to 5 mm. Roll forming There is an effect that the raw material particles are stabilized by plate-shaping to a certain thickness and it is prevented that the raw material particles are adhered to the mold in a roll forming process to be performed thereafter.

In the step of forming the corrugated structure by roll-forming the extrusion-molded humidifier composition, the humidifier media composition may be formed to a thickness of 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm, specifically 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm. The balance of the durability and the humidifying efficiency of the humidifying filter material is excellent in the above range of the thickness.

The step of drying at 40 ° C to 70 ° C is a step of raising the temperature at a heating rate of 0.3 ° C / h to 0.8 ° C / h for 10 hours to 30 hours and a step of raising the temperature at a heating rate of 3 ° C / h to 7 ° C / . By raising the temperature stepwise as described above, the deformation of the humidifying material can be prevented, and the thermal shock can be minimized. For example, the drying may be performed in the same manner as in Fig. 4, but is not limited thereto.

The firing is a step of raising the temperature by a temperature raising rate of 3.5 ° C./min to 5 ° C./min for 90 minutes to 150 minutes, raising the temperature by a temperature raising rate of 1 ° C./min to 2.3 ° C./min for 50 minutes to 130 minutes, For 15 minutes to 45 minutes.

The step of raising the temperature of the organic binder at a rate of 3.5 ° C / min to 5 ° C / min for 90 minutes to 150 minutes may include a step of raising the organic binder, and the step of raising the temperature of the organic binder at a rate of 1 ° C / min to 2.3 ° C / Is completely pyrolyzed and the glass frit is melted and bonded to the zeolite. The step of holding the glass frit at 800 to 900 占 폚 for 15 to 45 minutes is a step of stabilizing the bonding. By the stepwise firing as described above, the organic binder is completely decomposed, the glass frit can be prevented from blocking the pores of the zeolite, the binding is stable, and the durability and the humidification amount of the humidifying material are excellent. For example, the firing may be performed in the same manner as in FIG. 5, but the firing is not limited thereto.

The humidifying material manufacturing method may further include forming a coating layer containing at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), and zinc oxide (ZnO). The coating layer may be formed by mixing at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), and zinc oxide (ZnO) with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) And the like. The thickness of the coating can be appropriately adjusted according to need, but it can be applied in a range of 0.3 mm to 0.6 mm for balance of durability, humidifying efficiency and antibacterial property.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is to be understood, therefore, that the embodiments described above are intended to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: Filter material for first humidification 20: Filter material for second humidification

Claims (21)

For 100 parts by weight of zeolite;
5 to 30 parts by weight of glass frit;
1 to 5 parts by weight of an organic binder; And
30 to 60 parts by weight of a solvent,
Wherein the glass frit includes a silicon oxide-boron oxide-based glass frit having a melting point of 700 ° C to 800 ° C,
The glass frit does not contain lead and calcium,
Wherein the organic binder comprises carboxymethyl cellulose.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the zeolite comprises at least one of a silver (Ag) ion and a zinc (Zn) ion.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the glass frit further comprises at least one of lithium oxide, vanadium oxide, bismuth oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide, tellurium oxide and tungsten oxide.
delete delete A humidifying filter material formed by the humidifier media composition according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 5.
9. The method of claim 8,
The humidifying filter medium,
And a glass frit in an amount of 5 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the zeolite.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the humidifying material for humidification is further provided with a coating layer containing at least one of alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), and zinc oxide (ZnO).
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the humidifying material is a humidifying material having a porosity of 35% to 55% and a water content of 30% to 50%.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the humidifying material is a humidifying material having a corrugated structure.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the corrugated structure has a pitch (P) of 15 mm to 25 mm and a ΔH of 6 mm to 10 mm.
A first humidifying material for humidification and a second humidifying material for humidification according to claim 12 are alternately arranged,
And the busbars of the first humidifying material and the second humidifying material form an angle of 25 ° to 35 ° with respect to each other.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the first humidifying material forms an angle (? ₁ ) of 40 ° to 45 ° with respect to the first direction,
Wherein the second humidifying material forms an angle (? ₂ ) of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to the first direction.
A vaporizing type humidifying device including the humidifying filter module of claim 14.
Dry mixing the zeolite and glass frit to produce a zeolite mixture;
Adding a solvent and an organic binder to the zeolite mixture to prepare a humidifier composition;
Extruding the humidifier media composition;
Forming a wave structure by roll-forming the extrusion-molded humidification media composition;
Drying at 40 캜 to 70 캜; And
Firing;
9. The humidifying material manufacturing method according to claim 8,
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the extrusion-molding is performed at a thickness of 1 mm to 5 mm.
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the roll forming is performed by forming the humidifying material composition at a thickness of 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm.
18. The method of claim 17,
Raising the temperature at a heating rate of 0.3 占 폚 / h to 0.8 占 폚 / h for 10 hours to 30 hours; And
Raising the temperature at a heating rate of 3 占 폚 / h to 7 占 폚 / h for 2 hours to 10 hours;
Wherein the humidifying material is a humidifier.
18. The method according to claim 17,
Raising the temperature at a temperature raising rate of 3.5 占 폚 / min to 5 占 폚 / min for 90 minutes to 150 minutes;
Raising the temperature at a rate of 1 占 폚 / min to 2.3 占 폚 / min for 50 minutes to 130 minutes;
Maintaining the temperature at 800 ° C to 900 ° C for 15 minutes to 45 minutes;
Wherein the humidifying material is a humidifier.

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