WO2006106786A1 - ポリオレフィン微多孔膜の製造方法及びその微多孔膜 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a polyolefin microporous membrane that is excellent in air permeability, mechanical strength, and compression resistance with a large pore diameter, and useful as a battery separator and various filters, and the microporous membrane.
- PE microporous membranes are used in various applications such as battery separators, diaphragms for electrolytic capacitors, various filters, moisture-permeable waterproof clothing, reverse osmosis filtration membranes, ultrafiltration membranes, and microfiltration membranes. Yes.
- the PE microporous membrane is used as a battery separator, particularly as a separator for a lithium ion battery, its performance is closely related to battery characteristics, battery productivity, and battery safety. Therefore, excellent permeability, mechanical properties, heat shrinkage, shutdown properties, meltdown properties, etc. are required.
- the present applicant contains an ultra-high molecular weight PO having a mass average molecular weight (Mw) of 5 ⁇ 10 5 or more as a method for producing a polyolefin (PO) microporous membrane having excellent permeability and sharp pore size distribution.
- Mw mass average molecular weight
- a method of stretching so as to become (JP-A-10-279719) was proposed.
- the present applicant also has excellent permeability and a large pore diameter! /,
- a method for producing a PO microporous membrane (a) Mw is 3 ⁇ 10 5 or more and less than 1 ⁇ 10 6 , and PO with molecular weight distribution (mass average molecular weight Z number average molecular weight) of 5 to 300, or (b) Mw of the whole composition is 3 X 10 5 or more to less than 1 X 10 6 and the molecular weight distribution of the whole composition
- a PO solution consisting of 5 to 40% by mass of a PO composition having a molecular weight of 5 to 300 and 95 to 60% by mass of a solvent for film formation is prepared, and the obtained PO solution is extruded and the extruded PO The solution is melt uniaxially stretched at a draft ratio of 3 to 50, and the stretched PO solution is cooled and solidified to form a gel-like molded product.
- a method was proposed in which the medium was removed, dried, and heat-set at a temperature not lower than 80
- WO 1999Z48959 is a method for producing a microporous membrane having a uniform surface porous structure that is excellent in strength and permeability and has no local unevenness in permeability.
- Mw is 50,000 to 500 Obtained by melt-kneading PO resin (for example, high-density polyethylene) having a molecular weight distribution of 1 to less than 30 and (b) a film-forming solvent.
- the melt-kneaded product is extruded from a die and cooled to form a gel-like molded product.
- the obtained gel-like molded product is stretched at least in a uniaxial direction at a temperature of from 50 ° C to less than the melting point of PO resin.
- the film-forming solvent is removed from the obtained stretched product and stretched again at least in a uniaxial direction at a temperature of the melting point of PO resin from 50 ° C to less than the melting point (magnification: 1.1 to 5 times).
- a method of heat-setting at a temperature not lower than the crystal dispersion temperature and not higher than the melting point is described.
- the applicant further has a PO microporous membrane having a layer having a pore size smaller than that of the surface layer inside the thickness direction where the pore opening is large on at least one surface, and having excellent permeability and mechanical strength.
- a solution comprising PO (A) having an Mw of 5 ⁇ 10 5 or more or a PO composition containing the same (B) 10 to 50% by mass and a film-forming solvent of 50 to 90% by mass is extruded.
- a method for producing a PO microporous membrane that removes the obtained gel-like molded product solvent and contacted with a heated solvent before or after the removal of the solvent was proposed (WO 2000720493).
- the present applicant further describes an ultrahigh molecular weight PO (A) having an Mw of 500,000 or more as a method for producing a PO microporous membrane having an appropriate pore size and high piercing strength, porosity and permeability, respectively.
- PO composition (B) containing 10 to 40% by mass and 90 to 60% by mass of a film-forming solvent is melt-extruded, and the resulting extrudate is cooled to obtain a gel-like product.
- the resulting gel-like material is biaxially stretched 5 times or more at a temperature of 110 to 120 ° C, the film-forming solvent is removed, dried, and then the temperature is 115 to 125 ° C.
- Proposed a method of heat setting at the factory WO 2000/49074
- the present applicant further describes a method for producing a PO microporous membrane having an excellent balance of porosity, air permeability, and puncture strength, and having excellent heat resistance and shrinkage properties, with an Mw of 5 ⁇ 10 5 or more.
- PO containing PE as an essential component and a film-forming solvent are melt-kneaded, and the resulting melt-kneaded product is extruded from a die and cooled to obtain a gel-like molded product that is stretched at least in a uniaxial direction.
- the cleaned stretched product is at least uniaxial at a temperature above the crystal dispersion temperature of the PO and below the melting point.
- a method for producing a P 0 microporous membrane was proposed in which the film was stretched again in the direction and then heat-treated at a temperature ranging from the crystal dispersion temperature to the melting point of PO (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-103625).
- the characteristics of the separator are related to the battery life such as the cycle characteristics such as the permeability, the mechanical strength and the heat shrinkability, and the battery productivity such as the electrolyte injection property.
- the electrode of a lithium ion battery expands due to insertion of lithium during charging and contracts due to lithium desorption during discharging.
- the expansion rate during charging tends to increase. Since the separator is pressed during electrode expansion, the separator is required to have a small change in permeability due to compression and to have a deformability capable of absorbing electrode expansion.
- microporous membrane obtained by the production method described in each of the above documents has a strength that is not sufficient in compression resistance.
- JP-A-10-279719, WO 1999/21914, WO 2000Z20493 and WO 2000/49 074 the film forming solvent was removed and the film was not stretched again.
- WO 1999Z48959 the temperature and the secondary stretching temperature were not increased. This is probably because the draw ratio is not optimized and the redraw ratio is not optimized in JP-A-2003-103625.
- the compression property of microporous membrane is bad! When used as a battery separator, there is a high risk of battery capacity shortage (deteriorating cycle characteristics).
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyolefin microporous membrane having a large pore diameter and excellent in air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance, and the microporous membrane.
- the present inventors have obtained (a) a gel-like molded article containing polyolefin and a film-forming solvent, from the crystal dispersion temperature of the polyolefin + 15 ° C. to the crystal dispersion temperature.
- the inventors have found that a polyolefin microporous membrane excellent in air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance can be obtained, and have arrived at the present invention.
- a gel is obtained by melt-kneading polyolefin and a film-forming solvent, extruding the obtained melt-kneaded product from a die, and cooling. Forming at least a uniaxial direction on the obtained gel-like molded product, removing the film-forming solvent, and at least the stretched product after removing the solvent.
- a second stretching is performed in a uniaxial direction, and the temperature of the first stretching is set to the crystal dispersion temperature of the polyolefin + 15 ° C to the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C, and the second stretching ratio is stretched. It is characterized by 1.1 to 2.5 times in the axial direction.
- the second method for producing a polyolefin microporous membrane according to the present invention is to melt and knead polyolefin and a film-forming solvent, extrude the obtained melt-kneaded product from a die, and cool the gel-like molded product.
- the gel-like molded product thus obtained is subjected to first stretching in at least a uniaxial direction, the film-forming solvent is removed, and the stretched product after removal of the solvent is subjected to first stretching in at least a uniaxial direction.
- the first-stretched film is brought into contact with the heated solvent, and the second stretching ratio is increased. It is characterized by being 1.1 to 2.5 times in the drawing axis direction.
- the temperature of the second stretching is preferably not less than the crystal dispersion temperature of the polyolefin and not more than the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C. .
- a heat setting treatment is preferably performed.
- the features of the first and second production methods are not limited to each other. For example, the features of the first method may be in the second method or vice versa.
- the polyolefin microporous membrane obtained by the first and second production methods of the present invention usually has an air permeability of 30 to 400 seconds, Z100 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 20 / ⁇ ⁇ , and a porosity of 25 to 80%.
- the average pore diameter is 0.01 to 1.0 / ⁇ ⁇ , and the film thickness change rate after heating and compression at 90 ° C for 5 minutes under a pressure of 2.2 MPa is 15% or more.
- the air permeability is 600 sec. Z100 « ⁇ 3 ⁇ 20 / ⁇ ⁇ or less.
- a gel-like molded product containing polyolefin and a film-forming solvent is reduced at a temperature of polyolefin crystal dispersion temperature + 15 ° C. to crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C.
- the film-forming solvent is removed and the film-forming solvent is removed, and the film-forming solvent is drawn again at a magnification of 1.1 to 2.5 times in at least the uniaxial direction.
- the stretched film is brought into contact with a hot solvent and stretched again at a magnification of 1.1 to 2.5 times in at least one axial direction, so that the air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance are large.
- a highly porous polyolefin microporous membrane can be produced stably and efficiently.
- the production method of the present invention can achieve a large pore size and a high compression resistance, when the obtained microporous membrane is used as a battery separator, the remarkably excellent cycle characteristics and electrolyte injection properties are obtained. As a result, battery life and productivity are improved.
- a filter comprising a microporous membrane obtained by the method of the present invention is excellent in particle removal performance while being additive-free.
- the pore diameter can be adjusted by selecting the second stretching ratio, the particle removal performance can be easily adjusted when the microporous membrane is used as a filter.
- Polyolefin (PO) may be a single composition or a composition having two or more PO forces.
- the weight average molecular weight of PO (Mw) is not particularly limited, it is usually 1 X 10 4 ⁇ 1 X 10 7 , good Mashiku is 1 X 10 4 ⁇ 15 X 10 6 , more preferably 1 X 10 5 it is a ⁇ 5 X 10 6.
- PO preferably includes polyethylene (PE)! /.
- PE include ultra high molecular weight PE (UHMWP E), high density PE (HDPE), medium density PE (MDPE), and low density PE (LDPE). These PEs may be not only ethylene homopolymers but also copolymers containing small amounts of other ⁇ -olefins. As ⁇ -olefins other than ethylene, propylene, butene-1, hexene-1, pentene-1, 4-methylpentene-1, otaten, butyl acetate, methyl methacrylate, styrene and the like are suitable.
- the cocoon may be a single product, but is preferably a composition comprising two or more cocoons.
- ⁇ Composition includes two or more UHMWPE compositions with different Mw, and similar HDPE Or a mixture of similar PEs, or a mixture of two or more PEs selected from the group consisting of UHMWPE, HDPE, MDPE and LDPE. Use it.
- the PE composition is preferably a PE composition comprising UHMWPE having an Mw force X 10 5 or more and PE having a Mw of 1 X 10 4 or more to less than 5 X 10 5 .
- UHMWPE Mw is preferably in the range of 5 X 10 5 to 1 X 10 7 , more preferably in the range of 1 X 10 6 to 15 X 10 6 , 1 X 10 6 to 5 particularly preferably in the range of X 10 6.
- any of HDPE, MDPE and LDPE can be used, and HD PE is particularly preferable.
- PEs having different Mw may be used as PEs having Mw of 1 ⁇ 10 4 or more and less than 5 ⁇ 10 5, or two or more types having different densities may be used.
- the upper limit of the Mw of the PE composition 15 ⁇ 10 6 or less melt extrusion can be facilitated.
- the content of UHMWPE in the PE composition is more preferably in the range of 10 to 80% by mass, preferably 1% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of the entire PE composition.
- the ratio of PO Mw to number average molecular weight (Mn) MwZMn is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 5 to 300, and in the range of 10 to 100 Is more preferable.
- MwZMn is less than 5, the high molecular weight component is too much to extrude the PO solution, and when MwZMn is more than 300, the low molecular weight component is too much and the resulting microporous film has low strength.
- MwZMn is used as a measure of molecular weight distribution. The larger this value, the wider the molecular weight distribution.
- MwZMn shows the spread of its molecular weight distribution, and the larger the value, the wider the molecular weight distribution.
- the MwZMn of a single PO can be appropriately adjusted by preparing PO by multistage polymerization.
- the multi-stage polymerization method is preferably a two-stage polymerization in which a high molecular weight component is polymerized in the first stage and a low molecular weight component is polymerized in the second stage.
- PO is a composition
- the MwZMn of the PO composition can be adjusted as appropriate by adjusting the molecular weight and mixing ratio of each component.
- PO is made of polypropylene (PP) together with PE in order to improve the meltdown temperature and the high temperature storage characteristics of the battery. May be included.
- Mw of PP is preferably in the range of 1 ⁇ 10 4 to 4 ⁇ 10 6 .
- ⁇ -olefin-containing block copolymers and Z or random copolymers can also be used.
- Other ⁇ -olefins are preferably ethylene.
- the amount of soot added is preferably 80 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the entire soot composition ( ⁇ + ⁇ ).
- the bag may include a bag that provides a shutdown function.
- LDPE can be used as a trap for providing the shutdown function.
- LDPE includes branched LDPE, linear LDPE (LLDPE), ethylene Z ⁇ -olefin copolymers made with single site catalysts, and low Mw in the range of 1 X 10 3 to 4 X 10 3
- At least one of the selected group powers that have a molecular weight PE power is preferred.
- the amount of added force is preferably 20 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the entire PO. When this amount is too large, breakage easily occurs during stretching.
- Mw is polybutene-1 in the range of 1 X 10 4 to 4 X 10 6
- Mw is in the range of 1 X 10 3 to 4 X 10 4
- PE wax and group power consisting of an ethylene Z-olefin copolymer having an Mw in the range of 1 ⁇ 10 4 to 4 ⁇ 10 6 may be added with at least one selected PO.
- the amount of addition of these optional components is preferably 20 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the entire PO composition.
- the first PO microporous membrane production method of the present invention includes (1) a step of adding a film-forming solvent to the PO and then melt-kneading to prepare a PO solution, (2) extruding the PO solution from a die lip (3) PO crystal dispersion temperature + 15 ° C. to crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C., at least uniaxially with respect to the gel molding. (4) removing the film-forming solvent, (5) drying the obtained film, and (6) at least uniaxial with a magnification of 1.1 to 2.5 times with respect to the dried film. Including a step of applying a second stretch in the direction.
- a heat treatment step a bridge by ionizing radiation
- a bridge treatment step a hydrophilization treatment step, (10) a surface coating treatment step, and the like may be provided.
- a suitable film-forming solvent is added to PO and then melt-kneaded to prepare a PO solution.
- various additives such as anti-oxidation agents, ultraviolet absorbers, anti-blocking agents, pigments, dyes, and inorganic fillers may be added to the PO solution in a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. it can.
- finely divided silicic acid can be added as a pore forming agent.
- a liquid solvent and a solid solvent can be used.
- the liquid solvent include nonane, decane, decalin, paraxylene, undecane, dodecane, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as liquid paraffin, and mineral oil fractions having boiling points corresponding to these.
- a non-volatile liquid solvent such as liquid paraffin.
- Solid solvents having a melting point of 80 ° C. or lower are preferred. Examples of such solid solvents include paraffin wax, seryl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, dicyclohexyl phthalate and the like.
- a liquid solvent and a solid solvent may be used in combination.
- the viscosity of the liquid solvent is preferably in the range of 30 to 500 cSt at a temperature of 25 ° C, more preferably in the range of 50 to 200 cSt. If this viscosity is less than 30 cSt, the discharge of the PO solution from the die lip is uneven and kneading is difficult. On the other hand, if it exceeds 500 cSt, it is difficult to remove the liquid solvent.
- the melt kneading method is not particularly limited, but a method of uniformly kneading in an extruder is preferred.
- the melting temperature is preferably in the range of the melting point of PO + 10 ° C to + 100 ° C. Specifically, the melting temperature is preferably in the range of 140 to 250 ° C, more preferably in the range of 170 to 240 ° C.
- the melting point was determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) based on JIS K 7121.
- the film-forming solvent may be added before the start of kneading, or an intermediate force of the extruder may be added during the kneading, but the latter is preferred. In melt kneading, it is preferable to add an antioxidant to prevent PO acidification.
- the blending ratio of PO and the film-forming solvent is PO 50% to 50% by mass, preferably 20 to 40% by mass, where the total of both is 100% by mass. Reduce the proportion of PO to less than 1% by mass Then, when extruding the PO solution, swell and neck-in are increased at the die outlet, and the moldability and self-supporting property of the gel-like molded product are lowered. On the other hand, when the proportion of PO exceeds 50% by mass, the moldability of the gel-like molded product decreases.
- Extruder force Extruder force Directly or via another extruder Force to extrude the melt-kneaded PO solution Once cooled and pelletized, extrude the die force again through the extruder.
- the die lip a sheet die lip having a rectangular mouthpiece shape is usually used, but a double cylindrical hollow die lip, an inflation die lip, or the like can also be used.
- the die lip gap is usually in the range of 0.1 to 5 mm, and is heated to a temperature of 140 to 250 ° C during extrusion.
- the extrusion rate of the heated solution is preferably within the range of 0.2 to 15 mZ.
- a gel-like molded product is formed by cooling the solution which has also extruded the die lip force in this way. Cooling is preferably performed at a rate of at least 50 ° CZ min. By performing such cooling, a structure in which the PO phase is microphase-separated by the film-forming solvent (a gel structure composed of the PO phase and the film-forming solvent phase) can be fixed. Cooling is preferably performed to 25 ° C or less. Generally, when the cooling rate is slowed down, the pseudo cell unit becomes large, and the higher-order structure of the resulting gel-like molded product becomes rough, but when the cooling rate is fast, it becomes a dense cell unit.
- the cooling rate is less than 50 ° CZ, the degree of crystallinity increases and it is difficult to obtain a gel-like product suitable for stretching.
- a cooling method a method of contacting with a cooling medium such as cold air or cooling water, a method of contacting with a cooling roll, or the like can be used.
- the obtained sheet-like gel-like molded product is stretched at least in a uniaxial direction. Stretching causes cleavage between PO crystal lamellae, making the PO phase finer and forming a large number of fibrils. The resulting fibrils form a three-dimensional network structure (three-dimensional irregularly connected network structure). Since the gel-like molded product contains a film-forming solvent, it can be stretched uniformly.
- the first stretching can be carried out at a predetermined magnification by heating the gel-like molded product and then using a normal tenter method, roll method, inflation method, rolling method, or a combination of these methods.
- the first stretching may be uniaxial stretching or biaxial stretching, but biaxial stretching is preferred. For biaxial stretching, Simultaneous biaxial stretching or sequential stretching! Or misalignment !, but simultaneous biaxial stretching is preferred!
- the draw ratio varies depending on the thickness of the gel-like molded product, it is preferably 3 to 30 times, more preferably 2 times or more in uniaxial stretching, and more preferably 3 to 30 times.
- biaxial stretching at least 3 times or more in any direction, that is, 9 times or more in area magnification is preferable because the puncture strength is improved. If the area magnification is less than 9 times, stretching is insufficient, and a highly elastic and high strength P 0 microporous membrane cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if the area magnification exceeds 400 times, there will be restrictions in terms of stretching equipment and stretching operations.
- the temperature of the first stretching is in the range of PO crystal dispersion temperature + 15 ° C to crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C.
- This stretching temperature is preferably in the range of crystal dispersion temperature + 15 ° C to crystal dispersion temperature + 35 ° C, and is preferably in the range of crystal dispersion temperature + 15 ° C to crystal dispersion temperature + 30 ° C. It is preferable.
- the stretching temperature is higher than the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C., the orientation of the molecular chain after stretching deteriorates.
- the crystal dispersion temperature is lower than + 15 ° C., vein-like fibrils are not formed, and the pore size is reduced or the compression resistance is reduced.
- the crystal dispersion temperature was determined by measuring the temperature characteristics of dynamic viscoelasticity based on A STM D 4065.
- the crystal dispersion temperature is generally 90-100 ° C. Therefore, when PO has PE strength, the stretching temperature is usually in the range of 105 to 140 ° C, preferably in the range of 110 to 130 ° C, more preferably in the range of 115 to 125 ° C.
- the fibrils to be formed have a vein shape, and the fibers serving as the trunk thereof are relatively thick. Therefore, a microporous membrane having a large pore size and excellent permeability and permeability can be obtained by the subsequent solvent removal treatment for film formation.
- “vein-like fibrils” refers to a state in which the fibrils are made up of a thick trunk fiber and a thin fiber connected to the outside, forming a complex network structure.
- a temperature distribution may be provided in the film thickness direction and the film may be stretched to obtain a PO microporous film having excellent single-layer mechanical strength.
- the method for example, the method disclosed in JP-A-7-188440 can be used.
- a cleaning solvent is used to remove (clean) the film-forming solvent. Since the PO phase is phase-separated from the film-forming solvent, a porous film can be obtained by removing the film-forming solvent.
- Cleaning solvents are known So, for example, chlorinated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and tetrasalt carbon; hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane and heptane; fluorinated hydrocarbons such as trifluorinated tan; ethers such as jetyl ether and dioxane A readily volatile solvent such as methyl ethyl ketone.
- a cleaning solvent having a surface tension of 24 mN / m or less at 25 ° C.
- JP-A-2002-256099 can be used.
- a cleaning solvent having such a surface tension is used, the shrinkage of the network caused by the tension at the gas-liquid interface inside the micropores during drying to remove the cleaning solvent is suppressed. As a result, the porosity and permeability of the microporous membrane are further improved.
- the washing can be performed by a method of immersing the membrane after the heat setting treatment in a washing solvent, a method of showering the washing solvent on the membrane after the heat setting treatment, or a method using a combination thereof.
- the washing solvent is preferably used in an amount of 300 to 30,000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the membrane.
- the washing temperature is usually 15 to 30 ° C.
- the temperature of the heat washing is preferably 80 ° C or lower.
- Cleaning is preferably performed until the remaining film-forming solvent is less than 1% by mass based on the amount added! /.
- the film obtained by stretching and removing the solvent for film formation can be dried by a heat drying method, an air drying method or the like.
- the drying temperature is preferably lower than the crystal dispersion temperature of PO.
- the temperature is preferably 5 ° C or more lower than the crystal dispersion temperature.
- the content of the cleaning solvent remaining in the microporous membrane by the drying process is preferably 5% by mass or less, preferably 100% by mass with respect to 100% by mass. It is more preferable. If the drying is insufficient and a large amount of the washing solvent remains in the film, it is preferable because the porosity decreases in the subsequent redrawing step and the heat treatment step, and the permeability deteriorates.
- the dried film is stretched again in at least a uniaxial direction.
- the second stretching can be carried out by the tenter method or the like in the same manner as the first stretching while heating the film.
- the second stretching may be uniaxial stretching or biaxial stretching.
- biaxial stretching either simultaneous biaxial stretching or sequential stretching may be used, but simultaneous biaxial stretching is preferred.
- the second stretching ratio is 1.1 to 2.5 times in the direction of the stretching axis.
- 1.1 to 2.5 times in the longitudinal direction (machine direction; MD direction) or lateral direction (width direction; TD direction).
- MD direction longitudinal direction
- TD direction width direction
- biaxial stretching it should be 1.1 to 2.5 times in the MD and TD directions.
- each stretching ratio in the MD direction and TD direction may be different from each other in the MD direction and the TD direction as long as it is 1.1 to 2.5 times, but is preferably the same. If this magnification is less than 1.1 times, the compression resistance is insufficient. On the other hand, if the magnification is more than 2.5 times, film breakage is likely to occur, and heat shrinkage is reduced.
- the second stretching ratio is preferably 1.1 to 2 times.
- the temperature of the second stretching is from the crystal dispersion temperature of the PO constituting the microporous film to the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C or less, preferably the crystal dispersion temperature + 10 ° C to the crystal dispersion It is more preferable to set the temperature to 40 ° C or lower. If the temperature of the second stretching is set to the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C, the permeability and compression resistance are lowered, and the variation in physical properties in the sheet width direction when stretched in the TD direction is increased. In particular, the variation of the air permeability in the width direction of the stretched sheet becomes large.
- the stretching temperature is usually in the range of 90 to 140 ° C, preferably in the range of 100 to 130 ° C.
- the pore diameter obtained by the first stretching and the solvent removal is further increased, the labyrinth coefficient is further decreased, and the compression resistance is improved.
- high permeability and compression resistance of the microporous membrane can be achieved.
- the pore diameter can be easily adjusted by selecting the magnification of the second stretching, the pore diameter may be adjusted according to the use of the microporous membrane.
- the heat treatment stabilizes the crystal of the microporous membrane and makes the lamellar layer uniform.
- a heat setting treatment or a heat relaxation treatment may be used, depending on the physical properties required for the microporous membrane. Although it may be selected as appropriate, heat setting is preferred.
- the heat setting treatment is performed by a tenter method, a tool method or a rolling method.
- the heat setting treatment is performed within the temperature range of the melting point of PO constituting the PO microporous membrane + 30 ° C. or lower, preferably from the crystal dispersion temperature to the melting point.
- the thermal relaxation treatment is performed by a tenter method, a roll method, a rolling method, a belt conveyor method, or a floating method.
- the thermal relaxation treatment is performed at a temperature below the melting point of the PO microporous membrane, preferably within a temperature range from 60 ° C to 10 ° C.
- the shrinkage caused by the thermal relaxation treatment is preferably 95% or more, more preferably 91% or more before the second stretching in the direction in which the second stretching is performed. . If the shrinkage is less than 91%, the physical property balance in the width direction of the sheet after the second stretching, particularly the permeability balance, is deteriorated.
- the heat relaxation treatment as described above, the balance between permeability and strength is further improved. Moreover, you may carry out combining many heat setting processes and heat relaxation processes.
- ionizing radiation ⁇ rays, j8 rays, ⁇ rays, electron rays, etc. can be used.
- Cross-linking with ionizing radiation can be performed with an electron dose of 0.1-100 Mrad and an acceleration voltage of 100-300 kV.
- the meltdown temperature can be improved by the crosslinking treatment.
- stretching You may hydrophilize the microporous film which gave 2nd extending
- a monomer graft treatment a surfactant treatment, a corona discharge treatment, a plasma treatment or the like is used.
- Monomer grafting is preferably performed after ionizing radiation.
- the surfactant any of a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, or a zwitterionic surfactant can be used, but a nonionic surfactant is used. It is preferable to do this.
- a surfactant is used, the microporous membrane is hydrophilized by a method using a doctor blade by making the surfactant into an aqueous solution or a solution of lower alcohol such as methanol, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol.
- the obtained hydrophilized microporous membrane is dried.
- it is preferable to perform heat treatment at temperatures below the melting point of the P 0 microporous membrane while preventing shrinkage. Contraction As a method of performing heat treatment while preventing the above, for example, a method of performing the above heat treatment on a hydrophilic microporous membrane can be mentioned.
- the microporous membrane that has been subjected to the second stretching should have its surface covered with PP; a fluororesin porous material such as polyvinylidene fluoride or polytetrafluoroethylene; a porous material such as polyimide or polyphenylene sulfide This improves the melt-down characteristics when used as a battery separator.
- the PP for the coating layer preferably has an Mw in the range of 5,000 to 500,000.
- the solubility in 100 g of toluene at a temperature of 25 ° C. is preferably 0.5 g or more.
- the PP preferably has a fraction of racemic dyad (a structural unit in which two linked monomer units are in an enantiomeric relationship) of 0.12 to 0.88.
- the second PO microporous membrane manufacturing method is different from the first manufacturing method in that the temperature of the first stretching may be higher than the crystal dispersion temperature to the melting point + 10 ° C and for GO film formation.
- the only difference is that the first stretched film is brought into contact with the hot solvent before and after solvent removal and after Z, and the rest of the process is the same. Only the solvent treatment process will be described.
- the stretching temperature should be in the range from the crystal dispersion temperature of PO to the melting point + 10 ° C!
- the crystal dispersion temperature to the crystal dispersion temperature + 40 ° C Preferably the crystal dispersion temperature + 5 ° C to the crystal dispersion temperature + 35 ° C, particularly preferably the crystal dispersion temperature + 10 ° C to The crystal dispersion temperature is + 30 ° C.
- the stretching temperature is usually in the range of 90 to 130 ° C, preferably in the range of 100 to 125 ° C, more preferably in the range of 110 to 123 ° C.
- the first stretching can be performed by the tenter method or the like as described above.
- the stretching ratio may be the same as described above.
- the film subjected to the first stretching is brought into contact with a hot solvent before and after Z removal of the film-forming solvent.
- the hot solvent treatment is preferably performed before removing the solvent for film formation.
- the solvent for heat treatment the above liquid film forming solvent is preferable.
- heat treatment As a solvent, liquid paraffin is preferred.
- the solvent for heat treatment may be the same as or different from that used when the PO solution is produced.
- the thermal solvent treatment method is not particularly limited as long as the first stretched film (primary stretched film) can be brought into contact with the hot solvent.
- the primary stretched film is directly contacted with the hot solvent.
- direct method a method in which the primary stretched film is heated after contacting the cold solution
- indirect method a method in which the primary stretched film is heated after contacting the cold solution
- direct methods there are a method of immersing the primary stretched film in a hot solvent, a method of spraying a hot solvent onto a molded product, a method of applying a hot solvent to a molded product, etc., but the immersion method is preferred. Uniform processing is possible.
- Indirect methods include immersing the molded product in a cold solvent, spraying the cold solvent onto the molded product, or applying a cold solvent to the molded product, then contacting with a hot roll, heating in an oven, For example, it may be immersed in a hot solvent.
- the temperature of the hot solvent is preferably in the range from the crystal dispersion temperature of PO to the melting point + 10 ° C.
- the hot solvent temperature is preferably 110 to 130 ° C, more preferably 115 to 130 ° C.
- the contact time is preferably 0.1 second to 10 minutes, more preferably 1 second to 1 minute. If the hot solvent temperature is less than the crystal dispersion temperature or the contact time is less than 0.1 seconds, the effect of the hot solvent treatment is hardly improved. On the other hand, if the temperature of the hot solvent is higher than the melting point + 10 ° C. or if the contact time is longer than 10 minutes, the strength of the microporous film is lowered or the microporous film is broken.
- the film is washed to remove the remaining heat treatment solvent. Since the cleaning method may be the same as the film forming solvent removing method, description thereof is omitted. Needless to say, when the thermal solvent treatment is performed before the film-forming solvent is removed, the heat-treatment solvent can also be removed by performing the film-forming solvent removal treatment.
- the thermal solvent treatment process is the second
- the first manufacturing method is not limited to the manufacturing method. Ie
- the film subjected to the first stretching may be brought into contact with a hot solvent before and after Z removal of the film-forming solvent.
- microporous membrane according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has the following physical properties.
- air permeability is 15 to 400 seconds Z100 cm 3 (thickness 20 m conversion).
- the air permeability is more preferably 30 to 400 seconds Z100 cm 3 Z20 m.
- the air permeability of the battery separator is within this range, the battery has a large battery capacity and good cycle characteristics. If the air permeability is less than 30 seconds Z100 ⁇ / 20 ⁇ m, there is a possibility that shutdown will not be performed sufficiently when the temperature inside the battery rises.
- the air permeability is more preferably 15 to 200 seconds Z100 cm 3 Z20 m. As described above, the air permeability can be adjusted by selecting the second stretching ratio.
- Porosity is 25-80%. If the porosity is less than 25%, good air permeability cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if it exceeds 80%, the strength when the microporous membrane is used as a battery separator is insufficient, and there is a great risk that the electrode is short-circuited.
- the average pore diameter is generally 0.01 to 1.0 / ⁇ ⁇ .
- the average pore diameter is more preferably 0.03 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.05 ⁇ m or more.
- the upper limit of the average pore diameter of the separator is not particularly limited, but if it exceeds 1.0 m, dendrite growth cannot be suppressed and electrode short-circuiting easily occurs.
- the average pore diameter is more preferably 0.01 to 0.1 / ⁇ ⁇ . As described above, the average pore diameter can be adjusted by selecting the magnification of the second stretching.
- the tensile strength at break is 20,000 kPa or more in both the MD and TD directions. This eliminates the worry of rupture.
- the tensile elongation at break is 100% or more in both the MD and TD directions. As a result, there is no risk of rupture.
- Thermal shrinkage after exposure for 8 hours at 105 ° C is less than 30% in both MD and TD directions.
- the thermal shrinkage rate exceeds 30%, when the microporous membrane is used as a lithium battery separator, the end of the separator contracts during heat generation, and the possibility of short-circuiting of the electrodes increases.
- the film thickness change rate after heating and compression at 90 ° C for 5 minutes under a pressure of 2.2 MPa (22 kgfZcm 2 ) is 15% or more.
- the film thickness change rate is preferably 20% or more.
- the microporous membrane obtained by the production method of the present invention has a large pore diameter and excellent air permeability, mechanical strength, and compression resistance, it can be used as a battery separator, various filters, and the like. It can be used suitably.
- the thickness of the microporous membrane can be appropriately selected depending on the application. For example, when used as a battery separator, 5 to 35 m is preferable, and when used as a filter, 20 to 60 ⁇ m is preferable.
- the mixture was melt-kneaded under conditions of 210 ° C and 200 rpm, and a PE solution was prepared in an extruder. Subsequently, this PE solution was extruded from a T-die installed at the tip of the extruder into a sheet having a thickness of 1.7 mm, and taken up with a cooling roll adjusted to a temperature of 40 ° C. Formed.
- the obtained gel-like molded article was subjected to simultaneous biaxial stretching (first stretching) 5 ⁇ 5 times at a temperature of 119.5 ° C. using a tenter stretching machine.
- first stretching simultaneous biaxial stretching
- a frame plate [size: 20 cm x 20 cm, made of aluminum (hereinafter the same)]
- the washed membrane was air dried at room temperature.
- the dried film was preheated at a temperature of 110 ° C., and stretched again by 1.4 times in the TD direction at a speed of 15% Z seconds at a temperature of 110 ° C. using a tenter stretching machine (second stretching).
- a PE microporous membrane was produced by heat setting for 30 seconds at a temperature of 110 ° C while holding the redrawn membrane on a tenter.
- the first stretching, washing treatment, drying treatment, second stretching and heat setting treatment were continuously performed on a series of lines.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the second stretching ratio was 1.3 times.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the second stretching ratio was 1.2 times.
- Example 5 A PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the second stretching ratio was 1.75. [0068] Example 5
- the temperature of the first stretching was set to 119.7 ° C, and the film after the drying treatment was blown once to make a film, and the second stretching (temperature: 100 ° C, magnification: 1.35 times) was applied while rewinding the film.
- the second stretching (temperature: 100 ° C, magnification: 1.35 times) was applied while rewinding the film.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced.
- a PE microporous membrane was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature of the first stretching was 119.7 ° C and the second stretching was performed at a magnification of 1.3 times in the MD direction at a temperature of 100 ° C.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature of the first stretching was 119.7 ° C and the second stretching was performed at a magnification of 1.6 times in the MD direction at a temperature of 100 ° C.
- the film thickness of the gel-like molded product is 1.3 mm
- the first stretching temperature is 116.5 ° C
- the second stretching is performed at a temperature of 100 ° C at a magnification of 1.3 times in the MD direction.
- a PE microporous membrane was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature was changed to 127 ° C.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, except that the film thickness of the gel-like molded product was 1.1 mm, the first stretching temperature was 118 ° C, the second stretching temperature and the heat setting treatment temperature were 126.8 ° C, A PE microporous membrane was prepared.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the temperature of the first stretching was 119 ° C, and the temperature of the second stretching and the heat setting temperature were 128 ° C.
- first stretching first stretching
- the obtained primary stretched film is applied to the same frame plate as above. It was fixed and immersed in a liquid paraffin bath adjusted to 128 ° C for 2 seconds. Next, it was immersed in a methylene chloride washing bath adjusted to 25 ° C., and washed with rocking at 100 rpm for 3 minutes. The washed membrane was air-dried at room temperature, and then stretched again by 1.4 times in the TD direction at a rate of 15% Z seconds at a temperature of 125 ° C using a tenter stretching machine (second stretching).
- a PE microporous membrane was produced by heat setting for 30 seconds at a temperature of 125 ° C while holding the redrawn membrane in a tenter. The first stretching, hot solvent treatment, washing treatment, drying treatment, second stretching and heat setting treatment were continuously performed on a series of lines.
- HDPE with Mw force 3 ⁇ 4.0 X 10 5 is used, the film thickness of the gel molded product is 1.3 mm, the temperature of the first stretching is 114 ° C, and the magnification of the second stretching is 1.3 times Then, a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the heat setting treatment temperature was 125 ° C.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the second stretching ratio was 1.0.
- a PE microporous membrane was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the concentration of the PO solution was 30% by mass and the second stretching ratio was 3.0.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the second stretching ratio was 1.0.
- a PE microporous membrane was produced in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the second stretching was performed in the MD direction at a magnification of 3.0 times.
- the physical properties of the PE microporous membranes obtained in Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 and 5 were measured by the following methods. The results are shown in Table 1.
- Film thickness measured with a contact thickness meter (manufactured by Mitutoyo Corporation).
- Gurley values were measured according to JIS P8I I 7 (converted to a film thickness of 20 m).
- Average pore diameter The average diameter of 20 pores measured with an atomic force microscope (AFM) was calculated.
- Puncture strength The maximum load when a microporous membrane was punctured at a speed of 2 mmZ seconds using a needle with a diameter of 1 mm (0.5 mm R) was converted to a thickness of 20 m.
- Tensile strength at break The tensile strength at break of a strip-shaped specimen having a width of 10 mm was measured according to ASTM D882.
- Tensile elongation at break The tensile elongation at break of a strip-shaped specimen having a width of 10 mm was measured according to ASTM D882.
- Compression resistance A film is sandwiched between a pair of press plates with a high smooth surface, and this is pressed with a press machine at a temperature of 90 ° C and a pressure of 2.2 MPa for 5 minutes.
- the film thickness and air permeability were measured by the above method.
- the film thickness change rate was calculated with the film thickness before hot compression as 100%.
- PE concentration in melt-kneaded material 25 25 25 25 25 Primary stretching temperature (° C) 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.
- MDXTD 5X5 5X5 5X5 5x5 Mature solvent treatment
- the obtained microporous membrane was more air permeable than Examples 1-11.
- the degree of porosity and porosity are inferior, the average pore diameter is small, the change in film thickness after heat compression is small, and the ultimate air permeability value after heat compression is large. Therefore, it can be said that the microporous membrane of Comparative Example 1 is inferior in both permeability and compression resistance compared to Examples 1 to Kawako.
- Comparative Example 2 since the temperature of the first stretching is less than the crystal dispersion temperature of PE + 15 ° C, the average pore diameter is smaller and the labyrinth coefficient is larger than in Examples 1 to 11, and after the heat compression The ultimate air permeability value is large.
- Comparative Examples 3 and 5 since the second stretching ratio is less than 1.1 times, compared to Examples 1 to 11, the average pore diameter is small, and the ultimate air permeability value after heat compression is large. In Comparative Examples 4 and 6, the second draw ratio was increased to over 2.5 times, so the film was broken and crumpled.
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