Abstract:
The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.
Abstract:
The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polyolefϊn and having a good balance of air permeability, shutdown temperature and shutdown speed. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.
Abstract:
An apparatus for drying a microporous thermoplastic sheet is described. Such an apparatus includes a means for providing a porous sheet comprising at least one thermoplastic composition and having an amount of diluent therein; a roller for contacting a first surface of the sheet and conveying the sheet in a travel direction during drying; and at least one means for directing a stream of inert gas to a second surface of the sheet, said means positioned to provide the stream at an angle, β, ranging from about 30° to about 150°; wherein β is the angle formed by the direction of the stream and the line formed by the center of the roller and the median point where the film contacts roller. Related methods of drying a thermoplastic film are also described.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a multilayer microporous membrane comprising polyethylene and polypropylene and having an improved balance of properties including improved thickness variation in at least one planar direction. The invention also relates to a system and method for producing such a membrane, the use of such a membrane as a battery separator film, and batteries containing such a membrane.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a microporous membrane having excellent electrochemical stability and low heat shrinkage, as well as high permeability and heat resistance, when used as a battery separator. This microporous membrane also has good mechanical strength, electrolytic solution absorption and compression resistance properties. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a microporous membrane, to battery separators comprising such a microporous membrane, and to batteries utilizing such battery separators.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microporous membrane which comprises polyethylene, the microporous membrane having a differential pore volume curve with an area under the curve over the range of pore diameters of from about 100 nm to about 1,000 nm that is 25% or more of a total area under the curve over the range of pore diameters of from about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microporous membrane having suitable permeability, mechanical strength, electrolytic solution absorption characteristics, compression resistance, and heat shrinkage resistance; and methods for producing and using such a microporous polyolefin membrane. It also relates to battery separators comprising such a microporous polyolefin membrane, and to batteries utilizing such battery separators.
Abstract:
An extrusion die is disclosed for producing an extrudate of thermoplastic material. The extrusion die includes a die outlet through which a melt stream of the thermoplastic material is extruded, a feed entrance in communication with a feed splitter for dividing the thermoplastic material into a first portion and a second portion, and a cross flow manifold comprising a first cross flow manifold section for receiving the first portion of the thermoplastic material, a second passage in communication with the first passage, and a third passage in communication with the second passage.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a first porous layer comprising primarily a polyethylene, and a second porous layer comprising a polyethylene and polypropylene, the polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6 x 10 5 or more and a heat of fusion (measured by a differential scanning calorimeter) of 90 J/g or more, a fraction of the polypropylene having a molecular weight of 5 x 10 4 or less being 5% or less by mass.
Abstract:
It is intended to improve an activity of a catalyst used in a process for the preparation of maleic anhydride by oxidizing n-butane in a fluidized bed reactor, wherein the catalyst comprises vanadium-phosphorus compound oxides. The catalyst particles are taken out of the reactor and flaky catalyst present together with the catalyst particles is separated and removed.