Astom Corporation

Kazunori Nishio

Toshio Aritomi

Kazuo Mizuguchi

Nobuhiko Ohmura

Minoru Kawashima

Eiji Asada

Masayuki Adachi

An ion-exchange membrane including a porous unstretched polyethylene sheet in which fine pores are piercing, the pores being filled with an ion-exchange resin. The ion-exchange membrane exhibits excellent concentration property.

Ion-exchange membrane

To provide a bipolar membrane featuring improved adhesion between an anion-exchange membrane and a cation-exchange membrane without accompanied by an increase in the membrane voltage. [Means for Solution] A bipolar membrane comprising a cation-exchange membrane and an anion-exchange membrane joined together facing each other, wherein at least one of the ion exchange membranes contains a chlorinated polyolefin.

Bipolar membrane and method of manufacturing the same

[Problems] To provide an ion exchanger having excellent electric properties, a low electric resistance, excellent mechanical strength and, at the same time, having excellent contamination resistance. [Means for Solution] An ion exchanger comprises a melt-extrusion-formed body of a resin composition containing a granular ion-exchange resin and a low-melting polyolefin resin having a melting point of not higher than 170&#xb0; C., the melt-extrusion-formed body: (a) containing the granular ion-exchange resin at a ratio of not less than 30% by weight but less than 50% by weight, and the low-melting polyolefin resin in an amount of more than 100 parts by weight but not more than 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the granular ion-exchange resin; (b) having a melt index in a range of 1 to 5 g/10 min. as measured at 190&#xb0; C.; and (c) having a water content of not less than 30%.

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Shunan, Japan

Kazunori Nishio