Ngk Insulators, Inc.

Naoko Inukai

Shohei Yokoyama

Sho Yamamoto

Sota Okochi

Yukihisa Takeuchi

Naohito Yamada

Kenji Yajima

Makiko Ichikawa

Tetsuya Uchikawa

Makoto Miyahara

Manabu Isomura

Takeshi Hagio

Naoto Kinoshita

Provided is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) separator including a porous substrate made of a polymeric material, and LDH with which pores of the porous substrate are plugged. The LDH separator has a plurality of remaining flattened pores, longitudinal directions of the pores being non-parallel to a thickness direction of the LDH separator.

LDH separator and zinc secondary battery

Provided is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) separator including a porous substrate made of a polymeric material; and a hydroxide-ion conductive layered compound being a LDH and/or a LDH-like compound with which pores of the porous substrate are plugged. The LDH separator has a mean porosity of 0.03% to less than 1.0%.

LDH separator and secondary zinc battery

Provided is a hydroxide ion-conductive separator including a porous substrate and a layered double hydroxide (LDH)-like compound filling pores of the porous substrate, wherein the LDH-like compound is a hydroxide and/or an oxide with a layered crystal structure, containing: Mg; and one or more elements, which include at least Ti, selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, and Al.

Hydroxide ion conductive separator and zinc secondary battery

Provided is an LDH separator including a porous substrate and a layered double hydroxide (LDH) that fills up pores of the porous substrate. The LDH is composed of a plurality of hydroxide base layers containing Mg, Al, Ti, and OH group; and interlayers which are interposed between the plurality of hydroxide base layers and composed of anions and HO.

Provided is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) separator comprising a porous substrate made of a polymeric material; and a LDH with which pores of the porous substrate are plugged. A central region along the thickness of the LDH separator has a lower mean porosity than peripheral regions along the thickness of the LDH separator.

Provided is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) separator including a porous substrate made of a polymeric material; and a LDH with which pores of the porous substrate are plugged. The LDH separator has a mean porosity of 0.03% to less than 1.0%.

LDH separator and zinc secondary cell

There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The functional layer further contains titania.

Functional layer including layered double hydroxide, and composite material

Provided is a zeolite membrane manufactured by: subjecting a porous body to heat treatment at 400&#xb0; C. or more in the presence of oxygen as pretreatment, before adhering zeolite seed crystals to a surface of the porous body; storing the porous body under an environment of humidity of 30% or more for 12 hours or more after the heat treatment; and subsequently adhering the zeolite seed crystals to the porous body. The zeolite membrane having oxygen eight-membered rings, which is manufactured by subjecting the porous body to the heat treatment, provides a value that is obtained by dividing a permeance of CFby a permeance of COto be 0.015 or less, and has fewer defects.

Zeolite membrane having oxygen eight-membered rings, method for manufacturing zeolite membrane and method for evaluating zeolite membrane having oxygen eight-membered rings

Provided are a ceramic separation membrane structure improved in separation performance with no reduction in permeability, and a method for producing the structure. The ceramic separation membrane structure includes a ceramic porous body, a zeolite separation membrane disposed on the ceramic porous body, and a repair portion made of a repairing material of organic-inorganic hybrid silica. The organic-inorganic hybrid silica is a combination of an organic component and a silicon-containing inorganic component.

Ceramic separation membrane structure and method for producing same

There is disclosed a ceramic separation membrane. This ceramic separation membrane includes a porous substrate, and a separation layer formed on the substrate. The separation layer is a laminate having an outermost layer positioned on the most surface side, and a base layer positioned in a lower layer than the outermost layer and made of zeolite. The outermost layer is a layer made of a siliceous material containing 90 mol % or more of silica, an organic material-containing amorphous silica material having a Si&#x2014;Cn&#x2014;Si (wherein n is 1 or 2) bond and a Si/C ratio of 0.5 to 2, or a carbonaceous material containing 90 mass % or more of carbon. The outermost layer is different from the base layer.

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Nagoya, Japan

Naoko Inukai