Abstract: A process for separating a feed gas comprising a polar gas and a non-polar gas into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, one of which is enriched in the polar gas and the other of which is depleted in the polar gas, the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation module comprising: (i) a feed carrier comprising a membrane envelope and a feed spacer located within the membrane envelope; and (ii) a permeate carrier comprising: (a) a macroporous sheet; and (b) a protective sheet; and wherein: i) the feed gas is fed along the feed spacer of the feed carrier and a part of the feed gas passes through the membrane envelope and into the permeate carrier to give the permeate gas and a part of the feed gas is rejected by the membrane to give the retentate gas; ii) the protective sheet shields at least a part of the membrane envelope from contact with the macroporous sheet; and iii) the protective sheet comprises a non-woven material.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a cured film, including a first exposure step of exposing a part of a photocurable film formed from a photocurable resin composition, a development step of developing the photocurable film after the exposure with a developing solution to obtain a pattern, and a second exposure step of exposing the pattern with light including light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of light used in the first exposure step, where the photocurable resin composition has a specific constitution, a photocurable resin composition that is used in the method of manufacturing the cured film, a method of manufacturing a laminate including the method of manufacturing a cured film, and a method of manufacturing an electronic device, which includes the method of manufacturing the cured film.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid filter having a small pressure loss and a manufacturing method for a liquid filter. The liquid filter is a liquid filter that is composed of a nonwoven fabric formed of fibers containing a water-insoluble polymer and a hydrophilizing agent. In the nonwoven fabric, a fiber density continuously changes in a film thickness direction, a fiber density difference is present in the film thickness direction, the fiber density of one surface of the nonwoven fabric in the film thickness direction is maximal, and the fiber density of the other surface of the nonwoven fabric in the film thickness direction is minimal.

Abstract: There are provide a cell separation filter with which cells can be separated without damage and can suppress adsorption, a filtering device, and a manufacturing method for a cell separation filter. The cell separation filter is composed of a nonwoven fabric that is formed of fibers containing a water-insoluble polymer and a hydrophilizing agent and has a fiber density difference in the film thickness direction. The nonwoven fabric has an average through-hole diameter of 2.0 ?m or more and less than 10.0 ?m, a void ratio of 75% or more and 98% or less, a film thickness of 100 ?m or more, and a critical wet surface tension of 72 mN/m or more.

Abstract: A process for separating a feed gas comprising a polar gas and a non-polar gas into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, one of which is enriched in the polar gas and the other of which is depleted in the polar gas, the process comprising passing the feed gas through a gas separation module comprising: (i) a feed carrier comprising a membrane envelope and a feed spacer located within the membrane envelope; and (ii) a permeate carrier comprising: (a) a macroporous sheet; and (b) a protective sheet; and wherein: i) the feed gas is fed along the feed spacer of the feed carrier and a part of the feed gas passes through the membrane envelope and into the permeate carrier to give the permeate gas and a part of the feed gas is rejected by the membrane to give the retentate gas; ii) the protective sheet shields at least a part of the membrane envelope from contact with the macroporous sheet; and iii) the protective sheet comprises a non-woven material.

Abstract: A functional polymer membrane contains a polymer compound having a constitutional unit represented by Formula I as a constitutional unit A, a constitutional unit represented by Formula I? as a constitutional unit A?, and a constitutional unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer having a C log P value of equal to or greater than ?0.3 to less than 3.0 as a constitutional unit B.

Abstract: The composite anion exchange membrane includes: a surface layer on a single surface or both surfaces of an anion exchange membrane substrate, in which the above-described surface layer contains a copolymer of a monomer A which is a water-soluble polyfunctional monomer and a monomer B which is a cationic monomer, an anion exchange capacity of the above-described surface layer is 0.05 meq/cm3 to 0.50 meq/cm3, and an anion exchange capacity of the above-described anion exchange membrane substrate is 1.0 meq/cm3 to 5.0 meq/cm3.

Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: (a) a porous support; (b) optionally a gutter layer; (c) a polyimide discriminating layer; and (d) a protective layer comprising dialkylsiloxane groups and having an average thickness of 825 to 2,000 nm; wherein the polyimide discriminating layer comprises 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylene groups, each such group independently having an atom or substituent other than H at the 5-position.

Abstract: A process for preparing a composite membrane comprising the steps: a) applying a radiation-curable composition to a porous support; b) irradiating the composition present on the support, thereby forming a gutter layer of cured polymer; c) forming a discriminating layer on the gutter layer; and d) applying a radiation-curable composition to the discriminating layer and irradiating that composition, thereby forming a protective layer on the discriminating layer; wherein one or both of the radiation-curable compositions applied in steps a) and d) comprise a photo acid generator having an absorbency coefficient ? at 313 nm of more than 1×104 mol?1*cm?1. Also claimed are composite membranes and gas separation cartridges comprising the membranes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer functional film obtained by polymerizing and curing a composition including (A) a styrene-based monomer represented by Formula (HSM); (B) a crosslinking agent represented by Formula (CL); and (C) a polymerization initiator represented by Formula (PI-1) or (PI-2), and a method for producing the same: in which R1 represents a halogen atom or —N+(R2)(R3)(R4)(X1?); n1 represents an integer from 1 to 10; here, R2 to R4 each independently represent a particular substituent; X1? represents an organic or inorganic anion; L1 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group; Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd each independently represent a particular substituent; n2 and n4 each independently represent an integer from 1 to 10; X2? and X3? each independently represent an organic or inorganic anion; and R5 to R10 each represent a hydrogen atom or a particular substituent.

Abstract: Provided is a functional polymer membrane having a structure represented by the following Formula (1) and a structure represented by the following Formula (2), in which an ion exchange capacity is 2.0 meq/g to 7.

Abstract: A functional polymer membrane contains a polymer compound having a constitutional unit represented by Formula I as a constitutional unit A, a constitutional unit represented by Formula I? as a constitutional unit A?, and a constitutional unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer having a C log P value of equal to or greater than ?0.3 to less than 3.0 as a constitutional unit B.

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane of the present invention contains a resin having an amino group and a constitutional unit represented by Formula 1, in which the number of amino groups per dry mass is 0.15 to 2.4 mmol/g. In Formula 1, L1 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group, Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd each independently represent an alkyl group or an aryl group, Ra and Rb and/or Rc and Rd may form a ring by being bonded to each other, n1 and n2 each independently represent an integer of 1 to 10, and X1? and X2? each independently represent an organic or inorganic anion.

Abstract: The composite anion exchange membrane includes: a surface layer on a single surface or both surfaces of an anion exchange membrane substrate, in which the above-described surface layer contains a copolymer of a monomer A which is a water-soluble polyfunctional monomer and a monomer B which is a cationic monomer, an anion exchange capacity of the above-described surface layer is 0.05 meq/cm3 to 0.50 meq/cm3, and an anion exchange capacity of the above-described anion exchange membrane substrate is 1.0 meq/cm3 to 5.0 meq/cm3.

Abstract: Provided are a curable composition including a compound expressed by General Formula (1) below; a polymerization initiator; and a chain transfer agent, and a cured polymer product. In General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. Here, a sum of m and n is not greater than 5. MA represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion. Here, an inorganic ion and an organic ion may be bivalent or higher ions. Each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane obtained by using an ionic monomer having at least two or more polymerizable functional groups, in which a hydrophobicity index H obtained by an expression below from a monomer for forming an ion exchange resin and a material fixed to the resin in the ion exchange membrane is 1.6 or greater, and a manufacturing method therefor. Hydrophobicity index H=?{(log P of each component)×(molar ratio of each material in resin)}.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a high-performance ion exchange membrane having a small defect and a sufficient mechanical strength, a method for manufacturing the ion exchange membrane, and a module and a device which include the ion exchange membrane. An ion exchange membrane of the present invention contains a resin having an amino group and a constitutional unit represented by Formula 1, in which the number of amino groups per dry mass is 0.15 to 2.4 mmol/g. In Formula 1, L1 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group, Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd each independently represent an alkyl group or an aryl group, Ra and Rb and/or Rc and Rd may form a ring by being bonded to each other, n1 and n2 each independently represent an integer of 1 to 10, and X1? and X2? each independently represent an organic or inorganic anion.

Abstract: Provided is a functional polymer membrane having a structure represented by the following Formula (1) and a structure represented by the following Formula (2), in which an ion exchange capacity is 2.0 meq/g to 7.

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane obtained by using an ionic monomer having at least two or more polymerizable functional groups, in which a hydrophobicity index H obtained by an expression below from a monomer for forming an ion exchange resin and a material fixed to the resin in the ion exchange membrane is 1.6 or greater, and a manufacturing method therefor.

Abstract: Provided are a curable composition including a compound expressed by General Formula (1) below; a polymerization initiator; and a chain transfer agent, and a cured polymer product. In General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. Here, a sum of m and n is not greater than 5. MA represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion. Here, an inorganic ion and an organic ion may be bivalent or higher ions. Each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.