Patents by Inventor Masaya ITAKURA

Masaya ITAKURA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11666867
    Abstract: Provided are an all-silica zeolite separation membrane for separating carbon dioxide, etc., and not causing a decrease in the processing amount due to adsorption of water molecules, and a production method therefor. One aspect of the present invention is a zeolite separation membrane, in which the framework of a zeolite crystal structure formed on a porous support is all silica, characterized in that the zeolite crystal structure formed on the porous support is fluorine free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION, THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasaka, Masaya Itakura, Kazuhiro Yano, Hideki Yamamoto, Sadao Araki
  • Patent number: 11110403
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a separation membrane including a silicalite membrane without using NaOH or the like that causes an increase in cost with respect to equipment, facilities, and process time. The method for producing a separation membrane is a method for producing a separation membrane including a porous support and a silicalite membrane that is formed on the support and has an MFI-type zeolite crystal structure, and is characterized in that the method includes a step of producing a seed crystal, a step of attaching the seed crystal onto the porous support, a step of producing a membrane synthesis raw material composition containing SiO2, an organic template, and H2O, and a step of immersing the porous support having the seed crystal attached thereto in the membrane synthesis raw material composition and performing hydrothermal synthesis, and the composition ratio of the membrane synthesis raw material composition is as follows: SiO2:organic template:H2O=1:(0.05 to 0.15):(50 to 120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yano, Masaya Itakura, Kentaro Shinoya, Satoshi Imasaka
  • Publication number: 20210220779
    Abstract: Provided are an all-silica zeolite separation membrane for separating carbon dioxide, etc., and not causing a decrease in the processing amount due to adsorption of water molecules, and a production method therefor. One aspect of the present invention is a zeolite separation membrane, in which the framework of a zeolite crystal structure formed on a porous support is all silica, characterized in that the zeolite crystal structure formed on the porous support is fluorine free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasaka, Masaya Itakura, Kazuhiro Yano, Hideki Yamamoto, Sadao Araki
  • Patent number: 10994246
    Abstract: Provided are an all-silica zeolite separation membrane for separating carbon dioxide, etc., and not causing a decrease in the processing amount due to adsorption of water molecules, and a production method therefor. One aspect of the present invention is a zeolite separation membrane, in which the framework of a zeolite crystal structure formed on a porous support is all silica, characterized in that the zeolite crystal structure formed on the porous support is fluorine free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION, THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasaka, Masaya Itakura, Kazuhiro Yano, Hideki Yamamoto, Sadao Araki
  • Patent number: 10639594
    Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a zeolite membrane that can achieve both practically sufficient separation performance and throughput and maintain the separation performance stably for a long period. Provided is a method of producing a zeolite membrane having CHA crystal structure on an intermediate layer of a porous support, wherein Si/Al (a molar ratio) of CHA zeolite particles is from 9.5 to 100.5 and, in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by applying X-ray onto a surface of the zeolite membrane, a peak intensity near 2?=18° is less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasaka, Masaya Itakura, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Koichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20190224630
    Abstract: Provided are an all-silica zeolite separation membrane for separating carbon dioxide, etc., and not causing a decrease in the processing amount due to adsorption of water molecules, and a production method therefor. One aspect of the present invention is a zeolite separation membrane, in which the framework of a zeolite crystal structure formed on a porous support is all silica, characterized in that the zeolite crystal structure formed on the porous support is fluorine free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi IMASAKA, Masaya ITAKURA, Kazuhiro YANO, Hideki YAMAMOTO, Sadao ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20190160437
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a separation membrane including a silicalite membrane without using NaOH or the like that causes an increase in cost with respect to equipment, facilities, and process time. The method for producing a separation membrane is a method for producing a separation membrane including a porous support and a silicalite membrane that is formed on the support and has an MFI-type zeolite crystal structure, and is characterized in that the method includes a step of producing a seed crystal, a step of attaching the seed crystal onto the porous support, a step of producing a membrane synthesis raw material composition containing SiO2, an organic template, and H2O, and a step of immersing the porous support having the seed crystal attached thereto in the membrane synthesis raw material composition and performing hydrothermal synthesis, and the composition ratio of the membrane synthesis raw material composition is as follows: SiO2:organic template:H2O=1:(0.05 to 0.15):(50 to 120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YANO, Masaya ITAKURA, Kentaro SHINOYA, Satoshi IMASAKA
  • Publication number: 20170189862
    Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a zeolite membrane that can achieve both practically sufficient separation performance and throughput and maintain the separation performance stably for a long period. Provided is a method of producing a zeolite membrane having CHA crystal structure on an intermediate layer of a porous support, wherein Si/Al (a molar ratio) of CHA zeolite particles is from 9.5 to 100.5 and, in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by applying X-ray onto a surface of the zeolite membrane, a peak intensity near 2?=18° is less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi IMASAKA, Masaya ITAKURA, Yasuhisa HASEGAWA, Koichi SATO