Patents by Inventor Satoshi Imasaka

Satoshi Imasaka 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
  • Publication number: 20220297065
    Abstract: Provided is a zeolite membrane composite used for separation of a mixture, which has a high separation factor and is easily produced while maintaining a practically usable permeation flow rate. The zeolite membrane composite includes: a porous support; and an aluminosilicate zeolite membrane formed on a surface of the porous support and having a framework density of 10 or more and 17 or less. A Si/Al molar ratio of a surface of the zeolite membrane is 5 or more, and a ratio (Ae/A0) of a developed membrane area Ae in consideration of unevenness on the surface of the zeolite membrane to an apparent membrane area A0 not in consideration of the unevenness on the surface of the zeolite membrane is 2 or more and 20 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Koji KIDA, Satoshi IMASAKA
  • Patent number: 11117102
    Abstract: The present invention provides a titanosilicate separation membrane which can also be used for separating a mixed gas containing a molecule having a relatively small size, has high durability in a high temperature environment, and has a high permeation rate and a high selectivity for a mixed gas containing water vapor. A titanosilicate separation membrane has a CHA-type titanosilicate crystal structure formed on a porous support, wherein aluminum is not substantially contained in the backbone of the titanosilicate crystal structure, and the titanosilicate crystal structure is constituted by silicon, oxygen, and titanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Hitachi Zosen Corporation, The School Corporation Kansai University
    Inventors: Satoshi Imasaka, Sadao Araki, Hideki Yamamoto, Hiroyasu Ishii
  • 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: 20190275474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a titanosilicate separation membrane which can also be used for separating a mixed gas containing a molecule having a relatively small size, has high durability in a high temperature environment, and has a high permeation rate and a high selectivity for a mixed gas containing water vapor. A titanosilicate separation membrane has a CHA-type titanosilicate crystal structure formed on a porous support, wherein aluminum is not substantially contained in the backbone of the titanosilicate crystal structure, and the titanosilicate crystal structure is constituted by silicon, oxygen, and titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi IMASAKA, Sadao Araki, Hideki Yamamoto, Hiroyasu Ishii
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9902618
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube sheet includes a carbon nanotube layer containing numerous vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and a fibrous carbonized layer that retains the proximal end portions of the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube layer is configured such that the proximal end portions and distal end portions of the carbon nanotubes are inclined and the intermediate portions of the carbon nanotubes are entangled with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, 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
  • Publication number: 20160145105
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube sheet includes a carbon nanotube layer containing numerous vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and a fibrous carbonized layer that retains the proximal end portions of the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube layer is configured such that the proximal end portions and distal end portions of the carbon nanotubes are inclined and the intermediate portions of the carbon nanotubes are entangled with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Inoue, Satoshi Imasaka