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Microporous membrane, battery separator and battery

US7981536B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2006
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31938
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a first porous layer comprising primarily a polyethylene, and a second porous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene, the polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×105 or more and a heat of fusion (measured by a differential scanning calorimeter) of 90 J/g or more, a fraction of the polypropylene having a molecular weight of 5×104 or less being 5% or less by mass.

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