Filter module with degassing feature

US5468388A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Sartorius AG · DE

Inventors

• Norman H. Goddard · Osterode, DE
• Peter Schaefer · Pfungstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 1994
• Grant date: Nov 21, 1995
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01D36/001
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

There is disclosed a pressurizable filter module for aqueous media having a degassing feature, the improvement comprising the use of a hydrophobic membrane between the inlet plenum of the filter module and the pressure relief valve.