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Reverse osmosis purification of water

US5525236A · kind A · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1995
Grant dateJun 11, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2325/38
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Addition of minor amounts of polymeric ethers, having oxyalkylene tentacles dangling from a carbon backbone, to ultrafiltration membranes improves rate of flow of purified water.

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