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Membrane filtration module and membrane filtration system

US6251275A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1998
Grant dateJun 26, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2321/02
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A membrane filtration module, comprising a housing, a semi-permeable membrane, which is accommodated in the housing and has a liquid side for the introduction of liquid to be filtered and a concentrate side opposite the liquid side, as well as a permeate chamber, which surrounds the membrane and is in communication with a permeate-discharge line for discharging permeate. According to the invention, the wall of the housing comprises one or more channels which are closed towards the liquid side and the concentrate side and are in communication with the permeate chamber. These channels act as a permeate discharge.

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