Method of monitoring biofouling in membrane separation systems
US6699684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/968
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for monitoring and/or controlling biofouling in membrane separation systems are provided. The present invention utilizes measurable amounts of fluorogenic agent(s) added to a feed stream to monitor and/or control the level of microbial growth during membrane separation and, thus, the purification of such feed stream during membrane separation.
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