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Method of bacteriostasis or disinfection for permselective membrane

US6743363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2321/162
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In the invention, the pipe lines around permselective membranes and the surfaces of permselective membranes are intermittently disinfected by adding an inexpensive acid such as sulfuric acid or the like to pre-treated crude water so as to make the water have a pH of 4 or lower. Accordingly, the invention provides a method of surely disinfecting the permselective membranes in membrane separation systems.

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