Underdrain for filtration membrane
US7112281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/919
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device and method for removal of liquid from the downstream side of a membrane or a well, such as a well of a multiwell plate. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a wicking structure, which channels droplets of liquid away from a membrane in communication with a plurality of wells. In the preferred embodiment, the wicking structure is placed in a manifold.
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