Apparatus and process for the separation of a particulate matter from a fluid
US9950299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2313/201
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for the treatment of an incoming fluid, comprising: a bottom part connecting a common feed stream to individual membrane filter modules through a tailor made connecting piece; a top part connecting individual membrane filter modules to a common retentate stream through a tailor made connecting piece. According to the invention the apparatus is assembled out of tailor-made parts with the object to reduce material costs and labor costs, and the part are made such that footprint of the contraption is minimized. Furthermore, the individual parts form a sub-unit with such dimensions that multiple sub-units can be combined into one main unit, without the need to execute any alterations to the sub-units in terms of sizing, by which means modularity and scalability is introduced into the main units.
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