Filter assembly

Method and installation treatment Applicant: Polymen, The

invention

provides

rate

details

for water

of subjecting

by membrane reduced

used

required

water.

membrane

Water

filtration

osmosis

(RO).

cleaning

water derived

process

RO

a more

from

M. Hiegemann,

date: 27 January

and

I. Malyshev

pertains

molecular

biology,

and

of

Publication

date: 27 January

different

designations) single

in a large membrane

be used

detecting (up

Applicant: Desalination Heavily

fouled

of probes.

is divided

separation

devices,

reverse osmosis be cleaned manner metal

Systems,

USA

such

membrane

as spirally

or nanofiltration

using halide

a solution

predetermined

can

antibodies

and efficient

applying

an alkali

labelled

containing

plus a chelating

This

depositing

agent.

method

stand

Cartridges

and,

after

proteins

with

calcium

sulfate

or the like. so as to have about

doubled

is determined

their

original

have

been

heavily weight,

efficiently

cleaned

containing

about

about

0.5%

solution an axial

chloride

by pumping

alternating

soaking

of about

at

15 cm/s

for

in this

the cartridges

manner

times

for

to operating

as

2-4

to the number

is allowed to

h

This

arc

origin&l

weight,

original

water

and

original

salt

rejection

anode

The system

system

to the cathode

generating “reformate”

Inventor: L. Lien

produced

from

a fuel

by

Publication

reforming

and/or

partial

oxidation.

Applicant: Institut Miinster,

This invention determining method

relates to a sensor membrane oxygen

concentrations,

for the producing

for

and to a

the membrane.

The

contained

oxidised

positioned through and/or

which

coolant

cathode

polymer

marrix,

optical

dissipation

of the thermal

chemical

properties

by

corresponding

the

disadvantages membranes, membrane temperature produced

analytes.

encountered the which and easi!y.

provides

is stable This

Based

with existing

invention shape,

with

and

is achieved

containing

the optical

which

is formed

by a polymer

on

sensor

respect can

with

the

circulates.

heat

Inventors: B. Strobel.

ic for

which stage The

ic and

anode

from the fuel cell exchanger

for

the

energy.

sulfur,

a

multiple

spaced axiali)

membrane

properties

M. Lippert,

date: 27 January

assembly

with an inlet and an outlet

of the of

by inserting

the

lumens

nanofiltration,

the these

hollowto create

ultrafiltration,

or

systems.

date: 3 February

A. Hassert,

M.

2000

membrane Japan

A method

a membrane

for

sterilising

membrane

separation

It involves

adding

sulfuric

apparatus

being pretreated the membrane

in

is outlined

an inexpensive

acid intermittently

acid such as

to a liquid

in such a manner and the adjacent

a

here.

feed after

that the feed sterilises

pipework.

Patent number: WO 00104086 Inventors:T Fusaoka,

Kimura,

Y Nakaoki,

Y. Ito. Y.

T. Miyoshi

Publication

date: 3 Februar!,

Cleaning membrane Applicant: University

2000

modules

Technology

Corporation,

USA The state of fouling which is contained spiral-wound

contact

of .L polymeric

by a high-pressure

or hollow-fibre using

membrane housing

membrane

an ultrasonic

such that irs emitting is

electricalh

pulser/receiver pulse-energised

hat been developed,

reference fouled

transducer,

face is in physical

connected

echo

signal,

or non-fouled

The

to

an

device. The transducer by the

pulser/receiver

echo signal is then detected

by the receiver part of the pulserireceiver a housing

of a

module

with the outer surf&e of the housing.

ultrasonic

USA comprises

2000

a separating

device. A membrane which

surface surface

Applicant: Toray Industries,

is first

A filter

into

alternative

Alternatively,

can be achieved

is determined

Filter assembly Applicant: Pall Corporation,

outer

element.

membranes

which The

to achieve

the inner

the

It

with

longitudinally.

by coating support

element

or passageways

and

can be refined

membrane

porous

by this patent.

support

lumens

and/or

transducer

Publication

membrane

extend

positioned

to

indicator

has an integral

is covered

with

Schtissler

be

by using

oxygen

catalyst

the

Patent number: WO 00/04600

d sensor

which

matrix

Membrane Technology No. 121

physical-

in which

energy,

gas escaping

in

and

of steam The system

in the gas purification

circulates

may be influenced

is

and a he,n exchanger

of thermal

in dn oxygen-permeable

of which

means

on a suitable

of oxygen,

dissipation

membrane

USA

has a pH of 4 or less. ‘I‘his intermittently

monoxide

in rhe reformate

monoxide

sensor uses an indicator the

a hydrogen-rich

carbon

carbon

the

Germany

a gas

step

the addition

und Biosensorik

to the

also has a gas purification selectively

fir Chemo-

A gas

hydrogen

Patent number: WO OOlO379.3

oxygen

plastic

Systems, a multi-lumen

reverse osmoses membrane

which

membrane.

in which

i

Patent number: WO 00104985

also comprises

containing

supplies

2000

of constructing

Publication

characteristics.

2000

device

the modulr

porous membrane

microfiltration,

identified

Germany

is supplied

region.

in which

of 2

can be used in d

date: 3 February

Sterilising

and a gas containing

Jt an injct pressure module

Jnveztor: J. Puglia

electrolyte

oxygen

Publication

fibre

2000

covers a fuel-cell

a polymer

containing

conditions

their

Sensor determines concentrations

to

content

of the cell.

date: 27 January

invention

includes

approaching

date: 27 January

in order

.t radiographic

proteins

a filter

Patent number: N’O 0010408

lumens,

Fuel cell system

region

flux

the

Applicant: dbb fuel cell engines,

periods

three

according Publication

cartridges with

while

system

properties

previously

to

according

method.

these

Patent mwzber: WO 00104385

and

the cleaning

of about

min,

and

with a solution

sodium

velocity

Treatment

returns

effectively

the membrane

of l-10

of quiescent long.

15%

EDl-A

flow

are

by treatment

through

periods

scaled

involves

The protein

process

A method

the membrane,

for 1-2 h and is then washed

Such

Multi-lumen

3 and

immobilising

in a probe. The membrane

bar(g).

filrer

of at least

pel- .!iO mm of rhe axial

m’ih

Applicant: Koch Membrane

at the centrr

have been

remove the excess materials.

that

further

washing

which

normal

a

to a pair of

antibodies

of each cell in the membrane,

wound

cartridges,

in situ in an effective

coordinates.

‘The filter

c!,lindric,tl

and h,ls dn air throughpur

A

into multiple

according

rhe outlet.

Lx hoiio\~

Inventor: G. Peacock

or for detecting

number

5 mm. The cells are marked

semi-permeable

include,

1000

cells (up to 1000) with a size of between

Cleaning fouled membranes

in

a large to

housing

sterile air. It can also be tested in situ.

The invention

proteins

in a single probe,

protein

nitrocellulose

2000

can

or clinical medicine.

number J.-C.

(Russia)

to the fields of biochemistry

can be used for simult-aneously

Espenan,

1300

in thr

to the inlet is filtered by the

it re.lches

length of the membrane

proteins

Patent number: WO 00103792 F. Saux, J.-M.

module

2000

for detecting

experimental

Bontemps

before

membrane

surface. Inventors:

E.

pl.iccJ

with the inlel dnd the outlet such

module

This patent

upstream

moduie

a filter

communicates

that a fluid passing

Applicant/Inventor:

the

involves

membrane’s

in the

Patent number: WO 00104367

Method

to reverse

also

so that

and more so with

functionalities

main chain.

Publication

improved

is also subjected

The

the

for

sulfone

Cedig

high flowand

in the main chain, and/or

Inventors: A. Katerkamp,

which

to be treated

A relatively

for

rate-flow

quality

of a method

treatment,

the water

filtration.

is required

preferably sulfide

France

and an installation consists

for water

which

device. A

is indicative

of a

state OF the membrane,

is

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