Global Patent Index - EP 1044061 A1

EP 1044061 A1 20001018 - APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS

Title (en)

APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABTRENNUNG VON FLÜSSIGKEITEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL, SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE SEPARATION DES LIQUIDES

Publication

EP 1044061 A1 20001018 (FR)

Application

EP 98955699 A 19981119

Priority

  • FR 9802475 W 19981119
  • FR 9714825 A 19971126

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2771305A1] A liquid stream (30) is separated by reverse osmosis, nano, ultra or micro filtration across membranes (22) on porous supports (21). Helical impellers (15,17 and 18) rotating in the upstream chambers keep the liquid and membranes in movement and create a pressure differential. Independent claims are given for membrane separators with axial liquid feeds and a mixture of axial and tangential feeds. The liquid flows through the separator can be varied to give different ratios of parallel and serial streams.

IPC 1-7

B01D 65/08; B01D 63/08; B01D 63/16

IPC 8 full level

B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 63/16 (2006.01); B01D 65/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 63/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 65/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2321/2058 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9926717A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2771305 A1 19990528; FR 2771305 B1 20000211; AU 1244999 A 19990615; AU 747489 B2 20020516; BR 9815054 A 20001003; CA 2312783 A1 19990603; EP 1044061 A1 20001018; JP 2002520131 A 20020709; US 6613231 B1 20030902; WO 9926717 A1 19990603

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9714825 A 19971126; AU 1244999 A 19981119; BR 9815054 A 19981119; CA 2312783 A 19981119; EP 98955699 A 19981119; FR 9802475 W 19981119; JP 2000521911 A 19981119; US 55506300 A 20000524