Global Patent Index - EP 1049525 A2

EP 1049525 A2 20001108 - SEPARATION SYSTEMS, MEMBRANE MODULES, FILTER ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING FILTER ELEMENTS

Title (en)

SEPARATION SYSTEMS, MEMBRANE MODULES, FILTER ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING FILTER ELEMENTS

Title (de)

TRENNSYSTEME, MEMBRANMODULE, FILTERELEMENTE UND HERSTELLUNGSMETHODEN VON FILTERELEMENTEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES DE SEPARATION, MODULES DE MEMBRANE, ELEMENTS DE FILTRE, ET PROCEDES DE FABRICATION D'ELEMENTS DE FILTRE

Publication

EP 1049525 A2 20001108 (EN)

Application

EP 99903220 A 19990120

Priority

  • US 9901192 W 19990120
  • US 7184398 P 19980120
  • US 7204098 P 19980121

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9936150A2] A vibratory separation system has a drive mechanism for imparting a vibratory motion to a membrane module to enhance filtration. The membrane module comprises one or more filter elements arranged in a stack, each filter element having a separation medium. The vibratory motion imparted to the membrane module generates a dynamic flow boundary layer at the separation media. This fluid shear boundary layer, in turn, generates lift, thereby inhibiting fouling of the separation media.

IPC 1-7

B01D 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B01D 63/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 63/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01D 63/081 (2013.01); B01D 63/084 (2013.01); B01D 63/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9936150A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9936150 A2 19990722; WO 9936150 A3 19991028; AU 2329499 A 19990802; CA 2318591 A1 19990722; EP 1049525 A2 20001108; JP 2002509014 A 20020326

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9901192 W 19990120; AU 2329499 A 19990120; CA 2318591 A 19990120; EP 99903220 A 19990120; JP 2000539912 A 19990120