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EP 1115474 A1 20010718 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM REINIGEN VON MEMBRANFILTERMODULEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE POUR LE NETTOYAGE DE MODULES DE FILTRATION SUR MEMBRANES

Publication

EP 1115474 A1 20010718 (EN)

Application

EP 99948614 A 19990924

Priority

AU 9900817 W 19990924
AU PP621798 A 19980925
AU PP621898 A 19980925
AU PP111299 A 19990621

IPC 1-7

B01D 65/08; B01D 65/02; B01D 63/04

IPC 8 full level

B01D 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 65/02 (2006.01); B01D 65/08 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1115474 A1 20010718; EP 1115474 A4 20050330

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99948614 A 19990924