Global Patent Index - EP 2389238 A1

EP 2389238 A1 20111130 - IMMERSED MEMBRANE CASSETTE AND METHOD OF OPERATION

Title (en)

IMMERSED MEMBRANE CASSETTE AND METHOD OF OPERATION

Title (de)

EINGETAUCHTE MEMBRANKASSETTE UND BEDIENUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

CASSETTE DE MEMBRANES IMMERGÉES ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT

Publication

EP 2389238 A1 20111130 (EN)

Application

EP 10731002 A 20100114

Priority

  • CA 2010000052 W 20100114
  • US 14472309 P 20090114

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010081228A1] A module of vertical membranes has a lower header with integral air holes. Modules are mounted in line on upper and lower beams. A skirt is formed under the cassette. Adjustable side members between the beams allow for membrane slack adjustment and bottom beam levelling. A flat aerator assembly can be inserted into spaces between the cassettes and provide bubbles into the skirts, the spaces between cassettes, or both. An aeration method involves producing bubbles primarily or only to one side of the module, alternating from one side of the module to the other, while also producing bubbles within the module or between the membranes, optionally continuously. A cleaning method involves flowing a chemical cleaning solution by force of gravity through a membrane module, optionally by injected a concentrated solution into a vented potion of a permeate withdrawal system located above the water level in a tank holding the module.

IPC 8 full level

B01D 65/06 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 65/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B01D 61/14 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 61/145 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 61/147 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 63/026 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 63/04 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 65/02 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 65/06 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 65/08 (2013.01 - EP KR); C02F 1/444 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2313/02 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2313/06 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2313/16 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2313/21 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2313/26 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2315/06 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2321/16 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B01D 2321/185 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 3/1273 (2013.01 - EP); Y02W 10/10 (2015.05 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010081228 A1 20100722; AU 2010205867 A1 20110721; BR PI1004927 A2 20160426; CN 102325583 A 20120118; EP 2389238 A1 20111130; EP 2389238 A4 20130703; KR 20110127123 A 20111124

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2010000052 W 20100114; AU 2010205867 A 20100114; BR PI1004927 A 20100114; CN 201080004846 A 20100114; EP 10731002 A 20100114; KR 20117016286 A 20100114