Global Patent Index - EP 4135882 A1

EP 4135882 A1 20230222 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING BEER

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING BEER

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM FILTRIEREN VON BIER

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE FILTRATION DE BIÈRE

Publication

EP 4135882 A1 20230222 (DE)

Application

EP 21712487 A 20210315

Priority

  • DE 102020110313 A 20200415
  • DE 102021103430 A 20210215
  • EP 2021056453 W 20210315

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021209203A1] The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for filtering beer, with at least one membrane filter (2a, 2b, 2c), in particular at least one membrane filter unit with multiple modules, for cross-flow filtration, and an unfiltered fluid buffer tank (3), wherein unfiltered fluid can be conveyed in a circuit through the unfiltered fluid buffer tank and the at least one membrane filter, the unfiltered fluid buffer tank has at its lower end a lower outlet (4) and, above this, an upper, in particular lateral outlet (5), wherein the upper, in particular lateral outlet of the unfiltered fluid buffer tank is connected via a unfiltered fluid line to the at least one membrane filter, via which line unfiltered fluid can be conveyed to the at least one membrane filter, characterized in that, from the lower outlet of the unfiltered fluid buffer tank, sediment can be metered into the unfiltered fluid via a metering line (7).

IPC 8 full level

B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/18 (2006.01); B01D 61/22 (2006.01); C12H 1/07 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 61/147 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 61/18 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 61/22 (2013.01 - EP); C12C 11/11 (2013.01 - EP); C12H 1/063 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2311/04 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 2311/25 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102021103430 A1 20211021; EP 4135882 A1 20230222; WO 2021209203 A1 20211021

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102021103430 A 20210215; EP 2021056453 W 20210315; EP 21712487 A 20210315