(19)
(11) EP 1 435 259 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.07.2011 Bulletin 2011/29

(21) Application number: 02801551.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01D 9/02(2006.01)
 B01D 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2002/010596
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/033098 (24.04.2003 Gazette 2003/17)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ION PRESENT IN SOLUTION BY THE CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON IN LÖSUNG VORLIEGENDEN IONEN DURCH DAS KRISTALLISATIONSVERFAHREN

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF D'EXTRACTION PAR CRISTALLISATION D'UN ION CONTENU DANS UNE SOLUTION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 12.10.2001 JP 2001315548
06.12.2001 JP 2001372734
28.12.2001 JP 2001399269

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/28

(73) Proprietor: Ebara Engineering Service Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 144-8610 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • SHIMAMURA, Kazuaki
    Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 247-0061 (JP)
  • TANAKA, Toshihiro
    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-0015 (JP)
  • MIURA, Yukiko
    Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-0016 (JP)
  • KATAOKA, Katsuyuki
    Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa 253-0006 (JP)
  • ISHIKAWA, Hideyuki
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 145-0072 (JP)

(74) Representative: Wagner, Karl H. 
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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JP-A- 11 309 464
JP-B1- 31 007 160
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JP-B1- 31 005 367
US-A- 4 338 109
   
       
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