Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Liquid/liquid solvent or colloidal extraction or diffusing...
Patent
1998-04-21
1999-08-31
Popovics, Robert J.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Liquid/liquid solvent or colloidal extraction or diffusing...
210650, 210787, 210799, 210800, 210804, 210256, 2102571, 210258, 210319, 21032163, 21032164, 210391, 210415, 2104161, 2105123, 210513, 422101, 436178, 366282, 366305, 366306, B01D 6508
Patent
active
059449985
ABSTRACT:
Rotary filtration devices and processes are disclosed. The devices have at least one inner member and at least one outer member, one or both of which rotate so that they rotate with respect to one another and which define a fluid filtration gap therebetween. There are one or more filters facing the fluid filtration gap and which are located either on the inner member or on the outer member or on both. During the filtration process, permeate passes from the feed fluid in the fluid filtration gap through the one or more filters. The inner member has an internal pathway for the flow of feed fluid. Fluid from the body of fluid to be filtered flows from the body of feed fluid to be filtered through the internal pathway, reverses direction, and then flows through the fluid filtration gap back to the body of feed fluid. Alternatively, fluid from the body of fluid to be filtered passes from the body of feed fluid to be filtered through the fluid filtration gap, reverses direction, and then flows through the internal pathway back to the body of feed fluid. The outer member may be closed so that feed fluid keeps circulating in the fluid filtration gap until it leaves through the filter as permeate or reenters the surrounding reservoir of feed fluid via, for example, a pressure control valve that relieves any overpressure condition in the fluid filtration gap.
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Hodgins Leonard T.
Rolchigo Philip M.
Membrex, Inc.
Popovics Robert J.
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