Produits et services

Ceramic modules, namely, ceramic membrane-based microfiltration units for use in water treatment; water filtration equipment, namely, ceramic membranes; filters and modules for microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and distillation of water; racks specifically adapted to hold water filtration equipment in the nature of ceramic filtration units; ceramic filtration apparatus in the nature of filters made of ceramic membranes for water filtration and ceramic filtration systems comprised of ceramic membranes, ceramic modules, and water filters. Ceramic membrane filtration plant maintenance; installation of upgrades to polymeric filtration systems; installation of upgrades to ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems; installation and maintenance of ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems; installation of ozone systems to ceramic systems.

Abrégé

A module includes flat ceramic segments, a potting material and a housing. The module exhibits relatively low pressure decay. A method for preparing such a module is provided.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 65/10 - Test de membranes ou d'appareils à membranesDétection ou réparation de fuites
• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 69/06 - Membranes planes
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques
• B28B 3/20 - Fabrication d'objets façonnés en utilisant des pressesPresses spécialement adaptées à ce travail dans laquelle le matériau est extrudé
• B28B 11/24 - Appareillages ou procédés pour le traitement ou le travail des objets façonnés pour faire prendre ou durcir

Abrégé

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media comprising instructions of using a ceramic filtration system are described, the ceramic filtration system comprising a feed channel and a ceramic membrane. Steps include supplying liquid into the ceramic filtration system via the feed channel such that the liquid passes through the ceramic membrane in a first direction to become permeate separated from the feed channel by the ceramic membrane, stopping supplying of the liquid in the first direction, removing the liquid from the feed channel while introducing gas into the feed channel, and after removing the liquid from the feed channel, forcing the permeate in a second direction opposite the first direction across the ceramic membrane and into the feed channel.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 65/02 - Nettoyage ou stérilisation de membranes
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A module includes flat ceramic segments, a potting material and a housing. The module exhibits relatively low pressure decay. A method for preparing such a module is provided.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 39/00 - Substance filtrante pour fluides liquides ou gazeux
• B01D 63/08 - Modules à membranes planes
• B01D 65/10 - Test de membranes ou d'appareils à membranesDétection ou réparation de fuites
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A ceramic membrane filtration assembly includes a housing and a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes at least one membrane with channels therein. A first inner end cap device is disposed within the housing and is coupled with the membrane assembly. The housing has a bypass near an outer perimeter of the first inner end cap device, the first inner end cap device has an inner port, the inner port fluidly coupled with the channels of the membrane, where the bypass includes a space between the housing and the first inner end cap device. A first outer end cap device is coupled with the first inner end cap device; the first outer end cap device has a first port and a second port, where the first port is fluidly separate from the second port, and the first port is fluidly coupled with the inner port.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A ceramic membrane filtration assembly comprising a membrane assembly extending from a first membrane assembly end to a second membrane assembly end, where the membrane assembly is defined by a membrane assembly length, the membrane assembly including at least one membrane. At least one of the membranes have channels therein, and at least one channel has channel ends. The filtration assembly further includes at least one sealing device coupled with the membrane assembly adjacent to at least one of the first and second membrane assembly ends, where the sealing device has an inner and outer perimeter. The sealing device has a sealing feature disposed along the outer perimeter, and the inner perimeter of the sealing device is sealed with a portion of the membrane assembly.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system includes disposing at least one membrane within a housing, where the membrane has capillaries therein. The method includes sealing the first housing end and capillaries, applying force to the removable gasket with an inflatable bladder assembly or piston assembly, and disposing potting material into the housing without plugging the capillaries with the potting material.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/02 - Modules à fibres creuses
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system includes disposing at least one membrane within a housing, disposing at least one sealing pad adjacent to the membrane, and disposing at least one drive plate assembly adjacent to the at least one sealing pad. The method further includes coupling the at least one drive plate assembly with the housing, applying force to the sealing pad with the drive plate assembly, sealing the capillaries of a membrane end with the at least one sealing pad and forming a seal between the at least one sealing pad and the membrane, and disposing potting material into the housing without plugging more than 15% of the capillaries with the potting material.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/02 - Modules à fibres creuses
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A ceramic membrane module system for treating liquid water includes a housing having an inner feed radius Rhsg and a membrane module including at least one membrane disposed within the housing. The at least one membrane has an end seal face at each end. At least one end cap is disposed near at least one of the first or second membrane ends, where the end cap has an outlet defined by an inner radius Rendcap. The at least one membrane is recessed within the housing such that σ ≥ 0.1 * Rhsg2 /Rendcap; and where σ is measured from the outlet of the end cap to the end seal face of the membrane.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 65/00 - Accessoires ou opérations auxiliaires, en général, pour les procédés ou les appareils de séparation utilisant des membranes semi-perméables
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Abrégé

A method for removing silica includes treating feedwater with Mg at a high pH, inputting treated feedwater to an optional reactor, pumping the feedwater to a ceramic membrane in a first direction, removing precipitated solids with the ceramic membrane, and removing the precipitated solids from the ceramic membrane.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 61/16 - Prétraitement du courant d'alimentation
• B01D 65/02 - Nettoyage ou stérilisation de membranes
• C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
• C02F 1/60 - Composés du silicium

Abrégé

A method includes supplying feed water in a forward direction into a ceramic membrane treatment system at a first rate, the ceramic membrane treatment system including at least one ceramic membrane (120), and determining production cycle data of the system, the production cycle data including one of more of accumulation data, feed pressure data, and time since last backflush. The method further includes determining optimal physical flux parameters based on the production cycle data and efficiency of a previous flux maintenance event, conducting a flux maintenance event including accelerated cleaning of the at least one ceramic membrane at a second rate by using a square step backwash rate based on optimal physical flux parameters. The squre step rate can be generated by ramping up pressure by a pump (220) against a closed valve (222) and a sudden openin of said valve.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 65/02 - Nettoyage ou stérilisation de membranes

Abrégé

A filtration assembly includes a membrane housing and at least one membrane fixture device disposed in the housing. Each membrane fixture device has a plurality of membrane fixture members extending from fixture device inner surface, and each membrane fixture device has membrane openings between the membrane fixture members. The filtration assembly further includes a plurality of ceramic membranes each extending from a first membrane end portion to a second membrane end portion, and each first membrane end portion is disposed in one of the membrane openings, where the membrane fixture members fixture the membranes therein.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/08 - Modules à membranes planes
• B01D 65/00 - Accessoires ou opérations auxiliaires, en général, pour les procédés ou les appareils de séparation utilisant des membranes semi-perméables

Abrégé

A filtration assembly includes at least one membrane assembly, where the membrane assembly includes a membrane and at least one end cap device. The end cap device is defined in part by a longitudinal axis and extends from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal axis. The end cap device includes an intermediate profile between the first end and the second end, and the second end has a smaller inner diameter than the first end.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/08 - Modules à membranes planes
• B01D 65/00 - Accessoires ou opérations auxiliaires, en général, pour les procédés ou les appareils de séparation utilisant des membranes semi-perméables

Abrégé

A filtration assembly includes a tower extending from a first end portion to a second end portion. The tower has at least a first side and a second side, and a permeate collection chamber, where permeate is collected in the permeate collection chamber. The tower has a tower outlet, and a module mounting portion on at least one of the first side or the second side. The filtration assembly includes a base coupled with the second end portion of the tower. One or more modules of the filtration assembly are each mounted in the module mounting portion, where the modules include one or more ceramic filtration membranes. The modules extend from a module first end portion to a second end portion, where the first portion has an outlet and is disposed within the permeate collection chamber. The module is sealed with the tower at the first end portion.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 61/18 - Appareils à cet effet
• B01D 63/08 - Modules à membranes planes
• C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
• B01D 65/02 - Nettoyage ou stérilisation de membranes

Abrégé

The invention relates to a filter device (10) serving to filter a liquid, in particular for treating water. The filter device comprises: at least two plate-shaped filter elements (12) and at least one holding element (20) for the filter elements (12). According to the invention, the holding element (20) comprises a holding frame (22), a grout material (26), and an end unit (24), which is separate from the holding frame (22), wherein the grout material (26) is arranged between the filter elements (12) and the holding frame (22), such that the grout material seals the filter elements (12) against the holding frame (22), that the end unit (24) is fastened on the holding frame (22) in a liquid-tight manner, and that the holding frame (22) and the end unit (24) delimit a liquid collection chamber (40).

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 63/06 - Modules à membranes tubulaires
• B01D 63/08 - Modules à membranes planes
• B01D 65/00 - Accessoires ou opérations auxiliaires, en général, pour les procédés ou les appareils de séparation utilisant des membranes semi-perméables
• B01D 71/02 - Matériaux inorganiques

Produits et services

Chemicals for use with ceramic membranes. Ceramic modules (being parts of machines), incorporating a ceramic membrane and a vessel containing the membrane in order to  provide the user with a configuration allowing to connect the membrane to the desired source of fluid or air requiring filtration and to collect the fluid or air after it has been filtered; ceramic membranes (being parts of machines), filters and modules for microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and distillation, particularly, comprised of ceramic substrate with an applied coating designed to remove specific contaminants from water, air and a variety of industrial fluids with the formulation for the applied coating being modifiable to prevent a specific size of contaminant from passing through the membrane; ceramic filtration racks (being parts of machines)accommodating various numbers of ceramic modules designed to process the fil volume of fluid or air that the user requires for filtration; ceramic filtration apparatus and systems, incorporating hardware, including pumps, valves and storage tanks, and subsystems. Ceramic filtration control panels, being subsystems of ceramic filtration apparatus and systems, comprised of a programmable logic controllers, software, measurement and/or instrumentation and/or control loops to automate the operation of the system parameters including flow rate, backwash frequency and/or cleaning cycles. Ceramic membrane filtration plant maintenance; installation of ozone systems to ceramic systems; installation, maintenance and upgrading of ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems; offsite regeneration of ceramic membrane filters to their original performance characteristics, in particular, by applying special cleaning processes performed by  the manufacturer at the manufacture site or specially equipped service centers. Scientific and technological services, namely, analysis and testing in the field of filtration and purification of water and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services in the field of water quality to determine potential for ceramic membranes; ceramic membrane filtration plant design;   rental of ceramic membranes; rental of ceramic membrane systems; on site pilot testing of ceramic membranes; troubleshooting of polymeric filtration systems; optimization of reverse osmosis systems in conjunction with ceramic membrane pretreatment; remote monitoring and diagnostics of ceramic membrane systems; providing upgrades to polymeric filtration systems; particularly, by developing and offering performance enhancements incorporated in newer ceramic membranes;    management and operation of ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems for third parties.

Produits et services

(1) Ceramic filtration apparatus and systems, namely, chemicals for use with ceramic membranes; ceramic modules; ceramic membranes, filters and modules for microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and distillation; ceramic filtration control panels; ceramic filtration racks. (1) Scientific and technological services, namely, analysis and testing in the field of filtration and purification of water and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services in the field of water quality to determine potential for ceramic membranes; ceramic membrane filtration plant design; ceramic membrane filtration plant maintenance; rental of ceramic membranes; rental of ceramic membrane systems; on site pilot testing of ceramic membranes; troubleshooting of polymeric filtration systems; optimization of reverse osmosis systems in conjunction with ceramic membrane pretreatment; remote monitoring and diagnostics of ceramic membrane systems; providing upgrades to polymeric filtration systems; installation of ozone systems to ceramic systems; offsite regeneration of ceramic membrane filters; installation, maintenance and upgrading of ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems; management and operation of ceramic membrane and ceramic filter systems for third parties.