US4629569A
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Process and device for the separation of impurities from liquids
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1984-05-03
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2004-05-03
Abstract
Abstract Depth filter for the separation of turbidities from liquids with permeation layers (2), in which the filter bed consists of a plurality of thin permeable membrane layers (3) which are arranged one after the other and in mutually spaced relationship perpendicularly to the principal flow direction and in which the individual membrane layers (3) contain macroholes (4) through which flows the principal proportion of the liquid throughput passing through the filter. The process for the separation of turbidities from liquids in the use of such a device makes a simple regeneration for the filter possible wherein the filter is regenerated by means of a short time cross-wise flushing of the filter bed with a superimposed upward or downward flow. In addition in the flushing phase the liquid may be exposed to an ultrasound blast.
Inventors
- 👤 Rolf D. Gimbel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:02
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D29/00; B01D29/50; B01D29/56; B01D29/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
Device for separating turbidities from liquids, wherein the filter device comprises a plurality of mutually spaced, thin permeable membrane layers extending cross-wise of the principal flow direction, and wherein the individual membrane layers contain microholes and also contain macroholes, said macroholes being of a size such that the major portion of the liquid throughput passing through the filter device, flows through the macroholes, the macroholes in adjacent membrane layers being provided at mutually displaced locations and the spacing between adjacent membrane layers being such as to permit the cross-wise flow from the macroholes in a predetermined layer to the macroholes at the displaced locations in the next adjacent layer, the flow through the macroholes resulting in a reduction in the pressure drop through the filter device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
Device for separating turbidities from liquids, wherein the filter device comprises a plurality of mutually spaced, thin permeable membrane layers extending cross-wise of the principal flow direction, and wherein the individual membrane layers contain microholes and also contain macroholes, said macroholes being of a size such that the major portion of the liquid throughput passing through the filter device, flows through the macroholes, the macroholes in adjacent membrane layers being provided at mutually displaced locations and the spacing between adjacent membrane layers being such as to permit the cross-wise flow from the macroholes in a predetermined layer to the macroholes at the displaced locations in the next adjacent layer, the flow through the macroholes resulting in a reduction in the pressure drop through the filter device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the macroholes are distributed in a statistically irregular fashion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the mutual spacings of the individual membrane layers are made different from each other in the principal flow direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the number and/or size of the macroholes in the individual membrane layers are made different in the principal flow direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the surfaces of the individual membrane layers are structured.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
Device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter device has liquid connections for the production of a cross-wise flow parallel to the individual membrane filter layers and perpendicular to the principal flow direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
Process for separating turbidities from liquids which uses permeation layers, said process comprising providing a filter device including a plurality of spaced serially arranged permeable membrane layers with macroholes, and carrying out the filter regeneration by short time cross-wise flushing of the filter device with a superimposed upward or downward flow through the filter device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
Process for separating turbidities from liquids which uses permeation layers, said process comprising providing a filter device including a plurality of spaced serially arranged permeable membrane layers with macroholes, and carrying out the filter regeneration by short time cross-wise flushing of the filter device with a superimposed upward or downward flow through the filter device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
Process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the liquid in the filter device in the flushing phase is additionally exposed to an ultra sound blast.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
Device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the macroholes are arranged in a regular pattern, the centers, projected in principal flow direction, of the macroholes being spaced from each other as far as possible for any two mutually superposed membrane layers.
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