POTTING PROCESS FOR MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULES
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A process for potting porous hollow membranes comprising the steps of:
- providing a potting mould having details formed in its surface to allow co-operation with other components;
positioning ends of said membranes in said mould;
filling said mould with potting material;
allowing said potting material to at least partially cure; and
removing pot formed from said potting material from said mould.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A process for potting porous hollow membranes (5) including the steps of: providing a potting mould (6) having details (8) formed in its surface to allow co-operation with other components; positioning ends of the membranes in the mould (6); filling the mould (6) with potting material (9); allowing the potting material (9) to at least partially cure; and removing the pot formed from the potting material (9) from the mould (6). A filtration module including a pot formed by the process is also disclosed.
-
Citations
8 Claims
-
1. A process for potting porous hollow membranes comprising the steps of:
-
providing a potting mould having details formed in its surface to allow co-operation with other components;
positioning ends of said membranes in said mould;
filling said mould with potting material;
allowing said potting material to at least partially cure; and
removing pot formed from said potting material from said mould. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
-
-
4. A potting process for forming a pot including potting material to sealingly support hollow porous membranes in a filtration module wherein the pot forms a barrier between a feed side and a filtrate side of said membranes and wherein no element forming part of the module is required to retain the potting material.
- 5. A filtration module comprising a pot including potting material to sealingly support hollow porous membranes in said filtration module wherein the pot forms a barrier between a feed side and a filtrate side of said membranes and wherein no element forming part of the module is required to retain the potting material.
Specification