POTTING PROCESS FOR MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULES

• US 20080011675A1
• Filed: 08/23/2005
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemen Water Technologies Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemen Water Technologies Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Kedziora, Eugene
• Application Number:
  US11/574,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20080011675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/500.23
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 63/022 Encapsulating hollow fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 63/0221 using a mould
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 65/00 Accessories or auxiliary operations, in general, for separation processes or apparatus using semi-permeable membranes

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.

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.

2. A potting process according to claim 1 wherein said other components include elements for mounting said membranes.

3. A potting process according to claim 1 wherein said other components include elements for fluid communication with said membranes.

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.

6. A filtration module according to claim 5 wherein in said pot includes details formed in its surface to allow co-operation with other components.

7. A potting process according to claim 6 wherein said other components include elements for mounting said membranes.

8. A potting process according to claim 6 wherein said other components include elements for fluid communication with said membranes.