Filtration membrane and method of making same
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1. A spiral wound module for fluid treatment comprising:
- a spiral wound filtration membrane comprising integrated feed spacers, said feed spacers comprising post-like protrusions isolated from each other in all planar directions along a surface of said membrane, said protrusions arranged in a plurality of rows parallel to an edge of said membrane;
wherein a spacing between adjacent said rows gradually decreases as said rows approach said edge.
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Abstract
A filtration membrane and method of making the same wherein the filtration membrane comprises obstructions and/or spacers.
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1. A spiral wound module for fluid treatment comprising:
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a spiral wound filtration membrane comprising integrated feed spacers, said feed spacers comprising post-like protrusions isolated from each other in all planar directions along a surface of said membrane, said protrusions arranged in a plurality of rows parallel to an edge of said membrane; wherein a spacing between adjacent said rows gradually decreases as said rows approach said edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 28, 29, 30)
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15. A method of making a spiral wound module for use in fluid treatment, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a filtration membrane; integrating feed spacers on a surface of the membrane, said feed spacers comprising post-like protrusions isolated from each other in all planar directions along a surface of said membrane; arranging the protrusions in a plurality of rows parallel to an edge of the membrane; gradually decreasing a spacing between adjacent rows as the rows approach said edge; and spirally winding the membrane into a cylindrical shape. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method or using a spiral wound filtration membrane for treating a fluid comprising the steps of:
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providing a spiral wound filtration membrane comprising feed spacers, wherein the feed spacers comprise at least one member selected from the group consisting or embossed, ink-jet printed, off-set printed, direct printed and stereolithographic printed feed spacers, the feed spacers comprising post-like protrusions isolated from each other in all planar directions along a surface of said membrane and arranged in a plurality of rows parallel to an edge of the membrane; gradually decreasing a spacing between adjacent rows as the rows approach the edge; and providing in the fluid at least one result selected from the group consisting of creating a diffusion effect, reducing concentration polarization, reducing fluid shear, and inducing localized vorlicity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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