EP1115474A4 - Apparatus and method for cleaning membrane filtration modules - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for cleaning membrane filtration modules

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Publication number
EP1115474A4
EP1115474A4 EP99948614A EP99948614A EP1115474A4 EP 1115474 A4 EP1115474 A4 EP 1115474A4 EP 99948614 A EP99948614 A EP 99948614A EP 99948614 A EP99948614 A EP 99948614A EP 1115474 A4 EP1115474 A4 EP 1115474A4
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Prior art keywords
membrane filtration
filtration modules
cleaning membrane
cleaning
modules
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EP99948614A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1115474A1 (en
Inventor
Fufang Zha
Edward John Jordan
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Siemens Industry Inc
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US Filter Wastewater Group Inc
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Priority claimed from AUPP6218A external-priority patent/AUPP621898A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPP6217A external-priority patent/AUPP621798A0/en
Application filed by US Filter Wastewater Group Inc filed Critical US Filter Wastewater Group Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/AU1999/000817 external-priority patent/WO2000018498A1/en
Publication of EP1115474A1 publication Critical patent/EP1115474A1/en
Publication of EP1115474A4 publication Critical patent/EP1115474A4/en
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EP99948614A 1998-09-25 1999-09-24 Apparatus and method for cleaning membrane filtration modules Ceased EP1115474A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPP621798 1998-09-25
AUPP621898 1998-09-25
AUPP6218A AUPP621898A0 (en) 1998-09-25 1998-09-25 Apparatus and method for cleaning membrane filtration modules
AUPP6217A AUPP621798A0 (en) 1998-09-25 1998-09-25 Membrane bioreactor
AUPP111299 1999-06-21
AUPP111299 1999-06-21
PCT/AU1999/000817 WO2000018498A1 (en) 1998-09-25 1999-09-24 Apparatus and method for cleaning membrane filtration modules

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EP1115474A1 EP1115474A1 (en) 2001-07-18
EP1115474A4 true EP1115474A4 (en) 2005-03-30

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JPS61293504A (en) * 1985-06-24 1986-12-24 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Separation device utilizing hollow yarn membrane
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US5271830A (en) * 1989-12-11 1993-12-21 Gie Anjou-Recherche Water treatment installation for a tangential filtration loop
JPH06343837A (en) * 1993-06-02 1994-12-20 Ebara Infilco Co Ltd Hollow fiber membrane module
JPH07136471A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Toray Ind Inc Hollow yarn membrane module
JPH07185268A (en) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-25 Toray Ind Inc Hollow fiber filter membrane element and module
JPH07303895A (en) * 1994-05-16 1995-11-21 Kubota Corp Water treatment apparatus
JPH0999227A (en) * 1995-10-05 1997-04-15 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Immersion type membrane separation device
JPH1085565A (en) * 1996-09-19 1998-04-07 Yamada Kogyo Kk Membrane separator
DE29804927U1 (en) * 1998-03-13 1998-06-10 Rochem RO-Wasserbehandlung GmbH, 20355 Hamburg Device for separating liquid media contaminated with foreign substances

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JPS61242607A (en) * 1985-04-22 1986-10-28 Asahi Chem Ind Co Ltd Preparation of hollow yarn type module having slit
JPS61291007A (en) * 1985-06-17 1986-12-20 Toyobo Co Ltd Hollow yarn type separation membrane element
JPS61293504A (en) * 1985-06-24 1986-12-24 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Separation device utilizing hollow yarn membrane
US5271830A (en) * 1989-12-11 1993-12-21 Gie Anjou-Recherche Water treatment installation for a tangential filtration loop
US5209852A (en) * 1990-08-31 1993-05-11 Japan Organo Co. Ltd. Process for scrubbing porous hollow fiber membranes in hollow fiber membrane module
JPH06343837A (en) * 1993-06-02 1994-12-20 Ebara Infilco Co Ltd Hollow fiber membrane module
JPH07136471A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-05-30 Toray Ind Inc Hollow yarn membrane module
JPH07185268A (en) * 1993-12-28 1995-07-25 Toray Ind Inc Hollow fiber filter membrane element and module
JPH07303895A (en) * 1994-05-16 1995-11-21 Kubota Corp Water treatment apparatus
JPH0999227A (en) * 1995-10-05 1997-04-15 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Immersion type membrane separation device
JPH1085565A (en) * 1996-09-19 1998-04-07 Yamada Kogyo Kk Membrane separator
DE29804927U1 (en) * 1998-03-13 1998-06-10 Rochem RO-Wasserbehandlung GmbH, 20355 Hamburg Device for separating liquid media contaminated with foreign substances

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DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 198649, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A88, AN 1986-323879, XP002315442 *
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 198705, Derwent World Patents Index; Class D15, AN 1987-033812, XP002315443 *
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