EP4003918A1 - Dispositif de filtration à filtre gravitaire pour adoucissement et purification d'eau potable - Google Patents

Dispositif de filtration à filtre gravitaire pour adoucissement et purification d'eau potable

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EP4003918A1
EP4003918A1 EP20746705.1A EP20746705A EP4003918A1 EP 4003918 A1 EP4003918 A1 EP 4003918A1 EP 20746705 A EP20746705 A EP 20746705A EP 4003918 A1 EP4003918 A1 EP 4003918A1
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filter element
filtering module
block material
filter
porous block
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Alexander MASLYUKOV
Viktor SAPRYKIN
Vladimir MASLYUKOV
Anna BREKHOVA
Roman PODOBEDOV
Juergen Johann
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BWT Barrier Rus JSC
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    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/001—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance
    • C02F1/003—Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D27/00—Cartridge filters of the throw-away type
    • B01D27/02—Cartridge filters of the throw-away type with cartridges made from a mass of loose granular or fibrous material
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  • the invention relates to gravity-type filtering modules for purifying drinking water and can be used to improve the quality of drinking water purification in household pitcher-type filters.
  • Household filters for the treatment of drinking water are currently widely used among the population as an alternative to bottled drinking water.
  • the most popular among them are gravity filters in the form of pitcher-type filters that are distinguished by their simple design, low price, and the fact that they do not require connection to pressurized water systems.
  • Pitcher-type filters consist of a vessel with a intake funnel in the upper part thereof, into which the water to be treated is poured, and a filtering module (cartridge) which is tightly connected to the funnel and performs water purification. Purified water is collected at the bottom of the pitcher.
  • US 2012/0012515, 2012; US 2009/0001011 , 2009; RU 2617775, 2017) comprise a plastic vessel accommodating a mixture of granular and/or fiber sorbent and filter materials (DE 000002919901 , 1980; WO 1998/017582, 1998; WO 2005/1 18481 , 2005, WO 2005/1 18104, 2005; WO 2005/1 18482, 2005;
  • the upper part of the plastic vessel is hermetically connected to an opening in the filter funnel through a filtering module fixing system, and the lower part of the plastic vessel is provided with one or more openings for releasing the purified water.
  • one or more openings are provided in the hermetic fixing system for water inlet and air outlet.
  • the gravity filter filtering modules comprising a filter medium made of porous block material are advantageous over the gravity filter filtering modules comprising a filter medium consisting of a mixture of granular or fiber sorbent and filter materials, since they provide consistently high effectiveness of water purification over their entire service life. This is the result of rigid fixation of the particles of the sorbent components in the porous block material, which does not lead to the formation of voids and cracks therein during the passage of air bubbles released from the treated water as it occurs in the volume of the filter medium consisting of a mixture of granular and/or fiber sorbent and filter materials.
  • gravity-type filtering modules comprising a filter medium made of porous block material compared to gravity filter filtering modules comprising a filter medium consisting of a mixture of granular and/or fiber sorbent and filter materials is the absence of smallest particles of sorbent materials in the purified water, especially during an initial filtration period, which due to their small size are not retained by fiber materials and meshes provided at the inlet and outlet of the filter module.
  • gravity filter filtering modules that comprise a filter medium made of porous block material
  • gravity filter filtering modules comprising a filter medium consisting of a mixture of granular and/or fiber sorbent and filter materials
  • they are not widely used, mainly because of their complex design and low filtration rates.
  • the closest prior art filtering module (US 2009/000101 1 , 2009) to the claimed invention comprises a filter element made of porous block material placed inside a plastic cylinder that has inlet and outlet openings, and a fixing system attached to a plastic body and to which the porous block material is hermetically attached.
  • This design involves the making of injection molded polymer parts of the plastic cylinder of the filtering module and its fixing system as well as the hermetic fastening of the porous filter material to the body of the fixing system and the hermetic fastening of the plastic cylinder to the fixing system.
  • This design of a filtering module with the porous filter element provided inside the plastic casing is distinguished by low filtration rates and an unsatisfactory water treatment capacity for the consumer, which is due to two factors: a) in the embodiment variant with the movement direction of the water being purified from the cavity between the plastic cylinder and the porous block material, air released from the water into the volume of the porous block material will accumulate in the upper part of the volume of the porous block material and, for lack of outlet, will block water filtration in the upper part of the porous block material, which results in a decrease in the filtration surface area and accordingly decrease in filtration rate and capacity; b) in the variant with the movement direction of the water being purified from the volume of the porous block material through the porous block material and into the cavity between the plastic cylinder and the porous block material, the filtered water will meet the resistance of the filtered water present in this cavity, which will slow down the filtration, and moreover released air will block part of the outer filter surface of the porous block material, which will adversely affect the
  • the composition used for making the porous block material contains a binder from the class of hydrophobic polymers with a melt index of less than 1.8 g/10 min as determined by ASTM D 1238 at 190 °C and a load of 25 kg, and that the compression of the starting mixture during molding of the porous block material is less than 10 %.
  • the binder does not reliably contact the particles of the starting mixture, resulting in a material with low mechanical strength, which is unable to fulfill the function of a filtering module casing.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a gravity filter filtering module for purifying drinking water which has a simplified design and at the same time provides an increased filtration rate in combination with high effectiveness and high water purification capacity.
  • the proposed gravity filter filtering module for purifying drinking water which comprises a system for fixing the filtering module to the filter funnel, which has an opening for the inlet of water to be purified and for outlet of air, a filter element in the form of a hollow vertical vessel comprising a body made of porous block material and having a porous or hermetically sealed bottom, or in the form of a disk made of porous block material, wherein the porous block material is obtained by compression of a heated mixture of powdered starting components comprising activated carbon particles and polymer binder, or activated carbon particles, heavy metal sorbent, and polymer binder; and wherein the fixing system of the filtering module is connected to the filter element by an adhesive joint or by a mechanical connection.
  • the filter element may be made of porous block material in the form of a hollow vertical vessel with a cross-sectional shape for example in the form of a circle (hollow cylinder), square, rectangle, oval, or a complex contour, or in the form of a hollow inverse pyramid, or a hollow inverse cone, or a hollow inverse truncated pyramid or truncated inverse cone with a porous or hermetically sealed bottom, which has walls of consistent or differing thickness, or in the form of a disk of various shapes, which has smooth or ribbed upper and lower surfaces, for example.
  • a cross-sectional shape for example in the form of a circle (hollow cylinder), square, rectangle, oval, or a complex contour, or in the form of a hollow inverse pyramid, or a hollow inverse cone, or a hollow inverse truncated pyramid or truncated inverse cone with a porous or hermetically sealed bottom, which has walls of consistent or differing thickness, or in the form of a disk of various
  • the height of the filter element ranges between 10 mm and 100 mm, the outer diameter ranges between 35 mm and 100 mm.
  • the walls and of the porous bottom of the filter element have a thickness between 5 mm and 25 mm.
  • a heat-treated mixture of powdered materials is used, either consisting of activated carbon and a polymer binder with a melt index from 2 g to 20 g per 10 min according to ASTM D 1238 at 190 °C and a load of 25 kg, and with a particle size of the activated carbon and the polymer binder between 0.05 mm and 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.07 and 0.15 mm, with a ratio of activated carbon to polymer binder of (75 - 95):(5 - 25) wt%; or a heat-treated mixture of powdered materials consisting of activated carbon, a heavy metal sorbent, and a polymer binder with a melt index from 2 g to 20 g per 10 min according to ASTM D 1238 at 190 °C and a load of 25 kg, and with a particle size between 0.05 mm and 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.07 and 0.15 mm, with a ratio of activated carbon to
  • the heavy metal sorbent used include inorganic sorbents selected from the classes of zeolites, aluminum silicates, silica gels, aluminum oxide, zirconium dioxide, and/or organic sorbents based on cation-exchange resins and fibers.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is made either by an extrusion process or by a hot pressing process with a compression ratio of 12 - 25 % during molding, and at a temperature that is higher by 10 - 40 °C than the softening temperature of the polymer binder, and the polymers used as the polymer binder include polymers selected from the classes of polyolefins and/or polyesters and/or copolymers thereof, which have a melt index between 2 and 20 g per 10 min according to ASTM D 1238 at 190 °C and a load of 25 kg.
  • the fixing system of the filtering module is configured so as to allow the filtering module to be sealed tightly to the body of the filter funnel and comprises either a threaded unit connected to a threaded portion of the funnel, or a rim with elements providing for a tight fit to the funnel opening, and the fixing system is connected to the filter element by an adhesive joint using a melted polymer or any other adhesive material, or by a mechanical connection engaging on the inner or outer, or inner and outer surface(s) of the filter element.
  • the distinctive feature of the claimed invention is the fundamentally novel design of the filtering module, which does not require an additional device such as, for example, a plastic cylinder designed to accommodate filter material therein as is the case in the prototype, rather the filter element itself performs the function of a casing by being made of a porous block material in the form of a hollow vertical vessel with a porous or hermetically sealed bottom or in the form disk, which at the same time performs the function of a filter material.
  • the porous block material used exhibits increased mechanical strength due to the good bonding (adhesion) of the particles of the starting mixture, which is ensured by using a polymer binder with a melt index from 2 g to 20 g per 10 min according to ASTM D 1238 at 190 °C and a load of 25 kg, and by a compression ratio of 12 % to 25 % during molding, which allows to use it as a filter element body.
  • the invention provides a gravity filter filtering module for drinking water purification, which is characterized by a simple configuration, as it does not require an additional vessel for the filter material, while providing a high filtration rate from 250 to 500 cm 3 /min compared to the prototype, in combination with highly effective water purification from 92 % to 98 % and a filtering capacity of up to 450 liters.
  • the end plate (hermetically sealed bottom) may be made of a polymer such as polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a filter pitcher comprising a filtering module according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a filter pitcher with a filtering module according to a second embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a filter pitcher with a filtering module according to a third
  • FIGS. 4to 10 are schematic sectional views of different further embodiments of filtering modules according to the invention.
  • FIGS.1 1 and 12 each show a vertical section and a cross-sectional view of further embodiments of filtering modules according to the invention.
  • FIG. 13 shows a top plan view and a side elevational view of a further embodiment of the filtering
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a filter pitcher 1 comprising an intake funnel 2, a filtering module 3 with a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5. Arrows indicate the direction of water flow during filtration.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a filter pitcher 1 comprising an intake funnel 2, a filtering module 3 with a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a porous bottom. Arrows indicate the direction of water flow during filtration.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a filter pitcher 1 comprising an intake funnel 2, a filtering module 3 with a filter element 4 in the form of a disk. Arrows indicate the direction of water flow during filtration.
  • FIG. 4 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element 4 is attached to the fixing system 6 and to the end plate 5 by an adhesive joint 8 at the end faces of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 5 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a porous bottom, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 by an adhesive joint 8 at the end face of the porous block material.
  • Arrows indicate the direction of water flow during filtration.
  • FIG. 6 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder that has walls of differing thickness and a porous bottom, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 by an adhesive joint 8 at the end face of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 7 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 and the end plate 5 by a mechanical connection 9 along the inner cylindrical surface of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 8 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 and to the end plate 5 by a mechanical connection 9 along the inner and outer cylindrical surfaces of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 9 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5, and a fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 and to the end plate 5 by a mechanical connection 9 on the outer cylindrical surface of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 10 shows a filtering module 3 comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 7 in the form of a rim comprising elements for a tight fit to the funnel opening by an adhesive joint 8 along the outer surface of the porous block material, and to the end plate 5 by an adhesive joint 8 along the end face of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 1 1 shows sectional views of a filter element 4 which is in the form of a vertical hollow vessel with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 7 in the form of a rim comprising elements for a tight fit to the funnel opening by an adhesive joint 8 along the outer surface of the porous block material, and to the end plate 5 by an adhesive joint 8 along the end face of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 12 shows sectional views of a disk-shaped filter element 4.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 7 in the form of a rim comprising elements for a tight fit to the funnel opening by an adhesive joint 8 on the outer surface of the porous block material.
  • FIG. 13 shows a top view and a side view of a filtering module comprising a filter element 4 in the form of a vertical hollow vessel with a cross-sectional shape in the form of a complex contour and with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5.
  • the porous block material of the filter element is attached to the fixing system 6 in the form of a threaded unit comprising elements tightly fitting to the funnel opening by an adhesive joint 8 along the outer surface of the porous block material, and to the end plate 5 by an adhesive joint 8 along the end face of the porous block material.
  • the design of the filtering module proposed in the present invention is characterized by simplicity, since it does not require any additional housing, for example made of plastics, and therefore no tight connection of such housing to the fixing system of the filter module.
  • the filter element 4 is connected to the fixing system either by adhesive bonding (FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 10, 1 1 , 12, 13), or by a mechanical connection using ripped inserts, or using an elastic clamping ring (FIG. 7), or by being crimped to the outer or inner vertical surfaces of the filter element (FIG. 9 shows an option of crimping to the outer vertical surface), or by being crimped to the outer and inner vertical surfaces of the filter element (FIG.
  • the water to be filtered flows from the intake funnel 2 placed in the filter pitcher 1 and through the filtering module 3 by entering the cavity of filter element 4 (FIGS. 1 , 2, 4 - 10), which is made in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate 5 (FIGS. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10), or in the form of a hollow cylinder with a porous bottom (FIGS. 5, 6), or in the form of a hollow cylinder with walls of differing thickness along its height and with a porous bottom (FIG. 6), or in the form of a hollow vertical vessel with an oval cross-sectional shape with a hermetically sealed bottom (FIG.
  • the water to be filtered passes through the lateral walls of the filter element and is collected in the bottom part of the filter pitcher, and in the case of the embodiments of the filtering module with a porous bottom, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, the water to be filtered passes through the lateral walls and through the bottom of the filter element and is collected in the bottom part of the filter pitcher.
  • the air released from the passing water gets out either into the filter funnel through the inlet of the filter element, or through the porous walls and the porous bottom of the filter element into the interior of the pitcher and is not blocked in the filter surface of the filter element, as it occurs in the prototype patent, thereby ensuring filtration with high rate, high effectiveness, and high capacity.
  • Another factor ensuring a high filtration rate is that air released from the water is not blocked in the outer filter surface of the porous block material, as is the case in the prototype patent due to the presence of a plastic housing in the design of the filtering module.
  • the filter element of the filtering module is made with a wall thickness from 5 mm to 25 mm.
  • the boundary values of the range of wall thicknesses are selected because if the wall thickness is less than 5 mm, the filter element will have insufficient mechanical strength, and if the wall thickness of the filter element is more than 25 mm this will adversely affect the filtration rate due to the significant hydrodynamic resistance.
  • the selected embodiment of the filter element provides a predetermined water filtration rate by the filter element, which is proportional to the filtration surface area and which is minimal for a filter element in the form of a disk and for a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate, and which is maximal for a filter element with a porous bottom and complex cross- sectional shape, or by virtue of its manufacturing technology: filter elements in the form of a hollow cylinder with an end plate are produced by an extrusion process; filter elements in the form of a hollow cylinder with a porous bottom, a hollow vertical vessel with a cross-sectional shape in the form of an oval or a complex contour with a porous bottom, and in the form of a cone or pyramid with a porous bottom or without a porous bottom as well as in the form of a disk are produced by a hot pressing process.
  • the manufacturing process of the filter block is conducted at a temperature that is higher by 10 - 40 °C than the softening temperature of the polymer binder.
  • the formed block material of the filter element will lack strength, and at a temperature of more than 40 °C higher than the softening temperature of the polymer binder, a significant surface area of the sorbent will be blocked due to flowing of the polymer binder.
  • the compression ratio in a range of 12 - 25 % for the components of the granular starting material mixture is selected because this range ensures to obtain of porous material with sufficient mechanical strength. If the compression ratio is less than 12 %, the filter block will not have the necessary mechanical strength. With a compression ratio of more than 25 %, the resulting material will have small pores, which makes it difficult for the water to pass through.
  • the polymer binder is chosen from the classes of polyolefins (e.g. low pressure polyethylene, high pressure polyethylene, polypropylene) and/or polyesters (e.g. polyethylene terephthalate) and/or copolymers thereof (e.g. polyethylene vinyl acetate copolymer) due to their chemical inertness and insolubility in water on the one hand, and on the other hand due to their sufficiently low softening temperatures, which allows to intensify the manufacturing process of the filter element.
  • polyolefins e.g. low pressure polyethylene, high pressure polyethylene, polypropylene
  • polyesters e.g. polyethylene terephthalate
  • copolymers thereof e.g. polyethylene vinyl acetate copolymer
  • the embodiment of the filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with walls of differing thickness and with a hermetically sealed bottom ensures consistent passage of the water to be purified through the walls of the filter element over the entire height thereof, since the increase in pressure of the water column in the cavity of the filter element from top to bottom is compensated by an increasing resistance to the passage of water through the walls due to the corresponding increase in the wall thickness of the filter element.
  • the porous block material of the filter element consists of a sorbent (e.g. activated carbon) and a polymer binder, or of a mixture of sorbents (e.g. activated carbon and heavy metal sorbents) and a polymer binder.
  • a sorbent e.g. activated carbon
  • a polymer binder e.g. polyethylene glycol
  • a mixture of sorbents e.g. activated carbon and heavy metal sorbents
  • sorbents and polymer binder are used in the form of a powder with a particle size from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm, preferably 0.07 mm to 0.15 mm. If the particle size of the sorbents and the polymer binder is less than 0.05 mm, the hydrodynamic resistance of the porous block material increases, which leads to a decrease in filtration rate. If the particle size of the sorbents and the polymer binder is more than 0.5 mm, the effectiveness of water purification decreases due to a decrease in the actual filtration (sorption) surface area of the sorbent particles.
  • the composition of the starting mixture of the porous block material of the filter block is adapted.
  • a mixture of powdered materials consisting of activated carbon and a polymer binder with a ratio of activated carbon to polymer binder of (75 - 95):(5 - 25) wt%.
  • the significant amount of finely dispersed activated carbon contained in such a mixture provides for highly effective water purification from such toxic substances, achieving 92 % - 96 % over the entire service life (see the table below).
  • a mixture of powdered materials consisting of activated carbon, a heavy metal sorbent, and a polymer binder with a ratio of activated carbon to heavy metal sorbent to polymer binder of (30 - 70):(10 - 70):(5 - 20) wt%.
  • the significant amount of sorbents or of a mixture of heavy metal sorbents contained in such a mixture provides for highly effective water purification from such toxic substances, achieving 92 % - 98 % over the entire service life (see table).
  • inorganic sorbents from the classes of zeolites, aluminum silicates, silica gels, aluminum oxide, zirconium dioxide, and/or organic sorbents based on cation-exchange resins and fibers are used as the heavy metal sorbents.
  • exemplary embodiments of filtering modules are given, with filter elements of various shapes and compositions, and the table shows test results thereof with regard to filtration rate and water purification effectiveness.
  • the examples mentioned give an idea of the characteristics of the inventive filtering module, but should not be construed as exhaustive.
  • tests on the filtration rate and water purification effectiveness were performed with the filtering module placed in the funnel of a filter pitcher.
  • the filtration rate was estimated by measuring the time it took for the first liter of water to pass through the filter module, the effectiveness of water treatment was assessed in compliance with GOST 31952-2012 WATER TREATMENT DEVICES - General requirements for effectiveness and methods for its determination.
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate with a fixing system in the form of a threaded unit that is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 4).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 70 mm, outer diameter 62 mm, wall thickness 14 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 85 wt% of activated carbon; 15 wt% of polymer binder: low pressure polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by an extrusion process at a temperature of 145 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 15 %. The test results are presented in the table.
  • Example #2
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a porous bottom and a fixing system in the form of a threaded unit that is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 5).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 70 mm, outer diameter 62 mm, wall and bottom thickness 14 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 90 wt% of activated carbon; 10 wt% of polymer binder: a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate with polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by a hot pressing process at a temperature of 155 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 12 %. The test results are presented in the table.
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow vertical vessel with an oval cross- sectional shape with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate with a fixing system in the form of a rim with elements for tightly fitting to the opening of the funnel, which is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 4).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 50 mm, outer large diameter 65 mm, outer small diameter 38 mm, wall thickness 9 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 75 wt% of activated carbon; 25 wt% of polymer binder: low pressure polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by an extrusion process at a temperature of 135 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 15 %. The test results are presented in the table.
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a disk with a fixing system in the form of a rim with elements for tightly fitting to the opening of the funnel, which is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 12).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 30 mm, diameter 55 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 85 wt% of activated carbon;
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate with a fixing system in the form of a threaded unit which is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 4).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 70 mm, outer diameter 62 mm, wall thickness 14 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 40 wt% of activated carbon; 50 wt% of heavy metal sorbent: weakly acid carboxyl cation exchanger in Na + form; 10 wt% of polymer binder: low pressure polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by an extrusion process at a temperature of 145 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 15 %. The test results are presented in the table.
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate with a fixing system in the form of a threaded unit which is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 4).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 70 mm, outer diameter 62 mm, wall thickness 20 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 30 wt% of activated carbon; 60 wt% of heavy metal sorbent: synthetic zeolite brand KA-BS; 10 wt% of polymer binder: low pressure polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by an extrusion process at a temperature of 150 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 12 %. The test results are presented in the table.
  • the filtering module comprises a filter element in the form of a hollow cylinder with a hermetically sealed bottom end plate with a fixing system in the form of a threaded unit which is connected to the filter element by gluing using melted polyethylene (FIG. 4).
  • Dimensions of the filter element are: height 70 mm, outer diameter 62 mm, wall thickness 14 mm.
  • the starting mixture has the following composition: 40 wt% of activated carbon; 50 wt% of heavy metal sorbent which is a mixture of a weakly acid carboxylic cation exchanger in the Na + form and a synthetic brand zeolite KA-BS (in a ratio of 1 : 1 ); 10 wt% of polymer binder: low pressure polyethylene with a softening temperature of 1 15 °C.
  • the constituents of the mixture have a particle size from 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm.
  • the filter element was made by an extrusion process at a temperature of 145 °C and with a compression ratio of the starting mixture of 15 %. The test results are presented in the table. Table: Test results of filtering module according to the invention
  • the gravity filter filtering module according to the invention achieves high rate, high water treatment effectiveness, and high service life capacity of the filtering module, due to its design, composition and manufacturing technology of the filter element made of porous block material in the form of a vessel or disk.

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L'invention est destinée à l'adoucissement et à la purification de l'eau potable et peut être utilisée pour améliorer la qualité de la purification de l'eau potable dans les pichets de filtration domestiques. Le module de filtration à filtre gravitaire comprend un système de fixation destiné à fixer le module de filtration dans l'entonnoir de filtration, qui comporte une ouverture pour l'entrée d'eau à purifier et pour la sortie d'air ; un élément filtrant sous la forme d'un récipient vertical creux comprenant un corps constitué d'un bloc de matériau poreux avec un fond poreux ou hermétiquement fermé, ou sous la forme d'un disque constitué d'un bloc de matériau poreux. Le bloc de matériau poreux est obtenu par compression d'un mélange chauffé de composants de départ en poudre constitué de particules de charbon actif et d'un liant polymère ou de particules de charbon actif, d'un sorbant de métaux lourds et d'un liant polymère. Le système de fixation du module de filtration est relié à l'élément filtrant par un joint adhésif ou par un raccord mécanique. Le résultat technique réside dans la création d'un module de filtration à filtre gravitaire pour la purification de l'eau potable, qui est caractérisé par sa conception simplifiée et par un taux de filtration élevé en combinaison avec une grande efficacité de purification de l'eau de 92 % à 98 % ainsi qu'une capacité de fonctionnement allant jusqu'à 450 litres.
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