Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Three-dimensional feed spacers with TPMS architectures for membrane-based systems
-
Application No.: US17202062Application Date: 2021-03-15
-
Publication No.: US11779888B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Hassan Arafat , Rashid Abu Al-Rub , Nurshaun Sreedhar , Oraib Al-Ketan , Navya Thomas
- Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Applicant Address: AE Abu Dhabi
- Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: AE Abu Dhabi
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- The original application number of the division: US15795864 2017.10.27
- Main IPC: B01D63/12
- IPC: B01D63/12 ; B01D63/10 ; B01D63/06 ; B01D63/08
Abstract:
A filter element comprises a membrane layer; and a feed spacer on the membrane layer, wherein the feed spacer comprises a plurality of unit cells arranged in three dimensions, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells comprises a cavity defined by a triply periodic minimal surface, and wherein the cavities of the plurality of unit cells are interconnected to allow a fluid to pass through the cavities of the plurality of unit cells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210229042A1 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEED SPACERS WITH TPMS ARCHITECTURES FOR MEMBRANE-BASED SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
Information query
