Abstract:
A membrane element sealing material holding member that even when the dimension of outer diameter of center tube varies, enables holding of the center tube in the center and further enables easy insertion of the center tube; and a membrane element utilizing the same. The membrane element sealing material holding member comprises central opening (19) for insertion of a center tube of spiral membrane element, peripheral orifice (15a) for flowing of a raw liquid into a membrane end portion of membrane element and outer circumferential part (18) for holding of circular sealing material, wherein the central opening (19) has inner circumferential surface (16a) of cylindrical form with a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the inserted center tube, and wherein at three or more positions on the inner circumferential surface (16a), there is provided projection (21) that has sloping face (21 a) on its side of center tube (6) insertion and is deformable at the time of insertion of center tube (6) with an outer diameter larger than that of incircle.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connection member capable of preventing leakage from a supply side to a permeating side from occurring by a simple means, and a separation membrane module using it. SOLUTION: In the connection member (20) for connecting in series a plurality of separation membrane elements equipped with end surface holding members (36) and installing them in a pressure-resistant vessel (38), the connection member (20) is engaged with respective grooves (36b) of the end surface holding members (36) adjacent to each other when the separation membrane elements are connected to each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spiral membrane element which can moderate the gradient of permeation efficiency in the radial direction and thereby, minimize the dispersion of separation performance. SOLUTION: This spiral membrane element is of such a structure that a separation membrane (14), a supply-side flow path material (11) and a permeation-side flow path material (13) are singly or plurally wound around a porous hollow center pipe (12). In addition, the permeation-side flow path material (13) is characteristic in that the material (13) becomes gradually thicker from the outer circumferential side end part (13a) to the inner circumferential side end part (13b). COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spiral separation membrane element suppressing concentration polarization without increasing pressure loss on a feed side. SOLUTION: The spiral separation membrane element is constituted so that a single or multiple separation membranes, feed side flow passage materials and permeating side flow passage materials are wound around a porous hollow central pipe, wherein the feed side flow passage material includes a net formed of multiple cell-like crossing yarns 1, 2, and protrusions 3 provided at least part of the multiple yarns 1, 2, and the protrusion 3 is protruded into a unit cell 4 surrounded by the yarns 1, 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spiral membrane module which can realize a simple connection between membrane elements and, at the same time, causes no connection loosening or disconnection during operation. SOLUTION: In this spiral membrane module, a plurality of spiral membrane elements 20 each comprising a membrane and a flow passage material wound in a plurality of layers around a perforated center tube 3 are connected to each other in series through a connecting mechanism J and is housed within a pressure vessel 10. One of upstream side end or downstream side end of the membrane element 20 is provided with the connecting mechanism J which comprises a movable member M comprising an engaging part 9d engageable with the other of upstream side end or downstream side end of the membrane element 20. The movable member M comprises an abutting part 9c which is abutted against an inner wall 10a in the pressure vessel 10 to lock the engagement by the engaging part 9d. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spiral separation membrane element in which the pressure loss to be caused when permeated water flows in a water collection pipe can be decreased without changing the outside and inside diameters of the water collection pipe. SOLUTION: The spiral separation membrane element is formed by spirally winding a separation membrane 1, a supply-side flow passage material 2 and a permeated water-side flow passage material 3 around the perforated water collection pipe 5 in a laminated state. A plurality of grooves 5a each extending along the axial direction of the water collection pipe 5 are arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the water collection pipe 5. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid separation membrane with which dissolved components such as chromaticity components or COD components, which are difficult to be removed, are easily removed without installing a specific treatment system, and to provide an operation method therefor. SOLUTION: The liquid separation membrane is structured by forming a membrane base material on a supporting body and dispersing an adsorbent in the membrane base material or the supporting body. As the liquid separation membrane, any one of a precision filter membrane and an ultrafiltration membrane may be used. The adsorbent may have any of a granular, fibrous or, powdery shape, or the like, and as the adsorbent, various adsorbents such as a polymer based resin in addition to coconut shell, coal, activated carbon as ligneous material or the like may be used. The dissolved components adsorbed with the adsorbent in the filtration operation are desorbed physically or chemically in a cleaning and recovering operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the clogging of a clearance between membrane elements even when the clearance is narrowed and to well control the generation of a cake layer on a membrane surface with the clearance narrowed by making a belt-type screen travel across the downward and upward directions of membrane element groups. SOLUTION: A belt-type screen 4 is traveling across the downward direction of membrane element groups 1,.... Since drainage introduced from the lower end opening 210 of a skirt part 21 passes through the screen 4 and ascends in a clearance 10 between the membrane elements, even when the introduced drainage contains large-sized solids, the solids can be caught by the screen 4. The screen 4 is also traveling across the upward direction of the membrane element groups 1,.... The caught solids are peeled off by ascending currents from the groups 1,... so that the clogging of the screen 4 traveling below the groups 1,... can be prevented.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the antiinner pressure strength of an adhesive layer which seals the periphery of a plain membrane by arranging the plain membrane on both faces of a framework or a support plate and reinforcing the adhesive layer around the plain membrane, with a fiber material. SOLUTION: A filtrate passage material 12 such as plastic unwoven fabric, tricot or the like is packed into a framework 11 formed by injection-molding a plastic or the like having a filtrate collection pipe part 111. In addition, a plain membrane 13 comprising an ultrafiltration membrane, a microfiltration membrane or the like, applied to the surface of a support material such as unwoven fabric, woven fabric or the like, is arranged on both faces of the framework 11. Further, an adhesive layer 14 is reinforced with a fiber material 15 in order to seal a space between the periphery of the plain membrane 13 and the framework 11. Thus it is possible to upgrade the antiinner pressure strength of the adhesive material 14 for sealing the periphery of the plain membrane 13. Consequently, the smooth circulation of an untreated liquid is securely realized between an intermembrane element gap passage and an untreated liquid space outside membrane element groups set side by side and ensure high untreated liquid treatment efficiency.