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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 63/16 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01); B01D 65/08 (2006.01); C02F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 63/16 (2013.01); B01D 63/02 (2013.01); B01D 65/08 (2013.01); C02F 3/1273 (2013.01); B01D 2321/2058 (2013.01); C02F 2303/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A membrane filtration module configured for use in a filtration reactor, the module comprising: hollow fiber membranes configured to perform filtration of feed fluid in the reactor; and a vibration mechanism configured to vibrate the hollow fiber membranes to generate shear stresses on the surface of the hollow fiber membranes for reducing fouling of the hollow fiber membranes.