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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Emefcy Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Inventors:
Ronen-Itzhak Shechter, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Steven D. Kloos, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
EMEFCY LTD., Caesarea, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/20 (2006.01); C02F 3/10 (2006.01); C02F 3/26 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01); B01D 63/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/208 (2013.01); B01D 63/02 (2013.01); B01D 63/04 (2013.01); C02F 3/102 (2013.01); C02F 3/26 (2013.01); B01D 2313/23 (2013.01); B01D 2313/26 (2013.01); B01D 2315/06 (2013.01); Y02W 10/15 (2015.05);
Abstract
Provided is a water treatment module including a bundle of hollow fiber membranes that includes a treatment portion extending between bottom and top ends and at least one gas diffuser. The membranes may be gas permeable and water impermeable. At least one end of the hollow fiber membranes is linked to a source of biofilm growth-supporting gas (BGSG) and configured to permit inlet of said BGSG into the hollow fiber membranes. Also provided herein are devices, systems and methods making use of the module.