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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Joachim Muller, New South Wales, AU;
Inventor:
Joachim Muller, New South Wales, AU;
Assignee:
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of cleaning a membrane () in a membrane filtration system by flowing gas bubbles past the surfaces of the membrane () to scour accumulated solids therefrom. The method includes flowing a liquid past a supply of gas; creating a reduced pressure within the liquid flow to cause a flow of gas from the supply of gas () into the liquid flow and form gas bubbles therein and then flowing the liquid containing the gas bubbles past the surfaces of the membrane () to scour the surfaces thereof. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.