Owner IONICS, INCORPORATED

Inventors ARNOLD, John, W.; ELYANOW, Irving, D.; CARSON, William, W.

Pub. Number AU-A-2002354011

PCT Number PCT/US02/35352

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/039708

Priority 60/332,878 06.11.01 US; 60/392,225 28.06.02 US

Filing date 5 November 2002

Wipo publication date 19 May 2003

B01D 024/00 Filtration

B01D 029/00 Other filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, or filtering elements therefor

B01D 029/07 Other filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, or filtering elements therefor

B01D 029/085 Other filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, or filtering elements therefor

B01D 029/46 Other filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, or filtering elements therefor

B01D 035/00 Other filtering devices

B01D 035/28 Other filtering devices

B01D 063/00 Apparatus in general for separation processes using semi-permeable membranes

B01D 061/00 Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration

B01D 061/02 Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration - Reverse osmosis

C02F 001/44 Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage - by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis

B01D 025/00 Filters formed by clamping together several filtering elements or parts of such elements

B01D 027/00 Cartridge filters of the throw-away type

B01D 027/06 Cartridge filters of the throw-away type