Improved method of cleaning membrane modules
CA 2538889 C · Owner: Siemens Water Technologies Corp. · Inventors: Lazaredes, Huw Alexander; Cao, Zhiyi; Zha, Fufang
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A method and apparatus for backwashing a membrane filtration system wherein permeate remaining present in the filtration system wherein permeate remaining present in the filtration system when the filtration process is stopped or suspended is used to provide liquid for backwashing the membrane pores during a backwashing process.
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- Filed September 15, 2004 and granted August 14, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 15, 2026.
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