System and method for film-based chromatographic separation
AssigneeRenewable Process Technologies, LLC
InventorJames Banks
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Abstract
A film based chromatography system for capturing and releasing a material from a fluid. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing containing a spiral wound film element. The film element includes a material-capturing web and a fluid passageway web. In another embodiment, the system includes a series of such housings containing film element(s). In a further embodiment, the system includes a plurality of housings arranged in parallel and in series in various combinations. Controllers and valves are arranged to allow flexible fluid processing. The spiral wound film maximizes material contact area in the limited space and volume of the housing.
Claims29
A system for separating a material from a fluid, the system comprising:
- a. a housing including an inlet conduit for delivering the fluid to the both and an outlet conduit for transferring the fluid out of the housing;
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- b. a spiral wound film element removably retainable in the housing, wherein the film element is selected to capture the material thereto.
A system for separating a material from a fluid, the system comprising:
- a. a first inlet conduit for transferring the fluid;
- b. a first housing coupled to the first inlet conduit for receiving the fluid;
- c. a first spiral wound film element retainable in the first housing;
- d. a first outlet conduit coupled to the first housing;
- e. a second inlet conduit coupled to the first outlet conduit for receiving the fluid from the first housing;
- f. a second housing coupled to the second inlet conduit;
- g. a second spiral wound film retainable in the second housing;
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- h. a second outlet conduit for transferring the fluid out of the second housing.
A system for separating a material from a fluid, the system comprising:
- a. a first inlet conduit for transferring the fluid;
- b. a first housing set coupled to the first inlet conduit for receiving the fluid, wherein the first housing set includes one or more housings;
- c. a first spiral wound film retainable in one or more of the one or more housings;
- d. a first outlet conduit coupled to the first housing set;
- e. a second inlet conduit coupled to the first outlet conduit for receiving the fluid from the first housing set;
- f. a second housing set coupled to the second inlet conduit, wherein the second housing set includes one or more housings;
- g. a second spiral wound film retainable in one or more of the one or more housings of the second housing set;
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- h. a second outlet conduit for transferring the fluid out of the second housing set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.