Apparatus for Purifying a Liquid Comprising a Target Substance
AssigneeFujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited
InventorsTibor Nagy, Jonathan Haigh, Charles Heise, Andrew Topping, James Pullen
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Abstract
Apparatus for purifying a liquid comprising a target substance comprising at least two units arranged in series such that the feed stream of the second and any subsequent units comprises the product stream from a downstream unit, wherein each unit comprises specified components (i) to (vi), including a a switchable bypass assembly. Also claimed are the units and a flowpath assembly. The units may be essentially the same except for a device they contain, leading to advantages in terms of simplicity, cost and ease of operation, lower risk of operator error, easier maintenance and lower inventory of spare parts.
Claims13
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A flowpath assembly comprising the following components (i) to (vi):
- (i) an inlet for a liquid feedstock;
- (ii) a multiple inlet flow-controller comprising two or more variable flow inlet valves for providing at least two liquids in a desired ratio;
- (iii) a mixing means;
- (iv) an outlet for feeding liquid to a device for performing a processing operation and an inlet for receiving liquid from the device;
- (v) a means for imparting the flow of liquids through the flowpath assembly;
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- (vi) a switchable bypass assembly for causing liquids to either flow into the mixing means or to bypass the mixing means.
-40. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.