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US 8,678,201 B2Granted
Aircraft potable water system
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorJin Hu
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Abstract
A potable water system (10) comprises a supply line (18) and a water-purification device (20) incorporated thereinto. The water-purification device (20) comprises a microorganism filter (40) having a housing (42) and replaceable cartridge (42). The cartridge's filter media (50) includes a microorganism-capturing membrane (e.g., comprising an electropositive material) and a microorganism-killing membrane (e.g., comprising a biocidal material).
Claims20
A filter media comprising
- a microorganism-killing membrane that kills microorganisms and a microorganism-capturing membrane that captures microorganisms wherein the two membranes are bonded to each other to be a free standing sheet;
- and wherein the membranes are pleated to increase a flow rate through the filter media;
- and
- wherein the microorganism-capturing membrane comprises microglass fiber on which nano alumina is coated or deposited.
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