Redundant filtration system that includes at least one barrier filter as a process filter, the barrier filter having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic paths, allowing both fluid and gas permeability. The need for vents is eliminated, as is an intermediate drain filter. The device also can be dried in series. The filtration system includes a network of conduits and receptacles, the network receiving liquid raw and/or starting material at one end, conducting it through the process stream defined thereby, and producing the desired liquid product at another end. The network is provided with one or more in-puts for introducing liquid raw material into the fluid process stream, and one or more output ports for discharging fluid out of the fluid process stream. The network is preferably an essentially closed network, and also, preferably sterile and/or aseptic.

A hollow fiber membrane module including at least two types of hollow fiber membranes having different inner diameters, comprising first hollow fiber membranes and second hollow fiber membranes, and the equation |P.sub.AP.sub.0||P.sub.BP.sub.0| where P.sub.0 is an initial pressure applied to upper open ends of the first and second hollow fiber membranes, and P.sub.A and P.sub.B are respective pressures at lower open ends of the first and second hollow fiber membranes.

Provided is an improved filtration module assembly comprising a vessel having a filtration cartridge disposed within it and a header coupled to an end of the vessel, the header including a housing having an open-ended upper end and a lower end, and an end cap including a portion that mates with a complimentary structure defined by the inner all of the open ended upper end of the housing to removable engage with the housing and the end cap may further define a passageway for fluid to flow out of the vessel. The filtration module assembly may enable an improved manifold arrangement used to communicate fluids to and from a filtration system comprising a plurality of such modules and the configurations of the present invention may facilitate improved operation of such filtration systems.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to system for recovering ammonia and phosphorus from a waste stream, methods of using the system to precipitate phosphorus as vivianite and to separate ammonia from total organic carbon in the waste stream, methods of modifying a nanofiltration membrane to exhibit selectivity for ammonia passage relative to total organic carbon passage, and compositions including fertilizers produced using recovered ammonia, phosphorus, and optionally potassium from the waste stream. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Provided is a solid precipitation reactor useful for waste-water treatment. The reactor can include a reaction chamber configured to receive feedwater and to allow particulates to at least partially precipitate from the feedwater to form an effluent, and a membrane module having at least one membrane filter configured to receive effluent from the reaction chamber and to filter suspended particulates from the effluent to produce a permeate and a concentrate. The concentrate can be reintroduced to the re-action chamber to allow additional particulates to precipitate. Systems and methods for wastewater treatment, and methods for regenerating a zeolite cation exchanger, using the solid precipitation reactor are also provided.

Disclosed are a composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, disclosed are a composite membrane, which includes a porous support and an active layer deposited on a surface of the porous support, and a method of manufacturing the composite membrane using concentration polarization of a network-nanoparticle-dispersed organic sol-containing solution on a surface of the porous support.

Provided is an improved filtration module assembly comprising a vessel having a filtration cartridge disposed within it and a header coupled to an end of the vessel, the header including a housing having an open-ended upper end and a lower end, and an end cap including a portion that mates with a complimentary structure defined by the inner wall of the open ended upper end of the housing to removably engage with the housing and the end cap may further define a passageway for fluid to flow out of the vessel. The filtration module assembly may enable an improved manifold arrangement used to communicate fluids to and from a filtration system comprising a plurality of such modules and the configurations of the present invention may facilitate improved operation of such filtration systems.

The present invention concerns a method for the removal of radionuclides from water, wherein at least one absorption additive that has an absorptive effect on the nuclides and at least one filter device that is impermeable to the adsorption additive and the nuclides absorbed thereon are used. An improved removal rate is achieved with reduced equipment expenditure when an adsorption layer is formed from the adsorption additive on an inflow-side surface of the respective filter device.

A production method for water for pure water includes adding polyaluminum chloride to raw water to produce first treated water, and filtering the first treated water in two or more stages including filtering with a filtration membrane device in a preceding stage to produce first concentrated water, and filtering the first concentrated water with a filtration membrane device in a subsequent stage. The water for pure water is produced as permeated water produced by the filtering in the two or more stages.

A filter device includes one or more filter membranes, and a filter housing enclosing the one or more filter membranes. Each of the filter membranes includes a base membrane made of a ceramic material, and a plurality of through holes. The base membrane is coated with a coating material.