A modular element for making reverse osmosis filtering devices includes: at least one first container and a second container, each of which is provided with a tubular lateral wall, with a bottom plate which closes a first axial end of said lateral wall, with an inlet, with a first outlet and with a second outlet, the first and second containers being arranged so that the respective lateral walls are arranged adjacent and have mutually parallel central axes, and a scavenging duct which connects the second outlet of the first container with the inlet of the second container, the first container, the second container and the scavenging duct are obtained as a single monolithic body.

A filter module for a gravity-type water-purifying device including a plurality of plate-shaped filter members, which are in a plate shape having a predetermined area, produce filtered water from raw water introduced from the outside, and are spaced apart from each other in parallel along one direction while one surface of each filter member faces each other at a predetermined; and a filtered-water integrating member for fixing one side of each of the plate-shaped filter members so that the plurality of plate-shaped filter members can be kept spaced apart from each other along one direction while facing each other, and for integrating and discharging the filtered water individually produced from each of the plurality of plate-shaped filter members.

A filtration module is provided, the module including at least one filtration packet containing filtration media or one or more membranes, such as a stack of membranes, the at least one filtration packet having one or more fluid ports, the one or more fluid ports being surrounded by a primary seal and a secondary seal spaced from the primary seal. The secondary seals are designed to maintain sterility of the assembly during shipping, handling and/or installation. A removable film may cover one or more fluid ports to maintain sterility prior to use.

Hemofilters for in vivo filtration of blood are disclosed. The hemofilters disclosed herein provide an optimal flow of blood through the filtration channels while maintaining a pressure gradient across the filtration channel walls to enhance filtration and minimize turbulence and stagnation of blood in the hemofilter.

A cleaning method of a membrane filtration system in which a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region, the method including backwashing and blowing in which after the backwashing is started, gas is introduced into the plurality of modules through a blow header pipe. The method further includes forming, before the blowing is started, a gas layer across an entire longitudinal direction of the blow header pipe.

A tangential flow filtration manifold takes a modular form for interconnection in a manifolded arrangement for aggregating a total filtration area of the aggregate filter (membrane) surface. A plurality of modular TFF cassette filters may be or stacked on the TFF manifold such that it allows the number of interconnected filters, as well as the membrane surface area within each cassette, to be readily reconfigured. A single output, or filtrate connection on the TFF manifold simplifies fluidic plumbing connections for directing and gathering the filtrate (permeate) produced as output.

A reverse osmosis system forming part of a reverse osmosis stage of a desalination water treatment plant, the reverse osmosis system has: a reverse osmosis unit having a reverse osmosis membrane housed in a pressure vessel extending longitudinally along an axis, and having a port extending along the axis: a conduit; and a permeate outlet segment connecting the port to the conduit, the permeate outlet segment having: a first connecting end hydraulically connected to the port of the reverse osmosis unit; a second connecting end hydraulically connected to the conduit; an elbow between the first connecting end and the second connecting end; and an inspection port stemming from the elbow, the inspection port being aligned with the first connecting end along the axis.

A hollow fiber module includes hollow fiber cartridges. A port receives a second solution to be treated in a shell side volume and another port for discharging the treated second solution. A first end cap has an inlet for a first solution and a distributer for distributing the first solution to a first end of the hollow fiber cartridges. A second end cap has a collector for collecting the treated first solution from the second end of the hollow fiber cartridges and an outlet for the treated first solution. A first connector has an inlet for the second solution and a distributer for distributing the second solution to a port of the hollow fiber cartridges. A second connector has a collector for collecting the treated second solution from the other port of the hollow fiber cartridges and an outlet for the treated second solution.

A membrane filtration system includes a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region. The blow header pipe is connected to a drain pipe through a reducer. A cross-sectional area of an end on the blow header pipe side of the reducer is larger than a cross-sectional area of an end on a drain pipe side of the reducer, and an upper end position of the end on the blow header pipe side of the reducer is located above an upper end position of the end on the drain pipe side of the reducer in a vertical direction of the membrane filtration system.

Stack assembly comprising a hollow external housing having a central axis, the external housing extending from a first end to a second end and enclosing a housing space, and a membrane stack comprising a plurality of membranes, wherein the membrane slack is positionable inside the external housing and a number of side plates extending substantially parallel to the central axis, wherein each side plate of the number of side plates is associated with a side of the membrane stack and extending along the associated side and a number of sealing connectors that extend substantially parallel to the central axis and adjacent with an inner surface of the external housing, wherein each sealing connector of the number of sealing connectors is configured to connect two side plates to each other, wherein the sealing connectors and the side plates cooperate to form an enclosing structure, and wherein, in use of the stack assembly, the enclosing structure encloses the membrane stack. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a stack assembly and a method for generating energy or performing an electrodialysis process.