The present invention relates to a reverse osmosis filter module including an improved feed spacer, and more particularly, to a reverse osmosis filter module including an improved feed spacer, in which spiral filaments are repeatedly positioned to form the feed spacer, such that a flow of a liquid to be supplied to the feed spacer is concentrated on a surface of a reverse osmosis membrane to effectively mitigate concentration polarization.

Provided are reverse-osmosis-membrane device capable of treating raw water including a large amount of membrane foulants, such as MBR-treated water, with stability while preventing a reduction in the amount of permeate, and a method for operating the reverse-osmosis-membrane device. The raw water includes a high-molecular organic substance having a molecular weight of 10,000 or more at a concentration of 0.01 ppm or more. The reverse-osmosis-membrane device includes a reverse-osmosis-membrane element including a membrane unit, the membrane unit including a reverse osmosis membrane having a thickness of 0.1 mm or less, a feed spacer disposed on a surface of the reverse osmosis membrane, and a permeate spacer disposed on the other surface of the reverse osmosis membrane. The reverse-osmosis-membrane device is operated at a permeation flux of 0.6 m/d or less.

The disclosure of the present invention relates to a method for preparing membrane and associated membrane and filter element. The method comprises providing a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and applying a pre-filler solution to at least partially occupy the pores in the porous substrate. The membrane comprises a porous substrate and a filter layer formed on the porous substrate. The filter element comprises a core tube; and a membrane as prepared and rolled around the core tube.

The present invention relates to a filter element and a method for manufacturing thereof. The method comprises: Providing the core tube; and rolling a membrane around the core tube. The membrane comprises a porous substrate and a filter layer on top of the porous substrate. The present invention also relates to the corresponding filter element. The filter element relating to the present invention is able to accommodate more membranes inside the same volume, resulting in high throughput and high salt rejection.

Spacers for filtration applications are provided. A spacer for a filtration device comprises a substrate comprising a cyclic polyolefin. The substrate comprises a plurality of through-holes for filtering particles having an average particle size of greater than 50 ?m. Filtration assemblies, filtration devices, and related systems and methods are also provided.

Filter elements for perfusion systems and methods are provided. A filter element sheet includes a microporous membrane having a mean pore size of at least about 0.65 ?m and a feed spacer comprising woven fibers and having an open area of at least about 35%. The filter element sheet can be arranged within a filter element, for example, in a spiral-wound format or in a cassette format. A perfusion system includes at least one filter element and a pump configured to control flow of a liquid feed through the at least one filter element.

Spacers for filtration membranes that are formed from perforated films. The spacer include unperforated regions, which can serve as integrated lamination strips, advantageously omitting the need for separate lamination steps required with woven and nonwoven spacer fabrics while also providing a spacer with a uniform thickness.

This disclosure provides, among other things, a filtration device comprising an open bottomed multi-well plate, a planar spacer that comprises apertures, and a porous capillary membrane. In the device, the planar spacer is sandwiched between the multi-well plate and the porous capillary membrane and the planar spacer is bonded to both the multi-well plate and the porous capillary membrane via an adhesive. Kits and methods of making the device are also provide.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable membrane module for removing hazardous components without the risk of a feed-source fluid and a concentrated fluid intermixing inside a hollow tube. The spiral wound separation membrane module is characterized in that: a spiral wound separation membrane element accommodated in a cylindrical container, the spiral wound separation membrane element having a structure in which a laminated body having a separation membrane, a feed-side spacer and a permeation-side spacer is wound around a porous hollow tube in a spiral shape, the feed-side spacer is positioned on a feed side of the separation membrane, the permeation-side spacer is positioned on a permeation side of the separation membrane, and a feed-side flow path and a permeation-side flow path are sealed so as not to communicate directly with each other.

Embodiments of the present invention provide for the deposition of spacing elements on both opposing surfaces of either an entire folded membrane sheet or portions thereof in combination with features deposited on portions of the same sheet to create spacing geometries not otherwise achievable.