The present disclosure provides a cell separation apparatus for a bioreactor. The cell separation apparatus may be disposed outside the bioreactor and in fluid connection with the bioreactor, the cell separation apparatus may be in a shape of a box body, the cell separation apparatus may include a liquid buffer device including a first liquid cavity disposed in the box body; a filter device including a filter channel and a filter membrane disposed in the box body, the filter membrane may be disposed above the filter channel; and a first liquid channel may be configured in the box body to facilitate a fluid communication between the first liquid cavity and the filter channel. A power system for filtering and microfluidic channels are integrated in the cell separation apparatus that is of a box shape, thereby reducing the volume and production cost thereof.

The present disclosure provides a cell separation apparatus for a bioreactor. The cell separation apparatus may be disposed outside the bioreactor and in fluid connection with the bioreactor, the cell separation apparatus may be in a shape of a box body, the cell separation apparatus may include a liquid buffer device including a first liquid cavity disposed in the box body; a filter device including a filter channel and a filter membrane disposed in the box body, the filter membrane may be disposed above the filter channel; and a first liquid channel may be configured in the box body to facilitate a fluid communication between the first liquid cavity and the filter channel. A power system for filtering and microfluidic channels are integrated in the cell separation apparatus that is of a box shape, thereby reducing the volume and production cost thereof.

A product concentration device that utilizes a reservoir connected to a hollow-fiber filter element where the reservoir can serve as a container for filtrate emanating from another filtering device, such that product in the reservoir can be stored, concentrated and/or further processed as desired. Enclosed reactor systems, each of at least three chambers, fluid flow between the chambers controlled by selectively permeable barriers, flow controlled by an alternating flow diaphragm pump.

Provided is a water purifier comprising: a filter unit filtering water supplied from a water source, including a reverse osmosis filter; a discharge unit discharging water filtered by the filter unit externally; a flushing portion connected to the reverse osmosis filter; and a controller configured to flow water filtered by the reverse osmosis filter to the flushing portion, and to flush the reverse osmosis filter.

A liquid treatment system, in particular for concentrating milk, and method therefor. The system includes an inlet configured to receive fresh raw milk; and a pressure vessel connected to the inlet. The pressure vessel is provided with a pressure system configured to realize a pressure of at least 10 bar in the pressure vessel. A reverse osmosis membrane is included for filtering the raw milk. A pump is provided for pumping the raw milk under pressure out of the pressure vessel and through or along the reverse osmosis membrane. A permeate outlet is provided for the separated water and a milk outlet is provided for the concentrated milk.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a control method for a water purifier comprises the steps of: filtering inflowing water so as to generate purified water; extracting the generated purified water; measuring the flow rate of the purified water extracted per unit time; flushing a filter part by using purified water generated in the filter part, when the extraction of the purified water is complete; and draining the flushed water to the outside through a residential water outlet of the filter part, wherein, in the purified water generation step, discharging of residential water generated in the purified water generation step is blocked according to the accumulated flow rate during a one-time extraction of the purified water, calculated on the basis of the flow rate of the purified water.

The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods that integrate sensors into bioprocessing systems and, advantageously, do not require significant re-engineering of these systems. The disclosure describes an assembly for alternating tangential flow filtration. The assembly also includes a sensor inserted into the first hemisphere of the pump housing via the port. In various embodiments, the port comprises a tri-clover connector, and the sensor is optionally inserted into the port through a plug sized to substantially occlude the port and to place the sensor in contact with a fluid in the pump housing.

The present invention relates to the process for molecular separation of hydrocarbons using nanopore membrane comprising passing the hydrocarbon feedstock with or without separation enhancing additive/additives to produce permeate streams having different refractive indices which resonate with that of naphtha, kerosene and heavier molecules.

The present invention is directed to a filter assembly for capturing environmental DNA (eDNA), a kit comprising the filter assembly, a method of capturing eDNA using the filter assembly, a method of analysing eDNA captured in the filter assembly, and a method of providing biodiversity data by analysing eDNA collected in the filter assembly.

A submerged offshore reverse osmosis desalination apparatus and method uses product water from the apparatus and an onshore cooler or heat exchanger provide or improve the cooling of a Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) system, power plant, data center, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system, or Rankine Cycle heat engine.