Patent ID: 9718028
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B01D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A distribution plate for supplying crossflow filtration cassettes, the plate comprising a front surface and a rear surface, two opposite end walls, two opposite side walls, a feed channel in fluid communication with a feed inlet port and with a plurality of feed apertures which open into the front surface; a retentate channel in fluid communication with a retentate outlet port, and with a plurality of retentate apertures which open into the front surface; and a permeate channel in fluid communication with two permeate outlet ports located on opposite end walls and with a plurality of permeate apertures which open into the front surface; wherein said feed channel, said retentate channel and said permeate channel extend in a direction essentially parallel with one or both side walls; wherein the distribution plate is upstanding with said front surface, said rear surface and side walls vertically oriented; wherein said feed apertures are aligned along a first straight line on the front surface, said retentate apertures are aligned along a second straight line on the front surface; wherein said permeate apertures are aligned along at least one of the first and the second straight lines; and the plate further comprising a plurality of permeate connector channels, each permeate connector channel extending inside the plate from a region of the permeate channel adjacent the permeate outlet ports to one of the plurality of permeate apertures, wherein said permeate connector channels provide fluidic communication between the permeate apertures and the permeate channel.