Patent ID: 9533261
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B01D,B29C,B29L

Claim:
1. A method of forming a filtration module, the method comprising: positioning a portion of a hollow fiber membrane in a first potting mold; positioning an annular disc including a plurality of apertures in the first potting mold; introducing a sufficient amount of the first pot forming substance into the first potting mold to cover at least a portion of an inner circumference of the annular disc with the first pot forming substance, the first pot forming substance surrounding the portion of the hollow fiber membrane; curing the first pot forming substance to form a pre-pot; separating the pre-pot from the first potting mold; positioning at least a portion of the pre-pot in a second potting mold; introducing a second pot forming substance into the second potting mold, the second pot forming substance surrounding at least a portion of the pre-pot and at least a portion of the hollow fiber membrane; curing the second pot forming substance to form a membrane pot; and separating the membrane pot from the second potting mold.