Patent ID: 6022478
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B01D,B01J,C12M

Abstract:
Device for the substance-specific treatment of a fluid, comprising:a casing,an inlet arrangement for introducing fluid to be treated into the casing,an outlet arrangement to remove the treated fluid from the casing, andat least one treatment element for the substance-specific treatment of the fluid with one end of the at least one treatment element facing the inlet arrangement and the other end facing the outlet arrangement,wherein the at least one treatment element has at least one cavity closed at least in the direction of the inlet arrangement and formed by one or more walls of the at least one treatment element, wherein the wall of the at least one treatment element is formed at least partially of at least one semi-permeable membrane with a porous structure, wherein the at least one treatment element is arranged in the casing such that between the inlet arrangement and the outlet arrangement, there is a continuous channel system located outside of and in contact with an exterior of the at least one treatment element and substantially surrounding the at least one treatment element at least at its end facing the inlet arrangement and at its end facing the outlet arrangement, and wherein the end facing the inlet arrangement and the end facing the outlet arrangement are free of any embedding surrounding the respective ends.