Patent ID: 7713331
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. An elongated flow-through fluid treatment apparatus for treating one or more fluids passing therethrough, said fluid treatment apparatus comprising: (a) an elongated flexible outer member defining a first chamber therewithin, and being relatively gas and liquid impermeable; (b) one or more flexible inner barriers extending within said outer member and at least partially along said first chamber, said one or more inner barriers each being gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable, and having an inlet portion and an outlet portion; (c) one or more adapters extending from a side wall of said outer member and coextensively with one or more apertures therein such that a hollow channel extending through said one or more adapters provides for fluid connection between said first chamber and locations external to said one or more adapters; (d) sealing means for mechanically creating gas-tight junctions of said outer member adjacent said inlet and outlet portions of said one or more inner barriers; (e) inlet connection means operably coupled to said outer member and said inlet portion of said one or more inner barriers; and (f) outlet connection means operably coupled to said outer member and said outlet portion of said one or more inner barriers, said fluid treatment apparatus being sufficiently flexible so as to be readily manipulatable into desired configurations.