Patent ID: 6582499
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B01D,C01B

Abstract:
A fluid purification module, comprising a housing and one or more fluid separation assemblies within said housing, each of said one or more fluid separation assemblies comprising:(a) a first fluid permeable membrane having a first side and a second side; (b) a second fluid permeable membrane having a first side and a second side, wherein said first fluid permeable membrane and said second fluid permeable membrane are spaced apart from each other with their respective second sides opposed and defining a passageway extending therebetween; and (c) a support between said first and second fluid permeable membranes, comprising first and second wire mesh membrane supports each having a first surface adjacent to said first and second fluid permeable membranes, respectively, and at least said first surfaces of said wire mesh membrane supports having a coating that is an intermetallic diffusion bonding barrier.