Patent ID: 6960302
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: B01D,B01J,C02F

Abstract:
1. A method for treating water comprising passing water at a flow rate of at least 30 m 3 /hour through a fluid treatment system comprising at least two cylindrical vessels containing ion exchange resin, wherein at least one vessel contains an anion ion exchange resin and at least one vessel contains a cation ion exchange resin; the anion and cation ion exchange resins are beads having a harmonic mean size from 400 microns to 700 microns, and having at least 95% of beads no more than 50 microns from the harmonic mean size; each vessel has at each end a flat head and a fractal liquid transfer manifold; an inside diameter of each vessel is from 0.75 m to 1.25 m; and the system comprises at least one membrane degasifier unit.