Patent ID: 6685832
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
A process of potting a plurality of hollow fiber membranes into a mass of solidified potting liquid comprising the steps of,a) providing a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, the membranes having terminal portions adjacent open ends; b) enclosing the open ends and terminal portions of the hollow fiber membranes in a first material held in a container; c) flowing a potting liquid in the container over the first material, which potting liquid surrounds each hollow membrane and then becomes a solid mass which provides a fluid-tight seal to the outside of the hollow fiber membranes, the first material preventing the potting liquid or solid mass from closing said ends of the membranes; and, d) removing the first material from said ends and terminal portions of the hollow fiber membranes.