Method for filtering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254455-B2
Application number	US-201414454637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Priority date	Dec 15, 2009
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a filter structure. A second porous film having a plurality of second holes is disposed on a first porous film having a plurality of first holes. The second holes are smaller than the first holes. The filter structure is dried by an easy and power-saving method such as compression.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for filtrating, comprising:
providing a filter structure for filtering a liquid containing solid particles having a diameter between 0.5 μm to 10 μm, the filter structure comprising:
a first porous film having a plurality of first holes;
a second porous film on the first porous film and having a plurality of second holes, wherein the second holes are smaller than the first holes; and

a foam film capable of absorbing water disposed between the first porous film and the second porous film;
wherein the diameters of the second holes are smaller than the diameters of solid particles in the liquid; and
wherein the diameters of the first holes do not exceed 0.457 cm;

drifting down a mixed solution onto a top surface of the second porous film of the filter structure to intercept residue larger than the second holes in the mixed solution, wherein a liquid in the mixed solution passes through the second holes and continues to flow downward;
after the first porous film and the film capable of absorbing water absorbs the liquid, compressing the first porous film and the film capable of absorbing water by a compressing force to drain out the liquid and rinse the second porous film when the liquid flows back to the second porous film due to the compression to remove the residue blocking the second holes; and
removing the compressing force so that the compressed first porous film and the compressed film capable of absorbing water springs back to an original shape.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the diameters of the first holes are selected such that the first porous film is capable of absorbing water.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first porous film comprises a polymer, non-woven fiber, or synthetic fiber.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first porous film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyurethane, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyethylene or polystyrene.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second porous film comprises a polymer, porous cellulose or ceramics.

6. The method structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second porous film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyethersulfone, cellulose triacetate, polypropylene fiber or polyvinyl chloride.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first holes of the first porous film gradually become larger from the top to the bottom of the first porous film.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first porous film is formed by stacking a plurality of porous films capable of absorbing water of different-sized holes.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Bai Ming-Der
• Lan Te-Chang
• Chen Kuo-Ti
• Lee Hom-Ti
• Lin Yun-Huin

Classifications

• B01D39/1623 Primary

  of synthetic origin · CPC title

• B01D29/705 Primary

  by compression of compressible filter medium, e.g. foam · CPC title

• B01D39/2082

  the material being filamentary or fibrous · CPC title

• B01D2239/065

  More than one layer present in the filtering material · CPC title

• C02F1/001

  Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00) · CPC title