22 compressed gas container. The water dispenser comprises at least one metering valve, in particular a switching valve, via which carbon dioxide can be guided into the thermoblock.
A system for sanitizing a drinking-water device, comprising a candle filter that can be inserted into a filter head. The filter head comprises an inlet and an outlet, and the system comprises a sanitizer cartridge that can replace the candle filter. The sanitizer cartridge comprises a sanitizing agent that can be flushed through the drinking-water device via the filter head.
The invention relates to a connection unit with a filter candle, in particular for treating drinking water, wherein: the connection unit has a first arm and second arm spaced apart from the first arm; the filter candle is arranged between the first and the second arm; and an inlet, in particular a water inlet, to the filter candle on one arm, can be opened and closed via a first valve, and an outlet, in particular a water outlet, downstream of the filter candle on the other arm, can be opened and closed via a second valve.
The disclosure relates to a method for softening drinking water, swimming pool and bathing pool water, and/or process water, in which method a table-top water filter, a filter cartridge, a softening system and/or a system for softening swimming pool and bathing pool water is/are used. The water is directed through a molecular sieve.
B01J 47/024 - Column or bed processes characterised by the construction of the column or container where the ion-exchangers are in a removable cartridge
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Water softening device and method of operating a water softening device
A water softening device includes a filter configured to remove hardness from a first stream of raw water to produce a second stream of softened water. The filter includes an ion exchange material which is loaded with a first cationic ion species deriving from a tracer salt and with a second cationic ion species deriving from a regenerant salt. The IEX material shows a lower affinity to the first cationic ion species than to the hardness. At the same time the IEX material shows a higher affinity to the first cationic ion species than to the second cationic species. An electrical property of the second stream is monitored by a sensor. A change in the monitored electrical property can be used as an indicator for the exhaustion state of the filter.
Disclosed is a turbine wheel counter (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) for the purpose of measuring the throughflow quantity of a liquid, in particular water, with a measuring device (4), with an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for the liquid that is to be measured, with a flow duct (7) provided between inlet (2) and outlet (3) and with a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) with curved blades (8) which is arranged in the flow duct (7), and wherein the turbine wheel (6) interacts with the measuring device (4) for the purpose of measuring the throughflow quantity of the liquid. Lower pressure loss and high measurement sensitivity are achieved by the turbine (5) being designed as a radial turbine (5.1) with simply curved blades (8) on the turbine wheel (6, 60).
G01F 1/075 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects using rotating vanes with tangential admission with magnetic or electromagnetic coupling to the indicating device
G01F 1/08 - Adjusting, correcting, or compensating means therefor
In order to improve the lifespan of the semi-permeable membrane or the yield of the reverse osmosis system in the treatment of drinking water by means of reverse osmosis, the invention provides a device (10) for treating drinking water with at least one reverse osmosis vessel (2) which is divided into at least two chambers (21, 22) by at least one semi-permeable membrane (11), wherein a first chamber (21) has an inlet for the water to be treated and an outlet for the concentrate, and the second chamber (22) has an outlet for the treated water, wherein the device (10) comprises at least one pressure vessel (4) which is connected to the outlet for the treated water via a line (43), wherein the device (10) is designed in such a way that, in an idle state, treated water flows out of the pressure vessel (4), through the semi-permeable membrane (11) and into the first chamber (21).
The invention relates to a method for treating drinking water, wherein the drinking water is directed via a UV disinfection and via a water filter and/or a water cooler and/or via a carbon dioxide enrichment, characterised in that untreated water is first directed via the UV disinfection, then via the water filter and/or the water cooler and/or via the carbon dioxide enrichment, and then from the water filter and/or the water cooler and/or via the carbon dioxide enrichment, via the UV disinfection, to a delivery point.
The invention relates to a lid with a change indicator for a water filter. Said change indicator comprises a lead screw which can be rotated by a closing and/or opening operation of a closing element that is in the form of a flap. A sliding block slides on the lead screw, the number of closing and/or opening operations being identifiable by means of the position of the sliding block. The invention further relates to a lid having a flap that is maintained in an open or closed position by a pre-loaded tension spring.
A device for filtering drinking water, comprising a base station with a water receiving container, wherein a filter cartridge can be inserted into the water receiving container and a water collection container can be placed on a stand area of the base station.
The invention relates to a table water filtering device (1) which comprises a water collecting container (2), a filter cartridge (9) and a change display (7). The change display (7) shows when filter cartridge (9) needs to be changed and can be detachably fastened to the base of the table water filter device (1).
A connection head for a filter cartridge, which is easy and safe to handle. The connection head comprises a housing that has an inlet and an outlet, wherein said inlet and outlet have a port to which a detachable adapter piece for water conduit can be mounted. The adapter piece is attachable by a quick-release fastener. The quick-release fastener comprises a locking element, which locks the adapter piece by being rotated by about less than 90°.
B01D 29/11 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor with bag, cage, hose, tube, sleeve or like filtering elements
The invention relates to methods and to a device for providing a composition containing hyaluronic acid, in particular for cosmetic or medical purposes. This disclosure teaches that hyaluronic acid can be stored in a dose-metering device and that potable water from a potable water network can be mixed with hyaluronic acid using the dose-metering device such that a composition containing hyaluronic acid is formed.
B05B 7/24 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
A dishwashing method in which water having an oxidizing and disinfecting action is provided in a dishwasher and used as dishwashing water or added to a dishwashing water, wherein, to provide the water, a) a stream of untreated water is fed into a reverse osmosis device and separated into a concentrate stream and a permeate stream, b) ozone is produced by an ozone generator, and c) the ozone is introduced into the permeate stream emerging from the reverse osmosis device, wherein the reverse osmosis controls ozone production in that the ozone generator is configured such that ozone is only produced and mixed with the permeate stream when the reverse osmosis device is in operation.
A water softening device (100; 200) comprises a filter (101; 201) which is configured to remove hardness from a first stream of raw water to produce a second stream of softened water. The filter (101; 201) comprises an ion exchange (IEX) material which is loaded with a first cationic ion species deriving from a tracer salt and with a second cationic ion species deriving from a regenerant salt. The IEX material shows a lower affinity to the first cationic ion species than to the hardness. At the same time the IEX material shows a higher affinity to the first cationic ion species than to the second cationic species. An electrical property of the second stream is monitored by a sensor (112; 212). A change in the monitored electrical property can be used as an indicator for the exhaustion state of the filter (101; 201).
A water softening device (100) comprises a filter (105) which is configured to decrease hardness of a first stream of raw water to produce a second stream of water with decreased hardness, a first sensor (109) for measuring an electrical property of the first stream and a second sensor (110) for measuring an electrical property of the second stream. The ratio of the measured properties can be used as an indicator to estimate the exhaustion state of the filter.
C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
C02F 1/42 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by ion-exchange
B01J 47/024 - Column or bed processes characterised by the construction of the column or container where the ion-exchangers are in a removable cartridge
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DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND METHOD FOR LOADING AN ION EXCHANGE MATERIAL WITH ZINC IONS
The invention relates to a drinking water purification apparatus and method. According to the invention, an ion exchange material, in particular a weakly acidic ion exchange resin, is loaded with zinc ions to some extent.
The invention relates to a process and a device for enriching water, in particular drinking water, with magnesium ions. In order to enable enrichment of water with magnesium ions in exchange for calcium ions and/or heavy metal ions during treatment of water, and in particular of drinking water, it is proposed according to the invention to pass the water through an ion exchanger which contains a weakly acidic ion exchange material, wherein at least a part of its ion exchange capacity is loaded with magnesium ions.
What is specified is a backflushing filter (1, 101) having an inlet (2), an outlet (4) and a drain (10), having a filter (6, 106), having a housing (7) that is divided by the filter (6, 106) into an inlet chamber (8) connected to the inlet (2) and into an outlet chamber (9) connected to the outlet (4), and having a backflushing device (12) which has an aspiration element (13, 113), arranged so as to be able to rotate on the inlet side of the housing (7) around the filter (6, 106), with at least one suction opening (14) that is oriented in the suction direction (15) towards the filter (6, 106) for the purpose of cleaning the filter, and also a backflushing duct (16) connected to the suction opening (14) and the outlet (4), and a rotating device (17) that drives the rotational movement of the aspiration element (13, 113) about the filter (6, 106) when there is a drop in pressure in the backflushing duct (16). This produces a backflushing filter which is easy to handle and easy to maintain and in which, when there is a drop in pressure in the backflushing duct (16), the rotating device (17) drives the rotational movement of the aspiration element (13, 113) as a result of the suction direction (15) of the suction opening (14) that is inclined with respect to the radial direction (19) of the aspiration element (13, 113).
Water purification installations, namely, installations for the purification of industrial water, particularly water for the pharmaceutical, semi-conductor and life science industries; water treatment equipment in the nature of water filtration units, reverse osmosis units, water de-mineralization units and electro-deionization modules for the production of drinking water, pure water, ultra-pure water and water for injection; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods
A description is given of a dishwashing method in which a dishwasher is supplied with water which has an oxidizing and disinfecting action and is used as dishwashing water, or is added to dishwashing water, and of a dishwasher in which the method can be implemented. In order to provide a supply of the water with the oxidizing and disinfecting action, a flow of untreated water is fed into a reverse-osmosis system and is separated there into a flow of concentrate and a flow of permeate. Ozone is produced by means of an ozone generator and is introduced into the flow of permeate passing out of the reverse-osmosis system.
The invention relates to a device (1; 100) and a method for enriching desalinated or naturally soft water, with minerals. A fine filter (9) and/or an ultrafine filter (900) is connected downstream of a granulate (13, 14; 134) containing magnesium and/or calcium, and considerably increases the available surface of the filter bed.
The invention relates to a method for cleaning a vending machine (1) for producing hot beverages in which a cleaning program can be started, wherein the vending machine has a cartridge (5), which is filled with a cleaning agent (9), wherein the cartridge (5) is connected to the feed of at least one liquid for preparing hot beverages. The vending machine comprises means to identify the depletion of a cartridge for water softening, and in the case of such a detected depletion of the cartridge requests the change of the cartridge for water softening for a cartridge (5) containing a cleaning agent (9). The invention further relates to a cartridge designed as a bag (5) and containing cleaning agent.
The invention relates to methods and to a device for providing a composition containing hyaluronic acid, in particular for cosmetic or medical purposes. This disclosure teaches that hyaluronic acid can be stored in a dose-metering device and that potable water from a potable water network can be mixed with hyaluronic acid using the dose-metering device such that a composition containing hyaluronic acid is formed.
B05B 7/24 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
The invention relates to a method for treating chlorinated swimming pool water. The swimming pool water to be treated is removed from a swimming pool, softened by means of an ion exchanger, and at least partly fed back into the pool. The swimming pool water is softened by means of an inorganic ion exchanger, and the inorganic ion exchanger is a zeolite ion exchanger. The invention further relates to a system for carrying out such a method and to a swimming pool with a corresponding system.
The invention relates to a device for water treatment, which comprises a housing with an exchangeable cartridge made of ion exchange material, a pump and a power supply for the pump.
The invention relates to a device for water treatment, in which a pump is driven by magnetic means with drinking water behind the wall of a pot or a tank.
The invention relates to methods and to a device for providing a composition containing hyaluronic acid, in particular for cosmetic or medical purposes. The invention suggests that hyaluronic acid be stored in a dose-metering device (10) and that potable water from a potable water network (20) be mixed with hyaluronic acid using the dose-metering device (10), such that the composition is formed.
A61L 2/02 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using physical phenomena
The invention relates to a cartridge (1) for the treatment of drinking water with an ion-exchange material (4), silver being added to the ion-exchange material (4), and means for removing silver ions (6) being disposed at the outlet of the cartridge.
C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
C02F 1/42 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by ion-exchange
C02F 1/50 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by addition or application of a germicide or by oligodynamic treatment
C02F 101/20 - Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds
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Methods of operating a membrane separation device, control devices for a membrane separation device and devices that operate a membrane separation device
A method of operating a membrane separation device in a continuous flow process includes in the membrane separation device, separating a supply liquid into a first partial stream and a second partial stream, wherein flow rate of the second partial stream and/or recovery rate of the second partial stream is influenced by at least one influencing variable that varies during operation, and varying the flow rate of the first partial stream to compensate for a change of the at least one influencing variable to control flow rate and/or recovery rate of the second partial stream to a preset value.
The invention relates to a device (1) for treating water, comprising a filter head (2) having an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) and a filter cup (5) which can be secured on the filter head (2) and in which an interchangeable insert (6) is replaceably disposed, wherein the filter cup (5) is operatively connected to an actuating apparatus (7) by which the filter cup (5) can be brought from a removal position (8) into a closing position (9).
B01D 29/96 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups Filtering elements therefor in which the filtering elements are moved between filtering operationsParticular measures for removing or replacing the filtering elementsTransport systems for filters
A process for treating water, in particular for producing ultrapure water, is described, in which a water stream is purified in a reverse osmosis unit, wherein the water stream is subjected to a pretreatment having the steps (1) partial exchange of the cations present in the water stream for H+ ions and (2) substantially complete exchange of the anions present in the water stream against OH- ions, and the water stream obtained from the pretreatment is passed directly into the reverse osmosis unit. In addition, a system is described in which such a process may be carried out.
The invention relates to a process and a device for enriching water, in particular drinking water, with magnesium ions. In order to enable enrichment of water with magnesium ions in exchange for calcium ions and/or heavy metal ions during treatment of water, and in particular of drinking water, it is proposed according to the invention to pass the water through an ion exchanger which contains a weakly acidic ion exchange material, wherein at least a part of its ion exchange capacity is loaded with magnesium ions.
A water-conditioning cartridge has a housing that encloses an ion exchanger and can be screwed via a screw thread onto a cartridge-connecting fitting. The cartridge is provided with a water inlet for admission of untreated water, especially from a water-supply system, and with a water outlet, which is connected or can be connected to a consuming component, especially a beverage machine. To ensure that the water-conditioning cartridge can be screwed onto only a particular cartridge-connecting fitting designed for this type of water-conditioning cartridge, the housing and the cartridge-connecting fitting are each provided with a plurality of annular coding ribs, which are disposed concentrically relative to the thread axis of the screw thread, and which engage with one another when the housing is screwed onto the cartridge-connecting fitting.
