Membranes TRIZ Cases

Thickened radial sections on water collection pipes improve connection reliability under operational stresses without increasing structure size.

Vapour-liquid separation recovers draw agents without compressors, reducing energy consumption in forward osmosis desalination.

Amphiphilic ligand-functionalized porous nanowires trap hydrophobic organics at part per trillion levels without generating toxic byproducts.

Amphiphilic block copolymer membranes achieve homogeneous porosity through non-solvent induced phase separation, eliminating high temperature processing damage.

Continuous spinning creates ordered porous structures in hollow fibers, solving the trade-off between pore uniformity and production scalability.

An asymmetric nonwoven fabric with controlled layer mass ratios prevents machine direction curl during semipermeable membrane curing.

An air gap catch device channels overflow waste water from the air gap window into a surrounding container.

Specifying rigid adhesives with high tensile modulus prevents blister formation from gas absorption under pressure, ensuring reliable gas separation.

A filtration filter uses a dynamic frame to hold a porous film that moves relative to its outer edge, reducing stress concentration.

Acid and alkali cleaning removes fouling from membranes to maintain sugar liquid purity.

Crosslinking ionomers in composite anion exchange membranes prevents washout while maintaining conductivity.

Asymmetric membrane filter separates viruses from biological samples using graded porosity, preventing clogging by cells and particulate matter.

Gas sparging eliminates mechanical shear stress on cells while disposable sensors prevent contamination risks.

Tilted internal surfaces guide fluid flow through a filtration membrane, preventing nutrient dilution and false negatives without vacuum operation.

A continuous suction pipe penetrates sheet-shaped hollow filtering elements to provide structural support and fluid pathways.

Segmented filtration with higher pressure at larger pores removes impurities while preventing excessive stress on fine filters.

Agitated rotating membranes enhance CO2 removal efficiency while minimizing tissue damage in compact intracorporeal devices.

A macrofiltration membrane module separates sludge from mixed liquid to achieve high permeate flux in wastewater treatment.

Segmented filtration removes baculovirus while maintaining AAV yield, avoiding centrifugation scalability limits.

Silver ion electrospraying generates nanopores in MoS2 nanosheets, resolving the trade-off between high surface area and complex instrumentation costs.

A membrane wetting detection unit measures light transmission through the separation membrane to identify contamination occurrence.

Staged heat-setting resolves the contradiction between production efficiency and air permeability uniformity in microporous battery separators.

A bendable flexible flat membrane module replaces rigid inner members with a flexible non-woven fabric to prevent membrane swelling during backwashing.

A zeolite membrane complex with a continuous Si/Al ratio gradient achieves high water flux and hydrothermal resistance.

A composite semipermeable membrane bonds crosslinked polyamide and hydrophilic polymer via amide links.

A segmented semi-permeable membrane combines an atomically thin selective layer with a porous intermediate coating to enhance molecular permeance.

Monitoring permeability trends detects sludging onset, enabling in situ de-sludging via controlled aeration to maintain performance.

Automated in-situ testing eliminates manual ex-situ procedures, reducing errors and wasted time while ensuring reliable sterile filtration.

A fuel cell humidifier uses a movable partition to adjust the effective cross-sectional area of the humidification chamber.

An amphiphilic diblock copolymer anchors hydrophilic blocks within a hydrophobic matrix to stabilize filtration membranes.

A copolymer anion exchange membrane architecture enables catalyst coating integration through controlled thermal processing below degradation thresholds.

A polyolefin microporous membrane with a hybrid ladder-like submicron structure maintains low relative impedance under heat compression.

A fluorinated polymer membrane achieves high hydrogen permeability through optimized intrinsic viscosity and tensile strength.

Dual-layer hollow fiber membranes use nanoparticle fillers to stabilize substructures during pyrolysis.

Impregnating and carbonising a porous polymer transforms linear chains into cross-linked networks, resolving swelling issues in organic solvent nanofiltration.

A method determines the logarithmic reduction value of a size-exclusion virus filter using a test adsorber to isolate retention mechanisms.

Mineral-free permeate resorbs trapped solids from the membrane to prevent re-contamination.

A cylindrical energy recovery apparatus uses flow resistors and a central plate to regulate fluid movement in desalination systems.

A filter module analysis system uses sensor assemblies to detect flow characteristics at clean and waste outlets.

Flow control system redirects secondary air to enhance thermal exposure of permeable membranes, reducing warm-up time for aircraft inert gas generation.

Bifurcating permeate flow reduces head loss and increases net driving pressure across the membrane.

A 3-M hash table design uses direct and indirect records to minimize cache hostile accesses during data storage operations.

Integrating casting compound application during winding eliminates transfer steps, reducing labor intensity and mechanical damage to fibers.

Self-assembled 2D heterostructure membranes resolve graphene transfer complexity while maintaining mechanical strength under high pressure.