IP Library Granted Patent US 12679749
Granted Patent B2
US 12679749 · App. 18/284,353 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Ultrapure water production system

Inventors: Kyohei Tsutano (Tokyo, JP); Fumitaka Ichihara (Tokyo, JP); Fumio Sudo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ORGANO CORPORATION
C02F1/42B01D61/145B01D61/463B01D61/58B01D69/00C02F1/32C02F1/444C02F9/00C02F2001/422C02F2001/425C02F1/44C02F2103/04
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Patent No.
US 12679749
App. No.
18/284,353
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultrapure water production system capable of producing ultrapure water from which fine particles have been highly removed and supplying the ultrapure water to a point of use is equipped with at least an ultrafiltration membrane device, and includes: a first organic porous ion exchanger provided at a position downstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device in an ultrapure water supply line for supplying the ultrapure water to the point of use; and a microfiltration membrane device provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position downstream of the first organic porous ion exchanger.

Claims (23)

1 . An ultrapure water production system comprising:

a first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided at a position downstream of an ultrafiltration membrane device, in an ultrapure water supply line that is connected to a point of use and that supplies the point of use with ultrapure water; and

a microfiltration membrane device provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position downstream of the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger,

wherein the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is inserted into an interior of a pipe in a state of pressing against an inner wall of the pipe in a direction of expansion.

2 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position which is upstream of the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger and downstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device,

wherein the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is an anion exchanger, and the second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is a cation exchanger.

3 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 2 , wherein the second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is inserted into an interior of a pipe in a state of pressing against an inner wall of the pipe in a direction of expansion.

4 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , further comprising a third monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position downstream of the microfiltration membrane device.

5 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a pump provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position upstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device; and

a fourth monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position which is downstream of the pump and upstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device.

6 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , wherein a pore diameter of a microfiltration membrane provided in the microfiltration membrane device is 1 nm or larger.

7 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 6 , wherein the second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is inserted into an interior of a pipe in a state of pressing against an inner wall of the pipe in a direction of expansion.

8 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , wherein, at a position where the microfiltration membrane device is to be installed, a path of water to flow through the microfiltration membrane device is branched into a plurality of pipes provided in parallel, and the microfiltration membrane device is provided for each of branched pipes.

9 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 1 , wherein, at a position where at least one monolithic organic porous ion exchanger of the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger to a fourth monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is to be installed, a path of water to flow through the at least one monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is branched into a plurality of pipes provided in parallel, and the at least one monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is provided for each branched pipe.

10 . An ultrapure water production system comprising:

a first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided, in an ultrapure water supply line that is connected to a point of use and that supplies the point of use with ultrapure water, at a position between an ultrafiltration membrane device and a pump which is provided at a position upstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device; and

a microfiltration membrane device provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position downstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device,

wherein the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is inserted into an interior of a pipe in a state of pressing against an inner wall of the pipe in a direction of expansion.

11 . The ultrapure water production system according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger provided, in the ultrapure water supply line, at a position which is upstream of the ultrafiltration membrane device and downstream of the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger,

wherein the first monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is a cation exchanger, and the second monolithic organic porous ion exchanger is an anion exchanger.