3M Liqui-Cel MM 0.5x1 Series Start-Up Procedures

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Start-up Procedures
for 3M Liqui-Cel MM 0.5x1 and 0.75x1 Series
™ ™
Membrane Contactors
Prior to any start-up procedure, proper installation is required.
Please read and follow all safety information, warnings and instructions in this manual. Failure
to follow all product warnings and instructions could cause serious injury and property
damage. Retain these instructions for future reference.

Intended Use and Product Selection:

3M™ Liqui-Cel™ Membrane Contactors are intended to remove dissolved gasses and bubbles
from compatible liquids or to add gasses to a liquid stream. Liqui-Cel products are for use in
industrial separation applications of industrial fluids only, in accordance with the applicable
product instructions and specifications. 3M Liqui-Cel MM 0.5x1 and 0.75x1 Series Membrane
Contactors are not constructed of US FDA Title 21 CFR § 174-186 compliant materials. Not for
use in food contact applications.
Since there are many factors that can affect a product's use, the customer and user remains
responsible for determining whether the 3M product is suitable and appropriate for the user's
specific application, including user conducting an appropriate risk assessment and evaluating
the 3M product in user's application.

Restrictions on Use:

3M advises against the use of these 3M products in any application other than the stated
intended use(s), since other applications have not been evaluated by 3M and may result in an
unsafe or unintended condition. Do not use in any manner whereby the 3M product, or any
extractable or leachable from the 3M product, may become part of or remains in a medical
device, drug, cosmetic, or food or drink additive or supplement; or in applications involving
life-sustaining medical applications or prolonged contact with internal bodily fluids or tissues. If
you are considering using this 3M product for a restricted use, you must first contact 3M with
information about your proposed application to request prior written authorization for supply.
If your process may result in dangerous concentrations of explosive, flammable, toxic or
oxidizing liquids or gases in the membrane contactor or the system, contact 3M prior to use.