3M Liqui-Cel SP 1x3 Series Start-Up Procedures

Start-up Procedures
for 3M Liqui-Cel
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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
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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. Certain limited Liqui-Cel products are also intended for
use in specific Food and Beverage (F&B) applications when used in accordance with product use
requirements and instructions. Refer to the specific Liqui-Cel product's performance data sheet to
determine whether it includes a F&B designation and can be used for such applications.
3M Liqui-Cel SP 1×3 Series Membrane Contactors are not constructed of US FDA Title 21 CFR
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§ 174-186 compliant materials. Not for use in food contact applications. 3M
and 2×6 Series Membrane Contactors are constructed of FDA Title 21 CFR § 174-186 compliant
materials for wetted parts only at ambient temperatures.
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 supplement, infant formula; or in applications involving life-sustaining medical applications or
prolonged contact with internal bodily fluids or tissues.
SP 1×3, 1×6 and 2×6
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Liqui-Cel SP-1×6
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