Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for osmotic distillation with one or more osmotic distillation stages, wherein each osmotic distillation stage has at least one flow channel conducting a liquid to be concentrated and at least one flow channel conducting a draw solution, characterised in that each osmotic distillation stage has a vapour space which is separated from the at least one flow channel conducting the liquid to be concentrated by at least one vapour-permeable and liquid-tight first membrane wall, and is separated from the at least one flow channel conducting the draw solution by a least one vapour-permeable and liquid-tight second membrane wall, so that a vapour formed from the liquid to be concentrated reaches the vapour space through the at least one first membrane wall, and vapour from the vapour space reaches the draw solution through the at least one second membrane wall, and condenses there.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the regeneration of a membrane wall in a distillation device, wherein a distillation device having one or more evaporation and condensation stages is provided, each evaporation and condensation stage having at least one flow channel (11) conducting a liquid, said flow channel being at least partially delimited by a vapor-permeable and liquid-tight membrane wall (12), wherein vapor produced from the liquid passes through the membrane wall (12). The invention is characterized in that the liquid is removed from the at least one flow channel, wherein, after the removal of the liquid from the distillation device, the membrane wall is surrounded on both sides by a gas atmosphere, but is still wetted with liquid, and wherein the membrane wall wetting liquid is removed by adjusting the gas atmosphere surrounding the membrane wall in such a manner that the partial pressure of the liquid in the gas atmosphere is lower than the vapor pressure of the membrane wall wetting liquid. This effect can for example be amplified by a draw solution (41), separated by a further membrane wall (40).