公开(公告)号：US08727325B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13984851

申请日：2012-05-24

申请人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Henry Tsin ,  Hojung Kim ,  Ross Coleman

发明人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Henry Tsin ,  Hojung Kim ,  Ross Coleman

IPC分类号： B01F3/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C02F1/12 ,  C02F103/08

CPC分类号： B01D1/00 ,  B01D1/0011 ,  B01D1/0047 ,  B01D1/16 ,  B01D1/18 ,  B01D1/26 ,  B01D3/007 ,  B01D5/003 ,  B01D5/0039 ,  B01D5/006 ,  B01J2/26 ,  C02F1/042 ,  C02F1/043 ,  C02F1/12 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  Y02A20/128 ,  Y02W10/37

摘要： The present disclosure is directed at a system, apparatus and method for concentrating a solution. The system includes a humidification device and a solution flow path for flow of a solution to be concentrated to the humidification device. The humidification device includes humidification media to facilitate evaporation of liquid from the solution to be concentrated to gas as the solution to be concentrated passes through the humidification media thereby concentrating the solution. The method includes flowing a solution to be concentrated along a flow path to a humidification device including humidification media, flowing a gas through the humidification media, and flowing the solution to be concentrated through the humidification media. There is evaporation of liquid from the solution to the gas as the solution passes through the humidification media thereby concentrating the solution and producing a humidified gas. The solution to be concentrated may be salt water and the gas may be air.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及用于集中解决方案的系统，装置和方法。 该系统包括加湿装置和用于将浓缩到加湿装置的溶液的流动的溶液流动路径。 加湿装置包括加湿介质，以便随着待浓缩的溶液通过加湿介质从而将液体从待浓缩的溶液中蒸发出来，从而浓缩溶液。 该方法包括使待浓缩的溶液沿着流路流动到包括加湿介质的加湿装置，使气体流过加湿介质，并使待浓缩的溶液流过加湿介质。 当溶液通过加湿介质时，液体从溶液蒸发成气体，从而浓缩溶液并产生加湿气体。 待浓缩的溶液可以是盐水，气体可以是空气。

公开(公告)号：US20150158746A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14344844

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Henry Tsin ,  Joshua Zoshi ,  Malcolm Man

发明人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Henry Tsin ,  Joshua Zoshi ,  Malcolm Man

IPC分类号： C02F1/469

CPC分类号： C02F1/4693 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D61/50 ,  B01D61/54 ,  B01D65/02 ,  B01D65/08 ,  B01D2313/48 ,  B01D2321/02 ,  B01D2321/16 ,  B01D2321/22 ,  B01D2321/223 ,  B01D2321/40 ,  C02F2101/10 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2103/10 ,  C02F2201/46 ,  C02F2201/4613 ,  C02F2209/005 ,  C02F2209/05 ,  C02F2209/42 ,  C02F2303/22 ,  Y02A20/131 ,  Y02A20/134

摘要： The present disclosure is directed at an apparatus, method and plant for desalinating saltwater and contaminated saltwater. The apparatus comprises a stack and a manifolding assembly. The stack comprises a product chamber, a first and second concentrate chamber, an anion exchange membrane forming a boundary between the first concentrate chamber and the product chamber and a cation exchange membrane forming a boundary between the second concentrate chamber and the product chamber. The manifolding assembly comprises product and concentrate manifolding fluidly coupled to the product and concentrate chambers respectively, to convey a saltwater being desalinated to and away from the product chamber, and a concentrate to and away from the concentrate chambers. The stack may include a diluent chamber and adjacent anion or cation exchange membranes between the product chamber, diluent chamber and concentrate chamber to respectively convey anions or cations across multiple chambers. The stack may also contain a rinse chamber bounded by an anion exchange membrane to guard the stack electrodes from scaling cations. A cleaning system for cleaning the stack is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及用于使盐水和受污染的盐水脱盐的设备，方法和设备。 该装置包括一个堆叠和歧管组件。 该堆叠包括产品室，第一和第二浓缩物室，形成第一浓缩物室和产物室之间的边界的阴离子交换膜和形成第二浓缩物室和产物室之间边界的阳离子交换膜。 歧管组件包括分别流体地联接到产品和浓缩物室的产品和浓缩物歧管，以将脱盐的盐水输送到产品室和远离产品室，并将浓缩物输送到和离开浓缩物室。 堆叠可以包括稀释剂室和在产品室，稀释剂室和浓缩物室之间的相邻阴离子或阳离子交换膜，以分别将阴离子或阳离子横过多个室。 堆叠还可以包含由阴离子交换膜界定的漂洗室，以保护堆叠电极免于结垢阳离子。 还公开了用于清洁堆叠的清洁系统。

公开(公告)号：US08137522B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12360714

申请日：2009-01-27

申请人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Joshua Zoshi ,  James Tang

发明人： Benjamin Stuart Sparrow ,  Joshua Zoshi ,  James Tang

IPC分类号： B01D61/46

CPC分类号： C02F1/4604 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D61/50 ,  B01D2313/105 ,  B01D2313/125 ,  B01D2313/365 ,  C02F1/469 ,  C02F2001/46166 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2201/4611 ,  C02F2201/46115 ,  C02F2201/46165 ,  Y02A20/134

摘要： A method and apparatus for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy is disclosed. In order to desalinate saltwater that is contained within a product chamber, a drive cell is used to generate a drive voltage. The product chamber has a desalination voltage such that when a sufficient voltage is applied to the product chamber, anions and cations migrate out of the product chamber, thereby desalinating the water. The sufficient voltage, which includes the drive voltage and which is equal to or greater than the desalination voltage, is applied to the product chamber, consequently effecting desalination. Beneficially, concentration difference energy can be generated using a concentrated solution, which can be generated using, for example, solar energy.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用浓度差能量使盐水脱盐的方法和装置。 为了对包含在产品室内的盐水进行脱盐，使用驱动单元产生驱动电压。 产品室具有脱盐电压，使得当足够的电压施加到产品室时，阴离子和阳离子迁移出产物室，从而使水脱盐。 包括驱动电压并且等于或大于脱盐电压的足够的电压被施加到产品室，从而实现脱盐。 有利地，可以使用可以使用例如太阳能产生的浓缩溶液来产生浓度差能量。