ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220380235A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17646829

    申请日:2022-01-03

    发明人: George Y. Gu

    摘要: Systems and methods for treating water may involve a first electrochemical separation module that includes at least one ion exchange membrane having a first set of performance characteristics, and a second electrochemical separation module that includes at least one ion exchange membrane having a second set of performance characteristics that is different than the first set of performance characteristics. Performance characteristics may relate to at least one of water loss, electrical resistance, and permselectivity. Staged treatment systems and methods may provide improved efficiency.

    ELECTROHYDROMODULATING PROCESS FOR RECOVERING NUTRIENTS, MINERALIZING ORGANICS, AND INACTIVATING PATHOGENS IN WASTEWATER

    公开(公告)号:US20220227649A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17612366

    申请日:2020-06-17

    IPC分类号: C02F9/00 B01D61/46 C05F7/00

    摘要: A system for electrohydromodulation of wastewater. In an embodiment, the system comprises an anode in contact with at least one anodic chamber and a cathode in contact with a cathodic chamber. Each anodic chamber and the cathodic chamber are configured to receive a flow of wastewater. A first multivalent cation exchange membrane, between each anodic chamber and the cathodic chamber, allows multivalent cations to pass therethrough while preventing monovalent ions to pass therethrough. A power source is electrically coupled to each anode and the cathode, and is configured to apply a voltage across wastewater in the anodic chamber and the cathodic chamber, to thereby cause multivalent cations in the wastewater to pass through the multivalent cation exchange membrane.

    Conversion of gas and treatment of a solution

    公开(公告)号:US11318416B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US15301241

    申请日:2015-04-02

    摘要: A method and system for reducing ion concentration of a solution and converting gas. The system comprising a multi-chamber unitary dialysis cell comprising a gas chamber, a product chamber, and an acid chamber. Ion exchange barriers separate the chambers of the dialysis cell. A first anion exchange barrier is positioned between the product chamber and the acid chamber and a first cation exchange barrier is positioned between the product chamber and the gas chamber. Anions from the solution being treated associate with cations from the acid chamber to form an acid solution in the acid chamber, and cations from the solution being treated associate with anions from the fluid comprising gas to form salt, thereby reducing the ion concentration of the solution being treated and converting at least a portion of the gas into salt.

    Water treatment device
    28.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10815134B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16087469

    申请日:2017-04-24

    摘要: The water treatment device according to the present disclosure includes: an electrochemical cell having electrodes including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a bipolar membrane; a tank; a power supply configured to apply power to the electrodes; a water circulation flow path having at least the tank and the electrochemical cell and through which water circulates; a circulation device configured to circulate water in the water circulation flow path; a raw water supply path configured to supply raw water to the water circulation flow path; and a control device. In performing water softening treatment in the electrochemical cell where power is applied to the electrodes so as to remove ions from raw water and soft water is produced, the control device drives the circulation device so as to circulate water in the water circulation flow path.

    ION SUPPRESSOR AND ION CHROMATOGRAPH
    30.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200147518A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16629385

    申请日:2017-07-24

    摘要: An ion suppressor includes ion exchange membranes between a pair of electrodes. Regeneration liquid channels are provided in the spaces between the electrodes and the ion exchange membranes, and an eluent channel is provided between the ion exchange membranes. Ion re-exchange in the eluent on the downstream side of the eluent channel is suppressed, thereby making it possible to improve the detection sensitivity for the ion to be measured. For example, the eluent channel has a folded structure, thereby increasing the amount of current on the downstream side of the eluent channel, and thus, the accumulation of ions is suppressed, and accordingly, ion re-exchange in the eluent can be suppressed.