公开(公告)号：US09714183B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US13535884

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Michael T. Flynn ,  Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Mona Hammoudeh ,  Tra-My Justine Richardson

发明人： Michael T. Flynn ,  Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Mona Hammoudeh ,  Tra-My Justine Richardson

IPC分类号： B01D61/00 ,  B01D11/00 ,  C02F1/44 ,  B01D61/24 ,  C02F9/00

CPC分类号： C02F9/00 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D53/84 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  B01D2258/06 ,  B01D2259/4575 ,  C02F1/30 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/445 ,  C02F1/461 ,  C02F3/28 ,  C02F3/322 ,  C02F2103/002 ,  C02F2103/005 ,  C02F2201/001 ,  C02F2201/009 ,  C02F2303/04 ,  C02F2305/10 ,  Y02A20/211 ,  Y02A20/212

摘要： A method and associated system for processing waste gases, liquids and solids, produced by human activity, to separate (i) liquids suitable for processing to produce potable water, (ii) solids and liquids suitable for construction of walls suitable for enclosing a habitat volume and for radiation shielding, and (iii) other fluids and solids that are not suitable for processing. A forward osmosis process and a reverse osmosis process are sequentially combined to reduce fouling and to permit accumulation of different processable substances. The invention may be used for long term life support of human activity.

公开(公告)号：US08409845B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US12316557

申请日：2008-12-05

申请人： Jonathan D Trent ,  Sherwin J Gormly ,  Tsegereda N Embaye ,  Lance D Delzeit ,  Michael T Flynn ,  Travis A Liggett ,  Patrick W Buckwalter ,  Robert Baertsch

发明人： Jonathan D Trent ,  Sherwin J Gormly ,  Tsegereda N Embaye ,  Lance D Delzeit ,  Michael T Flynn ,  Travis A Liggett ,  Patrick W Buckwalter ,  Robert Baertsch

IPC分类号： C12N1/12 ,  C12M3/06 ,  A01G13/00

CPC分类号： A01G33/00 ,  C12M21/02 ,  C12M23/14 ,  C12M23/26 ,  C12M23/56 ,  C12M47/02 ,  Y02A40/88 ,  Y02P60/247

摘要： Methods for producing hydrocarbons, including oil, by processing algae and/or other micro-organisms in an aquatic environment. Flexible bags (e.g., plastic) with CO2/O2 exchange membranes, suspended at a controllable depth in a first liquid (e.g., seawater), receive a second liquid (e.g., liquid effluent from a “dead zone”) containing seeds for algae growth. The algae are cultivated and harvested in the bags, after most of the second liquid is removed by forward osmosis through liquid exchange membranes. The algae are removed and processed, and the bags are cleaned and reused.

摘要翻译： 通过在水生环境中加工藻类和/或其他微生物来生产碳氢化合物，包括油的方法。 在第一液体（例如海水）中以可控深度悬浮的具有CO 2 / O 2交换膜的柔性袋（例如塑料）接收含有用于藻类生长的种子的第二液体（例如来自死区的液体流出物）。 在通过液体交换膜通过正向渗透除去大部分第二液体之后，在袋中培养和收获藻类。 将藻类去除并处理，并将袋子清洁并重复使用。

公开(公告)号：US20100216203A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12316557

申请日：2008-12-05

申请人： Jonathan D. Trent ,  Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Lance D. Delzeit ,  Michael T. Flynn ,  Tsegereda N. Embaye

发明人： Jonathan D. Trent ,  Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Lance D. Delzeit ,  Michael T. Flynn ,  Tsegereda N. Embaye

IPC分类号： C12P5/00

CPC分类号： A01G33/00 ,  C12M21/02 ,  C12M23/14 ,  C12M23/26 ,  C12M23/56 ,  C12M47/02 ,  Y02A40/88 ,  Y02P60/247

摘要： Methods for producing hydrocarbons, including oil, by processing algae and/or other micro-organisms in an aquatic environment. Flexible bags (e.g., plastic) with CO2/O2 exchange membranes, suspended at a controllable depth in a first liquid (e.g., seawater), receive a second liquid (e.g., liquid effluent from a “dead zone”) containing seeds for algae growth. The algae are cultivated and harvested in the bags, after most of the second liquid is removed by forward osmosis through liquid exchange membranes. The algae are removed and processed, and the bags are cleaned and reused.

摘要翻译： 通过在水生环境中加工藻类和/或其他微生物来生产碳氢化合物，包括油的方法。 在第一液体（例如海水）中以可控深度悬浮的具有CO 2 / O 2交换膜的柔性袋（例如，塑料）接收含有藻类生长种子的第二液体（例如，来自“死区”的液体流出物） 。 在通过液体交换膜通过正向渗透除去大部分第二液体之后，在袋中培养和收获藻类。 将藻类去除并处理，并将袋子清洁并重复使用。

公开(公告)号：US07655145B1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-02

申请号：US11543275

申请日：2006-09-28

申请人： Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Michael T. Flynn

发明人： Sherwin J. Gormly ,  Michael T. Flynn

IPC分类号： C02F1/44 ,  B01D15/00 ,  B01D61/00

CPC分类号： B01D61/002 ,  C02F1/281 ,  C02F1/283 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/445 ,  C02F1/66 ,  C02F2101/16 ,  C02F2103/005 ,  C02F2201/001

摘要： Method and system for processing of a liquid (“contaminant liquid”) containing water and containing urine and/or other contaminants in a two step process. Urine, or a contaminated liquid similar to and/or containing urine and thus having a relatively high salt and urea content is passed through an activated carbon filter to provide a resulting liquid, to remove most of the organic molecules. The resulting liquid is passed through a semipermeable membrane from a membrane first side to a membrane second side, where a fortified drink having a lower water concentration (higher osmotic potential) than the resulting liquid is positioned. Osmotic pressure differential causes the water, but not most of the remaining inorganic (salts) contaminant(s) to pass through the membrane to the fortified drink. Optionally, the resulting liquid is allowed to precipitate additional organic molecules before passage through the membrane.

摘要翻译： 在两步法中处理含有水并含有尿和/或其他污染物的液体（“污染液体”）的方法和系统。 尿液或类似于和/或含有尿液并因此具有相对高的盐和尿素含量的污染液体通过活性炭过滤器以提供所得液体以除去大部分有机分子。 所得液体通过半透膜从膜第一侧到膜第二侧，其中定位具有比所得液体更低的水浓度（更高的渗透势）的强化饮料。 渗透压差导致水，但绝大多数剩余的无机（盐）污染物通过膜到强化饮料。 任选地，使所得液体在通过膜之前沉淀另外的有机分子。