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Patent No.:

US 10005681 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2017

Sea water reverse osmosis system to reduce concentrate volume prior to disposal

Applicant:

Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Anthony J. Tarquin, El Paso, TX (US);

William S. Walker, El Paso, TX (US);

Guillermo G. Delgado, El Paso, TX (US);

Assignee:

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Ana Fortuna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/04 (2006.01); B01D 35/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 21/30 (2006.01); B01D 21/24 (2006.01); B01D 61/02 (2006.01); B01D 69/08 (2006.01); B01D 65/02 (2006.01); B01J 47/127 (2017.01); B01D 61/12 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01); C02F 101/12 (2006.01); C02F 101/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/441 (2013.01); B01D 61/022 (2013.01); B01D 61/025 (2013.01); B01D 61/12 (2013.01); B01D 65/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/08 (2013.01); B01J 47/127 (2017.01); B01D 2311/04 (2013.01); B01D 2311/06 (2013.01); B01D 2311/08 (2013.01); B01D 2311/14 (2013.01); B01D 2311/25 (2013.01); B01D 2317/04 (2013.01); C02F 2101/101 (2013.01); C02F 2101/12 (2013.01); C02F 2101/203 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); C02F 2209/006 (2013.01); C02F 2209/008 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2209/03 (2013.01); C02F 2209/05 (2013.01); C02F 2209/06 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention includes systems and methods for treatment of seawater RO system for recovering most of the water (i.e., 85-90%) from the concentrate of a brackish groundwater reverse osmosis treatment system that may use, e.g., a batch method. With proper pH control and antiscalant dosage, the batch-treatment SWRO system of the present invention can be used to recover water from silica-saturated RO concentrate without fouling the membranes. Silica concentrations of over 1,000 mg/L are attainable with relatively minimal pre-treatment of the silica-saturated feed solution.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Tarquin, Anthony. (2018). Sea water reverse osmosis system to reduce concentrate volume prior to disposal (U.S. Patent No. 10005681). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10005681

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