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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Melsert, Reno, NV (US);
Jay Renew, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Assignee:
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/36 (2006.01); H01L 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); B01D 71/06 (2006.01); B01D 15/12 (2006.01); B01D 21/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/58 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); C01D 15/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); C02F 1/52 (2006.01); C01D 15/00 (2006.01); C01F 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01); C02F 103/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/00 (2013.01); B01D 15/12 (2013.01); B01D 21/00 (2013.01); B01D 61/362 (2013.01); B01D 61/366 (2013.01); B01D 61/58 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 71/02 (2013.01); B01D 71/06 (2013.01); C01D 15/00 (2013.01); C01D 15/08 (2013.01); C01F 5/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/281 (2013.01); C02F 1/448 (2013.01); C02F 1/52 (2013.01); B01D 2325/38 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01); C02F 2103/34 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus that uses a brine from a well that is used to both generate electricity and recover valuable minerals present in the brine. The method and apparatus uses a hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from the brine to concentrate the brine that is then used to recover the minerals.