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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Mark Raizen, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2006.01); E03B 3/28 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); C02F 1/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/228 (2013.01); B01D 5/0003 (2013.01); B01D 5/009 (2013.01); B01D 5/0072 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01D 53/268 (2013.01); B01D 67/0069 (2013.01); B01D 71/024 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/32 (2013.01); E03B 3/28 (2013.01); C02F 1/78 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for generating liquid water from water vapor present in the atmosphere through use of selectively permeable films that permit water to pass through but that block other liquids and gases, such as atmospheric gases. The systems, devices, and methods employ condensation techniques in which only the water that is passed through the selectively permeable film is cooled, as compared to other atmospheric water generation systems, which cool water and other gases that enter with the water.