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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Atia Esmaeil Khalifa, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/36 (2006.01); B01D 69/06 (2006.01); B01D 61/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/364 (2013.01); B01D 61/368 (2013.01); B01D 61/58 (2013.01); B01D 69/06 (2013.01); B01D 61/366 (2013.01);
Abstract
A membrane distillation module with a circulating line to circulate a portion of distilled water, which is formed and accumulated in a distillate zone, to enhance a permeate flux of water vapor through a hydrophobic membrane of the membrane distillation module. Various combinations of embodiments of the membrane distillation module are provided.