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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Molecule Works Inc., Richland, WA (US);
Wei Liu, Richland, WA (US);
Molecule Works Inc., Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
A membrane device and separation process are presented to enable removal of water from water-containing mixtures at high throughput and high energy efficiency. The membrane device is made of thin HO-selective molecular sieve membrane sheets with small feed channels and small permeate channels. The thin membrane sheet provides HO-molecular specificity and allows HO molecule to permeate through while blocking the other molecules. The membrane device provides large membrane area per unit volume and reduces mass transfer and flow resistance. Water is removed from the mixture by flowing the water-containing mixture through the feed channels of the device at a pressure above atmospheric pressure and removing the permeated water vapor from the permeate channels in the device under vacuum.