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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2021
Applicant:

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, KW;

Inventors:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/445 (2013.01); B01D 61/005 (2013.01); B01D 2313/22 (2013.01); B01D 2313/36 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A desalination and cooling system includes a single effect water-lithium bromide vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system and a forward osmosis with thermal-recovery (FO-TR) desalination system. The FO system employs a Thermo-Responsive Draw Solution (TRDS) Fresh water flows from the FS to the TRDS without application of pressure on the saline water. Afterwards, only thermal energy is required to extract fresh water from the TRDS and recover or regenerate the draw solution. The VAC system serves as a cooling source for cooling or air conditioning applications, generating waste heat as a result. The waste heat generated by the VAC system provides the thermal energy needed to recover the draw solution (DS). The VAC system can be powered by low-grade heat sources like solar thermal energy.


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