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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Wail Sulaiman Falath, Dhahran, SA;
Dahiru Umar Lawal, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/36 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/364 (2013.01); C02F 1/043 (2013.01); C02F 1/048 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and techniques may improve the permeate productivity in membrane distillation separation by modifying the feed and/or coolant sides of a membrane distillation module depending on the membrane distillation configuration. The bubbling of a carrier gas through the feed liquid in the feed liquid side of the module can increase the turbulent dissipation rate and/or enhance mass transfer across the membrane pores.