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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
P&t Global Solutions, Llc, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventor:
Eric Smith, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
P&T GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/12 (2006.01); C02F 1/42 (2006.01); C02F 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/12 (2013.01); C02F 1/42 (2013.01); C02F 2101/006 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01); Y02W 10/30 (2015.05);
Abstract
An ion exchange system includes an ion exchange column filled with ion exchange media and a passive cooling system. The passive cooling system includes a working fluid that transfers heat away from the ion exchange column. In one embodiment, the working fluid is in a closed system. In another embodiment, the passive cooling system includes a heat pipe. In yet another embodiment, the ion exchange system is used to separate radionuclides, such as Cs-137 from a liquid waste stream.