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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Shane Ardo, Irvine, CA (US);
Eric Schwartz, Irvine, CA (US);
Jingyuan Liu, Irvine, CA (US);
Joseph M. Cardon, Irvine, CA (US);
William White, Irvine, CA (US);
Kevin Tkacz, Irvine, CA (US);
Lawrence A. Renna, Irvine, CA (US);
Miguel A. Modestino, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Daniela Blanco, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Leanna Schulte, Irvine, CA (US);
Rohit Bhide, Irvine, CA (US);
Ronald Reiter, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher D. Sanborn, Irvine, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A photodialysis device that can desalinate saline streams is described herein. The device can have a desalination rate that is significantly faster than current solar thermal desalination technology. Salt is removed from water by passing ionic current derived from sunlight through this water using dye-sensitized membranes. The device can serve as a distributed, low-cost technology that can efficiently and effectively desalinate low salinity sources of water, which is particularly useful for agriculture and drinking water applications.