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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Gradiant Corporation, Woburn, MA (US);
Steven Lam, Singapore, SG;
Maximus G. St. John, Boston, MA (US);
Prakash Narayan Govindan, Singapore, SG;
Gradiant Corporation, Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is related to hybrid desalination systems and associated methods. The hybrid desalination system can comprise a first desalination unit comprising a reverse osmosis unit and a second desalination unit fluidically connected to the first desalination unit, wherein the second desalination unit comprises a humidification-dehumidification desalination apparatus. The present disclosure is also related to systems and methods for the formation of solid salts using a humidifier. According to certain embodiments, the flow velocity of a gas in the humidifier can be relatively high during the formation of the solid salt. In some embodiments, the humidifier comprises a multi-stage bubble column humidifier.