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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2020
Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Aaron D. Wilson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Christopher J. Orme, Firth, ID (US);
John R. Klaehn, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Birendra Adhikari, Ammon, ID (US);
Frederick F. Stewart, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Seth W. Snyder, Ammon, ID (US);
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a fluid comprises introducing a feed fluid stream comprising multiple materials to first side of a semi-permeable membrane. A draw fluid stream having a higher temperature than the feed fluid stream is introduced to second, opposing side of the semi-permeable membrane to form a thermal gradient across the semi-permeable membrane. One or more of the multiple materials of the feed fluid stream is drawn through the semi-permeable membrane and into the draw fluid stream via thermal gradient osmosis. A fluid treatment system and a thermal gradient osmosis apparatus are also described.