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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Sushanta Mitra, Waterloo, CA;
NA Young Kim, Waterloo, CA;
Naga Siva Kumar Gunda, Waterloo, CA;
Sunil Walia, Waterloo, CA;
Enrique Ignacio Wagemann, San Pedro de la Paz, CL;
Sushanta Mitra, Waterloo, CA;
Na Young Kim, Waterloo, CA;
Naga Siva Kumar Gunda, Waterloo, CA;
Sunil Walia, Waterloo, CA;
Enrique Ignacio Wagemann, San Pedro de la Paz, CL;
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for angstrom confinement of trapped ions. The method including: receiving water molecules and ionic compounds in a first reservoir, an angstrom confinement assembly is positioned between the first reservoir and a second reservoir, the angstrom confinement assembly defining angstrom conduits; and repeatedly applying an electric field across a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode on a same side of the angstrom confinement assembly as the first reservoir and the second electrode on a same side of the angstrom confinement assembly as the second reservoir, the electric field applied such that, when the electric field is applied, positive ions of the ionic compounds are induced to flow through the angstrom conduits, and wherein, when the electric field is not applied, water molecules flow into the angstrom conduits due to capillary forces to confine the positive ions in the angstrom conduits.