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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2025
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Dahiru Umar Lawal, Dhahran, SA;
Wail Sulaiman Fallatah, Dhahran, SA;
Isam Hasan Aljundi, Dhahran, SA;
Mohamed Abdelkarim Antar, Dhahran, SA;
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A distillation apparatus having a hot liquid block, a thermoelectric module (TEM), a condensation surface, a feed liquid chamber having a feed chamber inlet, a feed chamber outlet, and a membrane disposed on at least one side of the feed liquid chamber. One side of the membrane faces to the condensation surface. An air gap of 1 mm to 20 cm separates the condensation surface and the membrane. A permeate outlet in fluid communication with the air gap. A heating unit in fluid communication with the feed liquid chamber and the hot liquid block. A cooling unit in fluid communication with the permeate outlet. A multi-stage distillation apparatus with a plurality of distillation apparatuses. A process of distilling water, by feeding a liquid into the distillation apparatus through the hot block inlet and collecting distilled water from the permeate outlet.