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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
John R Herron, Corvallis, OR (US);
Edward G Beaudry, Corvallis, OR (US);
Carl E Jochums, Corvallis, OR (US);
Luis E Medina, Corvallis, OR (US);
Osmotek Inc., Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
In a multiple-chambered electrodialysis cell having an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, a plurality of brine chambers, and a plurality of desalinate chambers, said chambers defined by a plurality of membranes wherein the improvement comprises providing membrane supports in the brine chambers, said membrane support members of adjacent brine chambers are offset so that when the pressure of the fluid in the desalinate chambers is greater than the pressure of the brine chambers, the membranes deflect against said membrane supports, causing the desalinate chambers to become corrugated.