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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Richard J. Deep, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Douglas Michael Thom, Woodside, CA (US);
Richard J. Deep, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Douglas Michael Thom, Woodside, CA (US);
Sylvan Source, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. The systems have a preheater, a degasser, an evaporation chamber, a demister, and a control system, wherein the control system permits operation of the purification system through repeated cycles without requiring user intervention or cleaning. The system is capable of removing, from a contaminated water sample, a plurality of contaminant types including: microbiological contaminants, radiological contaminants, metals, salts, volatile organics, and non-volatile organics.