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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin C. O'brien, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jeffery J. Haslam, Livermore, CA (US);
William L. Bourcier, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin C. O'Brien, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jeffery J. Haslam, Livermore, CA (US);
William L. Bourcier, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC., Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 61/44 (2006.01); B01D 61/46 (2006.01); B01D 69/06 (2006.01); C02F 1/469 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 2325/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/4693 (2013.01); B01D 2325/02 (2013.01); B01D 2325/04 (2013.01); B01D 2325/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device according to one embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge and pore configuration characterized by a double layer overlap effect being present in pores of the membrane. A device according to another embodiment includes a porous membrane having a surface charge in pores thereof sufficient to impart anion or cation selectivity in the pores. Additional devices, systems and methods are also presented.