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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sylvan Source, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/20 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01); B01D 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification and desalination. The systems have a preheater, a degasser, multiple evaporation chambers with demisters, heat pipes, and a control system, wherein the control system permits continuous operation of the purification and desalination system without requiring user intervention or cleaning. The systems are capable of recovering hear from each distillation stage, while removing, from a contaminated water sample, a plurality of contaminants including: microbiological contaminants, radiological contaminants, metals, salts, and organics.