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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Membrane distillation modules using oleophobically and antimicrobially treated microporous membranes
Vishal Bansal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Christopher Keller, Overland Park, KS (US);
Vishal Bansal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Christopher Keller, Overland Park, KS (US);
BHA Altair, LLC, Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for liquid distillation which includes a vapor permeable-liquid impermeable microporous membrane having structures defining a plurality of pores, an oleophobic material that is applied to the structures of the membrane so as to leave the plurality of pores open, a means for supplying non-distilled liquid to the first side of the membrane, and a means for collecting distilled liquid from a second side of the membrane. In a further example, the present invention provides a method for the distillation of liquids.