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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Voltea B.v., Sassenheim, NL;
Albert van der Wal, Oegstgeest, NL;
Hank Robert Reinhoudt, Delft, NL;
Bart Van Limpt, Leiden, NL;
Thomas Richard Bednar, Brookfield, WI (US);
George Shoemaker Ellis, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Jeffrey Averbeck, Brookfield, WI (US);
VOLTEA B.V., Sassenheim, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus including a capacitive electrode stack. The capacitive electrode stack has a first electrode that includes a first current collector, a second electrode, and a spacer between the first and second electrodes to allow water to flow in between the first and second electrodes. The apparatus has a connector to connect the current collector inside the housing with an electrical source outside the housing, and the connector includes a closing off portion to close an opening in the housing and to form a boundary for the water in the housing.