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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2013
Hydration Systems, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Walter L. Schultz, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Upen J. Bharwada, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
John R. Herron, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark Schutter, Albany, OR (US);
DEAD SEA WORKS LTD, Beer Sheva, IL;
HYDRATION SYSTEMS LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a submerged plate membrane device intended for use in forward osmosis processes, particularly for concentrating various process streams such as those in ponds. Particular examples of feed streams that may be concentrated are for example the following feed solutions: brines, seawater, drilling mud, waste water, bio-digestate, and the like. Thus, the process and device described herein are useful for de-watering, and thus concentrating, the content of solar evaporation ponds and drilling mud ponds.