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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2012
Applicants:
John T. Simpson, Clinton, TN (US);
Scott R. Hunter, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
John T. Simpson, Clinton, TN (US);
Scott R. Hunter, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/18 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/048 (2013.01); B01D 1/0035 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01); C02F 1/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/18 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are examples of apparatuses for evaporative purification of a contaminated liquid. In each example, there is a vessel for storing the contaminated fluid. The vessel includes a surface coated with a layer of superhydrophobic material and the surface is at least partially in contact with the contaminated liquid. The contaminants do not adhere to the surface as the purified liquid evaporates, thus allowing the contaminants to be harvested.