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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Hank Robert Reinhoudt, Delft, NL;
Albert Van Der Wal, Oegstgeest, NL;
Piotr Edward Dlugolecki, Gdansk, PL;
Hank Robert Reinhoudt, Delft, NL;
Albert Van Der Wal, Oegstgeest, NL;
Piotr Edward Dlugolecki, Gdansk, PL;
VOLTEA B.V., Sassenheim, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method to remove ions from water. The apparatus has a housing, an inlet to let water into the housing, an outlet to let water out of the housing, a first and second electrode connected to a power supply configured to create an electrical potential difference between the first and the second electrodes, and a spacer between the first and second electrodes to allow water to flow in between the first and second electrodes. The apparatus includes a velocity adjuster constructed and arranged to adjust a flow velocity of a first portion of the water flowing between the first and second electrodes with respect to a second portion of the water flowing between the first and second electrodes.