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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Henry a Baski, Denver, CO (US);
Henry A Baski, Denver, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A desalination system includes a membrane system submerged in the ocean at a depth selected to provide a hydrostatic pressure and a high pressure side for generating reverse osmosis (RO) to produce freshwater from seawater. The desalination system also includes a pumping system in flow communication with the membrane system configured to pump the freshwater to the surface and to provide a low pressure side for the reverse osmosis (RO), a transport system for transporting the freshwater to land, and a storage system for storing the freshwater on land. A desalination method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of reverse osmosis membrane discs at a depth in an ocean selected to provide a hydrostatic pressure; directing seawater through the membrane discs using the hydrostatic pressure; collecting the freshwater directed through the membrane discs; pumping the freshwater to a surface of the ocean; and then transporting the freshwater to land.