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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eugene Thiers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sylvan Source, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 (2006.01); C02F 1/66 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/5245 (2013.01); B01D 1/0011 (2013.01); B01D 5/0012 (2013.01); B01D 5/0072 (2013.01); C02F 1/042 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); F28D 15/02 (2013.01); C02F 1/04 (2013.01); C02F 1/5236 (2013.01); C02F 1/66 (2013.01); Y02W 10/37 (2015.05);
Abstract
This invention relates to the field of water purification and desalination. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods of removing essentially all of a broad spectrum of impurities from water in an automated industrial process that requires minimal cleaning or maintenance during the course of several months to several years, with relatively high yields of product water per unit of input water, flexibility with respect to energy sources, compact design with a low industrial foot-print, the ability to recover valuable by-products, and ultra-low energy requirements.