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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Robert L. McGinnis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Menachem Elimelech, New Haven, CT (US);
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
Separation processes using forward osmosis are disclosed generally involving the extraction of a solvent from a first solution to concentrate a solute therein by using a second concentrated solution to draw the solvent from the first solution across a semi-permeable membrane. One or both of the solute and solvent may be a desired product. By manipulating the equilibrium of the soluble and insoluble species of solute within the second solution, a saturated second solution can be used to generate osmotic pressure on the first solution. The various species of solute within the second solution can be recovered and recycled through the process to affect the changes in equilibrium and eliminate waste products. Enhanced efficiency may result from using low grade waste heat from industrial or commercial sources.