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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Akira Taomoto, Kyoto, JP;
Morio Tomiyama, Nara, JP;
Hisaaki Gyoten, Osaka, JP;
Norihisa Mino, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Ono, Kyoto, JP;
Stephen William John, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The desalination apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a water-repellent particle layer that is located below a water tank, contains water-repellent particles, and allows passage of water vapor generated by evaporation of the liquid stored in the water tank, the water tank being a space for storing the liquid; and a liquefying layer that is located below the water-repellent particle layer, and liquefies the water vapor that has passed through the water-repellent particle layer to obtain the fresh water. The water-repellent particle layer includes an anti-migration layer provided as a surface layer that faces the water tank and containing anti-migration particles. Each of the anti-migration particles has a higher aspect ratio than the water-repellent particles, the aspect ratio being a value obtained by dividing a length in a major axis direction by a length in a minor axis direction.