# US 11,110,370 B2 · Dirty water distillation and salt harvesting system, method, and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,370 B2 - Document ID: US11110370B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/461,296 - Filed: 2017-11-20 - Published: 2019-12-05 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-20 - Assignees: XDI Holdings, LLC - Applicants: XDI Holdings, LLC - Inventors: James Charles Juranitch; Alan C. Reynolds; Raymond C. Skinner; Thomas Raymond Juranitch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110370B2 ## CPC - B01D 1/14: with heated gases or vapours {or liquids} in contact with the liquid - B01D 5/0054: {General arrangements, e.g. flow sheets} - B01D 3/38: Steam distillation - B01D 5/0039: {Recuperation of heat, e.g. use of heat pump(s), compression} - B01D 5/006: {with evaporation or distillation} - B01D 5/0075: {with heat exchanging (B01D5/0039 takes precedence)} - B01D 5/0081: {Feeding the steam or the vapours} - C02F 1/10: by direct contact with a particulate solid or with a fluid, as a heat transfer medium - F01K 13/00: General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants - C02F 1/727: {using pure oxygen or oxygen rich gas} - C02F 1/74: with air (aeration of stretches of water C02F7/00) - C02F 2103/10: from quarries or from mining activities - C02F 2103/365: {from petrochemical industry (e.g. refineries)} - Y02P 70/10: Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes, e.g. for rolling metal or metal working - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) - F01K: STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES (gas-turbine or jet-propulsion plants F02; nuclear power plants, engine arrangements therein G21D) - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for harvesting salt and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising. A direct steam generator (DSG) can be configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water. A separation system can be configured to separate the salt from at least one of the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form. An expansion turbine can be configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for harvesting salt, and inorganic material, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising: a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water; a separation system configured to separate the salt from at least one of the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form; and an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents, wherein the expansion turbine is configured to provide energy for an electrical generator, wherein electricity produced by the electrical generator powers at least one of an oxidant compressor and a blower, and wherein the electricity to power the at least one of the oxidant compressor and the blower is supplemented by a Brayton cycle generator fueled by casing head gas. ### Claim 2 A system for harvesting salt, and inorganic material, and generating distilled water from at least one of produced water and salt water, comprising: a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate at least one of saturated steam and superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the least one of produced water and salt water; a separation system configured to separate the salt from the at least one of the saturated steam and superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form; and an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents, wherein the expansion turbine is configured to provide electricity for an electrical generator, wherein electricity produced by the electrical generator powers at least one of an oxidant compressor and a blower, and wherein the electricity to power the at least one of the oxidant compressor and the blower is supplemented by an internal combustion generator fueled by casing head gas. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an oxidant for the DSG includes pure air. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an oxidant for the DSG includes oxygen enriched air that is enriched with up to 100% oxygen by volume. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a fuel for the DSG includes casing head gas. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the expansion turbine provides energy for an electrical generator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the expansion turbine is configured to provide energy for an oxidant compressor, the oxidant compressor configured to provide an oxidant to the DSG. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a duct fired burner is used to trim the required energy in the system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the duct fired burner is fueled by casing head gas. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein heat recovery from the steam is used to maintain an elevated temperature in a feedwater that includes the at least one of the produced water and salt water and an oxidant provided to the DSG. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising a Rankine cycle generator that is used to generate electricity from the steam generated by the DSG. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1, 2) The system as in any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an organic Rankine cycle generator is used to generate electricity from the steam generated by the DSG.