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US 12,338,144 B2Granted
Decontamination of fluids via joule-heating
AssigneeOhio University
InventorsJason Patrick Trembly, David Drown Ogden
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Abstract
A method of, and apparatus and system for, decontaminating a liquid containing dissolved solids including subjecting liquid containing dissolved solids to Joule heating under conditions effective to cause said dissolved solids to precipitate out of solution.
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An apparatus to decontaminate a liquid including dissolved solids comprising:
- a reactor having a first electrode and a second electrode;
- and
- a liquid flow path between said first and second electrodes, wherein the reactor is adapted to generate electrical current such that liquid in the liquid flow path reaches at least a pseudocritical temperature, and wherein the reactor is incapable of generating the electrical current such that the liquid in the liquid flow path reaches a temperature indicative of electrolysis.
An apparatus to decontaminate a liquid including dissolved solids comprising:
- a reactor having a first electrode and a second electrode;
- an alumina insulating washer positioned between a first piece and a second piece of the second electrode to prevent ejection of the second piece from the first piece;
- and
- a liquid flow path between said first and second electrodes.
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An apparatus to decontaminate a liquid including dissolved solids comprising:
- a reactor having a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein said first electrode comprises a wall of said reactor, wherein at least a portion of said wall defines an interior space of said reactor, and wherein at least a portion of said second electrode is disposed within said interior space;
- an alumina insulating washer positioned between a first piece and a second piece of the second electrode to prevent ejection of the second piece from the first piece;
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- a liquid flow path between said first and second electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.