Water softening intercalation systems
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsMünir M. Besli, Saravanan Kuppan, Sondra Hellstrom, Jake Christensen
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Abstract
A device for removing ions from a solution. The device includes first and second intercalation hosts, an anion exchange membrane, a first compartment extending between the first intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane, and a second compartment extending between the second intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane. The first and/or second intercalation hosts include a mixture of first and second intercalation materials. The first and/or second intercalation hosts may include layers (e.g., alternating layers) of the first and second intercalation materials. The first and second intercalation materials are different.
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A device for removing ions from a solution, the device comprising:
- first and second intercalation hosts;
- an anion exchange membrane;
- a first compartment extending between the first intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane;
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- a second compartment extending between the second intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane, the first intercalation host including a first surface adjacent to the first compartment and a second surface opposing the first surface, the second intercalation host including a first surface adjacent to the second compartment and a second surface opposing the first surface, a number of layers extending between the first and second surfaces of the first intercalation host, at least one of the number of layers including a first intercalation material, at least another of the number of layers including a second intercalation material, and the first and second intercalation materials are different, wherein the first intercalation material is configured to predominately intercalate a first type of cations and the second intercalation material is configured to predominantly intercalate a second type of cations.
A device for removing ions from a solution, the device comprising:
- first and second intercalation hosts;
- an anion exchange membrane;
- a first compartment extending between the first intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane;
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- a second compartment extending between the second intercalation host and the anion exchange membrane, the first and/or second intercalation hosts including a mixture of first and second intercalation materials, the first and second intercalation materials are different, and the mixture has a different amount of the first and second intercalation materials wherein the first intercalation host includes first and second layers, and the mixture of first and second intercalation materials is disposed in the first or second layer.
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