Reverse diffusion desalination
AssigneeSignal One International IP, LLC
InventorsJames Albert COATES, Charles R. COATES
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Abstract
The systems and methods described herein relate to use of a reverse diffusion system for removal of dissolved ions from a fluid, for example, salt ions. Specific embodiments include a system for desalinating salt water to produce potable water. The systems and methods can include pulsing low levels of electricity via electrodes in a scrolling pattern, so as to sweep the ions across a unit.
Claims33
A method of removing one or more of ions, ionic complex, ionic compounds, and charged particles from a fluid, the steps of which comprise:
- placing a fluid comprising one or more of ions, ionic complex, ionic compounds, and charged particles in contact with an electrode panel, the electrode panel comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrodes are physically and electrically isolated from the fluid, wherein the fluid is allowed to flow across the electrode panel, wherein further the electrode panel comprise a hydrophobic material and the plurality of electrodes are provided with an electric charge in an alternating pattern across the electrode panel such that the one or more of ions, ionic complex, ionic compounds, and charged particles are caused to move across the electrode panel from a first side to a second side;
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- collecting the ions that have been passed through the electrode panel on the second side from the fluid remaining on the first side.
A system for the removal of one or more of ions, ionic complex, ionic compounds, and charged particles from a fluid, comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one electrode panel, the at least one electrode panel comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes are both electrically and physically isolated from the fluid;
- a fluid inlet port;
- a fluid outlet port;
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- a control circuit comprising a processor, the control circuit being connected to the plurality of electrodes to provide electrical and/or electronic energy to the electrodes in a pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.