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US 9,808,740 B2Granted
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for purifying liquids
AssigneeSeaChange Technologies, LLC
InventorDipak Mahato
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatuses for purifying liquids. One illustrative method includes generating an aerosol from a contaminated liquid. The illustrative method also includes generating a vapor from the aerosol by applying a negative pressure to the aerosol. The illustrative method further includes separating at least one type of contaminant particle from the vapor and converting the vapor into a liquid.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- generating, by an aerosolization component, an aerosol from a liquid;
- generating, by a negative pressure source, a vapor from the aerosol by applying a negative pressure to the aerosol, wherein the aerosol is converted into the vapor using only the negative pressure from the negative pressure source;
- separating, by a separation component, a contaminant particle from the vapor to generate an at least partially decontaminated vapor;
- and
- converting, by a condenser, the least partially decontaminated vapor into liquid form.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- an aerosolization component configured to receive a liquid and convert the liquid into an aerosol;
- a negative pressure source configured to convert the aerosol into a vapor by applying a negative pressure to the aerosol, wherein the aerosol is converted into the vapor using only the negative pressure from the negative pressure source;
- a separation component configured to separate a contaminant particle from the vapor to generate an at least partially decontaminated vapor;
- and
- a condenser configured to convert the at least partially decontaminated vapor into liquid.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an aerosolization component configured to receive a liquid and convert the liquid into an aerosol;
- and
- a negative pressure source configured to convert the aerosol into a vapor by applying a negative pressure to the aerosol, wherein the aerosol is converted into the vapor using only the negative pressure from the negative pressure source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.