TY - PAT
T1 - Osmotically and thermally isolated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (fo-md) integrated module for water treatment applications
AU - Ghaffour,, Noreddine
AU - Francis,, Lijo
AU - Li,, Zhenyu
AU - Valladares,, Rodrigo
AU - ALSAADI, Ahmad, S
AU - GHDAIB, Muhannad, Abu
AU - Amy,, Gary
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2017-06-19
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - An integrated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) module and systems and methods incorporating the module is disclosed providing higher efficiencies and using less energy. The FO-MD module is osmotically and thermally isolated. The isolation can prevent mixing of FO draw solution/FO permeate and MD feed, and minimize dilution of FO draw solution and cooling of MD feed. The module provides MD feed solution and FO draw solution streams that flow in the same module but are separated by an isolation barrier. The osmotically and thermally isolated FO-MD integrated module, systems and methods offer higher driving forces of both FO and MD processes, higher recovery, and wider application than previously proposed hybrid FO- MD systems.
AB - An integrated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) module and systems and methods incorporating the module is disclosed providing higher efficiencies and using less energy. The FO-MD module is osmotically and thermally isolated. The isolation can prevent mixing of FO draw solution/FO permeate and MD feed, and minimize dilution of FO draw solution and cooling of MD feed. The module provides MD feed solution and FO draw solution streams that flow in the same module but are separated by an isolation barrier. The osmotically and thermally isolated FO-MD integrated module, systems and methods offer higher driving forces of both FO and MD processes, higher recovery, and wider application than previously proposed hybrid FO- MD systems.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/621977
UR - http://www.google.com/patents/WO2016135701A1
UR - http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=WO&NR=2016135701A1&KC=A1&FT=D
M3 - Patent
M1 - WO 2016135701 A1
ER -