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Reclamation of potable water from mixed gas streams

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1092963

An apparatus for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream can include a wall, a mixed gas stream passageway, and a liquid collection assembly. The wall can include a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of capillary condensation pores. The capillary condensation pores extend through the wall, and have a first opening on the first surface of the wall, and a second opening on the second surface of the wall. The pore size of the pores can be between about 2 nm to about 100 nm. The mixed gas stream passageway can be in fluid communication with the first opening. The liquid collection assembly can collect liquid from the plurality of pores.

Research Organization:
ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
8,511,072
Application Number:
13/071,223
OSTI ID:
1092963
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Aquatic Alchemy journal February 2005
Purification system produces potable water from emissions journal July 2005

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