EP2114543A4 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION - Google Patents

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION

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Publication number
EP2114543A4
EP2114543A4 EP07864121A EP07864121A EP2114543A4 EP 2114543 A4 EP2114543 A4 EP 2114543A4 EP 07864121 A EP07864121 A EP 07864121A EP 07864121 A EP07864121 A EP 07864121A EP 2114543 A4 EP2114543 A4 EP 2114543A4
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Prior art keywords
distillation
methods
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EP07864121A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2114543A2 (en
Inventor
Francis P Burke
Kenneth J Horne
David B Taylor
Stephen R Topaz
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Hydrologic Industries Inc
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Hydrologic Industries Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/936,740 external-priority patent/US8206557B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/936,741 external-priority patent/US20080105531A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/936,657 external-priority patent/US8202401B2/en
Application filed by Hydrologic Industries Inc filed Critical Hydrologic Industries Inc
Publication of EP2114543A2 publication Critical patent/EP2114543A2/en
Publication of EP2114543A4 publication Critical patent/EP2114543A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/22—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/048—Purification of waste water by evaporation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/28—Evaporating with vapour compression
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/28—Evaporating with vapour compression
    • B01D1/2896—Control, regulation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
    • B01D5/0057—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes
    • B01D5/006—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes with evaporation or distillation
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/041—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation by means of vapour compression
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/08—Thin film evaporation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/30—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies
    • Y02W10/33—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies using wind energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/30—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies
    • Y02W10/37—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies using solar energy

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
EP07864121A 2006-11-08 2007-11-08 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION Withdrawn EP2114543A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US86489906P 2006-11-08 2006-11-08
US11/936,740 US8206557B2 (en) 2006-11-08 2007-11-07 Methods and apparatus for distillation of shallow depth fluids
US11/936,741 US20080105531A1 (en) 2006-11-08 2007-11-07 Methods and apparatus for signal processing associated with phase change distillation
US11/936,657 US8202401B2 (en) 2006-11-08 2007-11-07 Methods and apparatus for distillation using phase change energy
PCT/US2007/084097 WO2008058242A2 (en) 2006-11-08 2007-11-08 Methods and apparatus for distillation

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2114543A2 EP2114543A2 (en) 2009-11-11
EP2114543A4 true EP2114543A4 (en) 2012-03-28

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EP07864121A Withdrawn EP2114543A4 (en) 2006-11-08 2007-11-08 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION

Country Status (11)

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EP (1) EP2114543A4 (en)
JP (1) JP5479906B2 (en)
KR (1) KR20090113358A (en)
AP (1) AP2009004887A0 (en)
AU (1) AU2007317223A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0718704A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2668972A1 (en)
IL (1) IL198673A0 (en)
MX (1) MX2009004875A (en)
TW (1) TW200843833A (en)
WO (1) WO2008058242A2 (en)

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EP2114543A2 (en) 2009-11-11
JP2010509057A (en) 2010-03-25
AP2009004887A0 (en) 2009-06-30
KR20090113358A (en) 2009-10-30
AU2007317223A1 (en) 2008-05-15
MX2009004875A (en) 2009-07-10
WO2008058242A3 (en) 2008-09-04
BRPI0718704A2 (en) 2014-01-07
WO2008058242A2 (en) 2008-05-15
TW200843833A (en) 2008-11-16
IL198673A0 (en) 2010-02-17
CA2668972A1 (en) 2008-05-15
JP5479906B2 (en) 2014-04-23

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