Method and apparatus for effecting high recovery desalination with pressure driven membranes
US10245556B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A20/131
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system and method for switching between flows of water solutions passed in groups of blocks of membrane pressure vessels arranged in parallel in a tapered flow system, wherein the system comprises a system inlet feed line, a system outlet flow line, high pressure booster pumps configured to provide a high pressure feed stream to the system; blocks of membrane pressure vessels arrayed in parallel, and a first and second bypass line each parallel to said blocks.
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