Potable water from internal combustion engines
US4725359A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for obtaining potable water from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine is disclosed essentially comprising separating a water vapor permeate containing water vapor and noncondensable gases from the exhaust by a nonporous nonionic hydrophilic membrane, then separating the water vapor from noncondensable gases by either condensing the water vapor or compressing the entire water vapor permeate followed by condensation of the water vapor contained in the permeate.
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