Title:
FORWARD OSMOTIC DESALINATION DEVICE USING MEMBRANE DISTILLATION METHOD IN WHICH PART OF DRAW SOLUTION IS FED DIRECTLY INTO FORWARD OSMOSTIC TYPE SEPARATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/025012
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a freshwater separator employing a membrane distillation method, and a forward osmosis desalination system comprising the freshwater separator. More particularly, the present invention relates to a desalination system in which only a portion of a diluted draw solution is separated into gas and freshwater in a freshwater separator and the other portion of the diluted draw solution is fed directly into a forward osmosis separator, so that the efficiencies of the seawater separator and the desalination system comprising same are increased and the energy consumption is reduced.
Inventors:
KOO SUNG MO (KR)
LEE SANG JIN (KR)
SHIM SUNG MIN (KR)
LEE SANG JIN (KR)
SHIM SUNG MIN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2012/006373
Publication Date:
February 21, 2013
Filing Date:
August 10, 2012
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Assignee:
STX HEAVY IND CO LTD (KR)
KOO SUNG MO (KR)
LEE SANG JIN (KR)
SHIM SUNG MIN (KR)
KOO SUNG MO (KR)
LEE SANG JIN (KR)
SHIM SUNG MIN (KR)
International Classes:
C02F1/44; B01D61/00; C02F103/08
Foreign References:
KR101020316B1 | 2011-03-08 | |||
US20090308727A1 | 2009-12-17 | |||
US20060144789A1 | 2006-07-06 | |||
KR20110091153A | 2011-08-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SON, Min (6th Floor 36, Teheran-ro 87 gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-973, KR)
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