Method for sanitizing an electrodeionization device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9790109
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12771597

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The present invention has the technical effect of disinfecting an EDI device of a water purification system. The present invention may be applied to an EDI device having an internal chamber comprising ion exchange components. The internal chamber may also comprise a plurality of ion selective membranes positioned between the anode and the cathode compartments. As illustrated and described herein, embodiments of the present invention seek to sanitize the EDI device without sanitization chemicals or a water supply.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barber, John Harold Fergus, CA 8 4
Gutowski, Wojciech Hamilton, CA 4 5

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