Vacuum freezing nucleated liquid water for purifying brackish water

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11365133
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16400522

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A method of purifying brackish water includes mixing brackish water with a nucleating agent, forming nucleated liquid water and distributing droplets of the nucleated liquid water inside a vacuum chamber, vacuum freezing the droplets of the nucleated liquid water in the vacuum chamber. The method further includes the droplets forming pure water vapor, nucleated ice, and remaining brackish water, mixing and liquifying the pure water vapor and the nucleated ice, forming a mixture of purified liquid water and the nucleating agent. The method further includes separating the mixture of purified liquid water and the nucleating agent, forming purified liquid water and the nucleating agent.

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  • ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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Cao, Fangyu Alexandria, US 3 1
Pearlman, Howard Haddon Township, US 5 8
Wang, Jianjian Lancaster, US 8 14

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