This disclosure provides an integrated system and method for producing purified water, hydrogen, and oxygen from contaminated water. The contaminated water may be derived from regolith-based resources on the moon, Mars, near-Earth asteroids, or other destination in outer space. The integrated system and method utilize a cold trap to receive the contaminated water in a vapor phase and selectively freeze out water from one or more volatiles. A heat source increases temperature in the cold trap to vaporize the frozen contaminated water to produce a gas stream of water vapor and volatiles. A chemical scrubber may remove one or more volatiles. The integrated system and method utilize ionomer membrane technology to separate the water vapor from remaining volatiles. The water vapor is delivered for crew use or delivered to an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen and oxygen.

A system and method for treating reverse-osmosis (RO) concentrated water with high temporary hardness. The system includes a crystallization unit, a precipitation unit, a dewatering unit, and a programmable logic controller (PLC) system. The crystallization unit, precipitation unit and dewatering unit are connected in series, and the PLC system is configured to control pumps, valves, and displays in the crystallization unit, precipitation unit and dewatering unit. The crystallization unit includes a storage tank and a crystallization reactor communicated therewith. The crystallization reactor is provided with a pH meter, a liquid-level gauge, and a stirrer. A connection pipe between the crystallization reactor and the RO concentrated water is provided with an inlet pump and a inlet valve. A connection pipe between the crystallization reactor and the storage tank is provided with a feeding pump and a feeding valve.

The present invention relates to a drinking product of vitamin D-fortified mineral water. The present invention further relates to methods of preparing packaged drinking product of the vitamin D-fortified water with minerals and/or natural mineral water, wherein the method essentially comprises water treatment, re-mineralization, ozonation, vitamin D dosing, and mineralization.

In a method for treating waste water containing ammonium salts, sodium sulfate crystal is obtained by freezing crystallization, then the pH value of the waste water is adjusted to a specific range, and next sodium chloride crystal and ammonia water is obtained by evaporation. Alternatively, the pH value of the waste water is adjusted to a specific range, then sodium chloride crystal and ammonia water is obtained by evaporation, and next sodium sulfate crystal is obtained by freezing crystallization. This method can recover ammonia, sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride from the waste water.

The invention is in the field of landfill leachate, in particular the invention is directed to a method for purifying landfill leachate comprising water, dissociated ions and organic compounds, wherein the method comprises providing the leachate in a eutectic freeze crystallization (EFC) crystallizer and carrying out eutectic freeze crystallization by reducing the temperature of the leachate to a first eutectic point to obtain a first mixture comprising ice and a first crystalline salt. Further the ice and the first crystalline salt are separated into an ice stream and a crystalline salt stream.

The invention is in the field of landfill leachate, in particular the invention is directed to a method for purifying landfill leachate comprising water, dissociated ions and organic compounds, wherein the method comprises providing the leachate in a eutectic freeze crystallization (EFC) crystallizer and carrying out eutectic freeze crystallization by reducing the temperature of the leachate to a first eutectic point to obtain a first mixture comprising ice and a first crystalline salt. Further the ice and the first crystalline salt are separated into an ice stream and a crystalline salt stream.

The present disclosure aims to move water between a plurality of devices and create a cycle for reusing treated water generated by each device. A water treatment system includes a plurality of wastewater treatment machines provided for each source; a plurality of sensors that at least detect and output the water volume and water quality of treated water; tanks that store treated water as recirculation water; an excess water tank/storage tank that store excess water; and a control device that drive-controls the wastewater treatment machines and manages the water volume and water quality of treatment water in each source tank on the basis of sensor data from the sensors. The control device controls replenish shortages by using recirculation water from another source or excess water from an excess water tank, if a determination has been made that there is a shortage of recirculation water in one source, using sensor data.

A water treatment method to generate potable water and a fertilization or fertigation product is provided. The method comprises the steps of: passing a raw water stream through an anion exchange resin (14a, 14b) to generate a potable water output; regenerating the anion exchange resin (14a, 14b) using a weak potassium chloride solution to generate a product output comprising potassium sulphate, potassium bicarbonate, and preferably also potassium nitrate, suitable for use as or as a precursor to a liquid fertilization or fertigation product.

A system for storing and generating power is disclosed. The system comprises a first storage reservoir configured to store a first fluid, a second storage reservoir located at a lower elevation than the first storage reservoir and configured to store a second fluid wherein said second fluid has a higher density than the first fluid, and a pump. The pump and the first and the second reservoir are operatively connected such that power is stored by displacing the second fluid in the second storage reservoir by pumping the first fluid from the first storage reservoir to the second storage reservoir and such that power is generated by allowing the pumped first fluid in the second storage reservoir to exit the second reservoir. The first fluid is generally a liquid. In some embodiments, a power recovery device may be employed. In some embodiments, the hydraulic pressure of the low density fluid may be employed to pressurized desalination feed and facilitate desalination.

A controlled-type recalcitrant high-concentration freeze-separation apparatus, includes: a condenser having therein a condenser stainless antifreeze tube formed in a cell and tube form, and a condenser copper refrigerant tube formed in a cell and tube form inside the stainless antifreeze tube to block direct contact between circulating water flowing into the condenser and the condenser copper refrigerant tube; and an evaporator having therein an evaporator stainless antifreeze tube formed in a form of a cell and tube inside, and an evaporator copper refrigerant tube formed in a cell and tube form inside the evaporator stainless antifreeze tube to block direct contact between circulating water flowing into the evaporator and the evaporator copper refrigerant tube.