The present invention relatives to a method for manufacturing hydrogen-saturated deuterium-depleted water, comprising (a) providing a distilled or mineral water; (b) providing a hydrogen storage apparatus for providing a high purity hydrogen; (c) controlling a pressure of hydrogen gas between 38 bar at a working environment temperature of 1028 C.; (d) controlling a flow velocity of hydrogen gas between 35 L/min and inletting hydrogen into the distilled or mineral water to produce a pressure difference to replace deuterium from the distilled water; and (e) controlling a working time between 3090 mins to produce a hydrogen-saturated deuterium-depleted water. Therefore, a method for manufacturing hydrogen-saturated deuterium-depleted water with low consuming energy and low production cost is provided.

Provided is a capacitive deionization apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same, which capacitive deionization apparatus is enhanced in the removal efficiency for ionic substances and the fluid throughput, hence applicable to water with high salt concentration such as sea water, etc., and easy to manufacture.

A CDI type water treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes: a CDI filter unit which discharges purified water in a purification mode for purifying raw water, discharges recycle water in a recycle mode for recycling electrodes, and includes a water inlet port through which the raw water is introduced and a water outlet port through which the purified water or the recycle water is discharged; a supply unit for supplying the raw water to the CDI filter unit; a dispensing unit for dispensing the purified water to a user; a discharge unit for discharging the recycle water to the outside; a valve unit including a plurality of valves; and a control unit for controlling opening or closing the valves of the valve unit.

The present disclosure describes a flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) desalination system and method of use. The system employs clusters of tubular membranes oriented parallel to each other, each membrane having an internal flow path capable of receiving an electrolyte slurry (carbon slurry) therethrough. Each tubular membrane further comprises an electrode coaxially extending through the entire length of the electrode. Preferably, adjacent electrodes within the cluster receive a positive or negative charge, respectively. The cluster of tubular membranes is nested within a flow chamber capable of receiving saline or brackish water to be flowed along the outside surfaces of the tubular membranes to cause selected ions, e.g., Na+, Cl to pass through the membranes and into the carbon slurry circuit. The desalinated water then passes out of the flow chamber. The outer diameter of the electrodes can be optimized based on the inner diameter of the tubular membrane.

Systems and methods for controlling mixing between one or more fluids are provided. The systems and methods may utilize a vessel comprising one or more zones where the zones are configured to minimize mixing between one or more fluids. Certain systems and methods may utilize a vessel comprising a tortuous flow path. Other systems and methods may utilize a vessel comprising one or more zones.

A system for water purification having a water inlet being distributed into a plurality of streams defining extended dielectric barrier layers with high surface area to volume ratios and a plasma disposed between at least a pair of the plurality of water streams forming a surface plasma attachment producing radicals that treat the water via diffusion.

Embodiments of the present invention provide for anion exchange membranes and processes for their manufacture. The anion exchange membranes described herein are made the polymerization product of at least one functional monomer comprising a tertiary amine which is reacted with a quaternizing agent in the polymerization process.

A method for preparing an ionically-charged membrane comprising the steps (1) applying a film of curable composition to a support; (2) curing the film of curable composition to give anionically-charged membrane; and (3) removing the ionically-charged membrane from the support; wherein the curable composition comprises a) 5 to 50 wt % of curable compound comprising one ethylenically unsaturated group and anionic group; b) 10 to 70 wt % of crosslinking agent comprising at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups and having a molecular weight of at least 500 dalton per ethylenically unsaturated group; and c) 5 to 60 wt % of inert solvent.

A method for treating water is provided. The method includes feeding gas through a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) jet device having an electrode and a ground electrode disposed in water comprising at least one organic toxin derived from a biological organism to generate a cavity in the water, and powering the electrode such that a plasma jet is generated in the cavity. The plasma jet interacts with the water to generate oxidizing agents that oxidize and decompose organic toxins in the water.

A desalination battery includes a working intercalation electrode in a first compartment, a counter intercalation electrode in a second compartment, both compartments including saline water solution with an elevated concentration of dissolved salts, an ion exchange membrane arranged between the compartments, a voltage source arranged to supply voltage to the electrodes, and a sacrificial compound configured to neutralize charge within the first compartment at a predetermined voltage while being consumed by oxidation or reduction reactions upon an activation of the working electrode.