C02F2301/046

Movable Thick and Dehydration Device for Eluent Sediment from medium- and low-concentration ammonia Nitrogen Eluviation and Method Thereof
20230065771 · 2023-03-02 ·

Movable thick dehydration device and method for eluent sediment from medium- and low-concentration ammonia nitrogen are provided. The device integrates the existing eluent preparing mechanism, a transferring mechanism, pumping mechanisms, a transport vehicle, an automatic controlling system, an eluent collecting pool, primary and secondary sedimentation pools, and primary and secondary processing units. After post-treatment and recovery of eluent waste from rare earth mines, ammonia nitrogen and rare earth heavy metals in the eluent of rare earth mines can be recovered and disposed, and 90% of ammonia nitrogen and over 95% of rare earth in the eluent can be recycled. The device is movable and automated, and therefore suitable for environmental treatment of closed rare earth mines with residual ammonia nitrogen. Meanwhile, it is beneficial to reduce investment costs of capital construction, disposal site restoration of environmental treatment of rare earth mines with residual ammonia nitrogen.

CONTROLLING BIOFOULING IN WATER PURIFICATION
20230064074 · 2023-03-02 ·

A system and a method for water purification are provided. An exemplary system includes a multimedia filter, an ozone generator, an ozone contactor coupled to the ozone generator, and a ceramic membrane filter coupled to an air scouring system, wherein the air scouring system is coupled to the ozone generator. A storage tank is coupled to a purified water line from the ceramic membrane filter, wherein the storage tank is coupled to a backwashing line coupled to the multimedia filter.

CASCADE WATER RECYCLING INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR SHALE GAS EXPLOITATION
20220324725 · 2022-10-13 · ·

Disclosed is a cascade water recycling intelligent system for shale gas exploitation, comprising a cascade water recycling system, wherein a data output end of the cascade water recycling system is connected with a data input end of an information system, a data output end of the information system is connected with a data input end of a decision making system, and a data output end of the decision making system is connected with a regulator; the cascade water recycling system comprises at least one time of water quantity judgment, a current exploiting intensity of shale gas is continued under a condition that the water quantity does not exceed a water safety threshold; and monitoring data is transferred to the information system under a condition that the water quantity exceeds the water safety threshold; the information system is further used for transferring the collected data to the decision making system.

Liquid solution concentration system comprising isolated subsystem and related methods

Liquid solution concentration systems, and related methods, are generally described. In some embodiments, the system is an osmotic system comprising a plurality of osmotic modules. For example, the osmotic system can comprise a feed osmotic module configured to produce an osmotic module retentate outlet stream having a higher concentration of solute than the retentate inlet stream transported to the feed osmotic module. The osmotic system can also comprise an isolation osmotic module fluidically connected to the feed osmotic module. The osmotic system can also optionally comprise a purification osmotic module fluidically connected to the feed osmotic module and/or the isolation osmotic module. Certain embodiments are related to altering the degree to which the feed osmotic module retentate outlet stream is recycled back to the retentate-side inlet of the feed osmotic module during operation. Additional embodiments are related to the manner in which the retentate-side effluent from the isolation osmotic module is distributed among the system modules during operation.

CASCADING, RECIRCULATING WATER DEIONIZATION SYSTEMS

Water deionization systems based on electrochemical water desalination or softening using a capacitive or intercalative deionization devices including a stack of electrochemical cells. Each cell includes first and second electrodes and an ion exchange membrane. Each cell includes inlet and outlet channels with control valves that control the separation of the source water into brine (e.g., concentration) and clean water (e.g., purification) streams. The deionization device or module may include multiple electrochemical cells connected electrically in series, parallel or a combination of both. The cells may also be in serial, parallel, or combined fluid communication. The output water of one or more streams from each cell or collection of cells may be recirculated and combined with one or more input water streams to improve the electrochemical energy efficiency of the cells. The electrochemical cells at different rows may have varying electrode thickness, area and loading of the active material.

DEIONIZATION SYSTEM WITH HEAT MANAGEMENT

An electrochemical deionization system that maintains an operating temperature range of a solution stream (e.g., seawater or brackish water) flowing through the cells of the electrochemical deionization system. Maintaining the operating temperature range is targeted at prolonging the lifetime of the system and increasing the overall performance of the electrochemical deionization system.

Transfer assembly and system for aquaculture

A system for transferring marine life within an aquaculture facility including a plurality of segregated storage facilities each containing water for marine life, maintained within a predetermined temperature range and supported at independent ground levels. The storage facilities are successively disposed and structured to contain marine life at different stages of growth. A transfer assembly includes a path of fluid flow interconnecting successive ones of said plurality of storage facilities in fluid communication with one another, wherein at least a majority of a length of said path of fluid flow is disposed beneath the independent ground levels at a predetermined depth, which is sufficient to facilitate maintenance of the path of fluid flow within the predetermined temperature range, via geothermal cooling. The transfer assembly may also connect a holding facility, which may be dimensioned and structured to transfer mature marine life, possibly on an on-demand basis, to the harvesting facility.

ELECTRODIALYSIS SYSTEMS WITH DECREASED CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS AT HIGH RECOVERY RATES
20230054712 · 2023-02-23 · ·

Provided are electrodialysis systems comprising a plurality of electrodialysis devices, wherein each electrodialysis device of the plurality of electrodialysis devices has a product inlet stream, a product outlet stream, a brine inlet stream, and a brine outlet stream. The product inlet stream for a first electrodialysis device comprises the brine outlet stream of a second electrodialysis device. Further, a first portion of a feed stream is the brine inlet stream for the first electrodialysis device and a second portion of the feed stream is the brine inlet stream for the second electrodialysis device or a third electrodialysis device.

Methods and processes for producing electrolyzed alkaline and oxidizing water

The present invention relates to systems and methods for cleaning materials, such as flooring and upholstery. In some cases, the systems and methods use an electrolytic cell to electrolyze a solution comprising sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium acetate, sodium percarbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and/or any other suitable chemical to generate electrolyzed alkaline water and/or electrolyzed oxidizing water. In some cases, the cell comprises a recirculation loop that recirculates anolyte through an anode compartment of the cell. In some cases, the cell further comprises a senor and a processor, where the processor is configured to automatically change an operation of the cell, based on a reading from the sensor. In some cases, a fluid flows past a magnet before entering the cell. In some additional cases, fluid from the cell is conditioned by being split into multiple conduits that run in proximity to each other. Additional implementations are described.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SPECIFIC CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER IN A RECIRCULATING OR LINEAR TREATMENT SYSTEM

A method and apparatus for removing specific contaminants from an aqueous solution in a recirculating tank or linear treatment system is described. An aqueous solution is pumped into a reaction chamber. Measurements from the aqueous solution are collected, including one or more of Free Chlorine, Total Chlorine, Total Ammonia Nitrogen, pH, bacteria in the tank, and Oxidation Reduction Potential. In response to the measurements collected, one or more of pump speed, injection of pH precursors prior to the reaction chamber, reaction chamber electrode voltage, current, infusion rate of the chlorine, and contact time of the aqueous solution with the chlorine, are adjusted.