Patents

Latest Patent Summaries: Oasys Water - FO separation; LG NanoH2O - Nanoparticle thin-film membranes; Woongjin Chemical Co - FO for Seawater Desal

Compiled by Mike Henley 

Reverse Osmosis

Part 1: Limits of Energy Savings in Seawater RO

By Wayne Bates, Craig R. Bartels, Ph.D., and Rich Franks

Desalination

Treatment of Brackish Desalination Plant Concentrate and Seawater

By Nikolay Voutchkov

Use of Seawater to Regenerate Shallow-Shell Cation Resin

By Donald D. Downey

Case Study of Pretreatment Techniques Upstream of a 53-mgd Seawater RO Plant

By P. Temple Ballard, Veronique Bonnelye, and Miguel Angel Sanz

Coastal Seawater Testing of A Full-Scale MF System For Shipboard RO Pretreatment

By David Nordham, Bill Varnava, Mark Miller, and Theresa Hoffard

Desalination

Potential for Seawater Desalination in Singapore Using LNG Regasification as a Heat Sink

By Shaik Salim, Ooi Thomas Ho, and Pehkonen Simo