APPARATUS FOR FILTRATION AND DESALINATION AND METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

A free-pass-through fluid-purification system is disclosed, wherein the system includes a pore-matrix membrane subtended between a pair of chambers of a manifold. The membrane includes a large open-fraction porous matrix that allows liquid to pass freely through; however, suspended matter having a physical cross-section larger than the size of the pores are blocked. In some embodiments, the cross-sections of the pores are made to be a small fraction of the cross-section of the suspended materials. In some embodiments, electrodes are included on the top and bottom surfaces of the membrane to enable deionization of the fluid.

主权项

1. A fluid treatment system for separating a liquid from a fluid comprising a contaminant, the system comprising:
a first chamber that is fluidically coupled with an inlet and a first outlet; a second chamber that is fluidically coupled with a second outlet; and a first membrane that includes a first grid and a first plurality of pores, the first plurality of pores collectively defining a first open-fraction porous matrix that is operative for (1) allowing the liquid to pass through the first membrane and (2) blocking the contaminant from passing through the first membrane, wherein the first membrane is located between the first chamber and the second chamber; wherein the first chamber, second chamber, and first membrane are arranged such that the fluid flows from the inlet to the first outlet along the surface of the first membrane to enable (1) at least a portion of the liquid to exit the fluid through the first membrane and enter the second chamber and (2) the contaminant to flow along the surface of the first membrane to the first output.