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Seawater desalination technology
Biomimetic seawater desalination technology inspired by mangrove root structures
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- 유도 용질 전처리 과정을 포함하는 정삼투-역삼투 하이브리드 담수화 시스템 및 방법 (등록번호: 10-1909397)
Key features
- Low-power or non-powered seawater desalination method
- The strong Zeta potential on the membrane surface pushes out anions while maintaining electrical neutrality, effectively removing both cations and anions
Application field
- Seawater desalination
Seawater desalination technology using evaporation-driven membranes for freshwater production
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- 해수 담수화용 3차원 다공성 멤브레인, 그의 제조방법, 그를 포함하는 해수 담수화 장치 및 그것을 이용한 해수 담수화 방법
(출원번호: 10-2018-0136425, PCT/KR2018/015514)
Key features
- Fabrication of interfacial evaporation membranes using extremely low-cost materials and processes that utilize solar energy to evaporate water
- It possesses a remarkably high evaporation efficiency of 99.997% (8.7 times higher than the evaporation rate of water) and is the highest among existing evaporation membranes. (Daily water production: 30.6 liters per square meter)
Application field
- Process based on evaporation for environmentally friendly, non-powered desalination method, ensuring drinking water supply from seawater and brine, as well as metal enrichment from seawater
- Evaporation-based humidifier that utilizes light to evaporate water
Seawater desalination technology using alginate MOF adsorbents and biomimetic membranes
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- 금속-유기 골격체/알긴산 비드 복합체, 이의 제조방법 및 활용 (10-2019-0101334)
Key features
- The synthesized alginate-based MOF effectively removes high concentrations of salts present in seawater (TDS: 35,000 ppm)
- In the low-concentration range where the desalination performance of MOF adsorbents is limited, additional desalination can be achieved using biomimetic membranes that mimic mangrove roots, powered by non-electricity.
Application field
- Seawater desalination
3D aerogels, their production techniques, and desalination methods utilizing solar and wind power for interfacial evaporation
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Key features
- Stacking aerogels with different densities and pore sizes horizontally to enhance evaporation performance at interfaces
- Enhancing evaporation performance by harnessing the convective effect of wind (wind energy) in conjunction with solar energy
- Preventing salt deposition while enabling fast water transport and excellent water absorption capability
Application field
- Interface solar steam generator
- Membrane for anti-salt performance
A system for concurrently producing freshwater and electricity using solar energy
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- 태양광 기반의 담수 및 전기 동시 생산을 위한 시스템 (10-2560253)
Key features
- Discharging saline solutions like seawater from the evaporation interface as freshwater in vapor form
- Utilizing hydrogels with robust electrostatic repulsion against metal cations to induce ion concentration gradients and generate potential differences, thereby producing electricity
Application field
- Interface solar steam generator
Seawater desalination technology based on electrothermal principles utilizing Joule heating
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Key features
- Utilizing low-power electrical heating to rapidly evaporate water on conductive membranes featuring nanostructures such as carbon fibers
- Highly efficient steam generation and seawater desalination without salt deposition
- Capable of integration with phototherma-based desalination technology
Application field
- High-efficiency desalination of highly concentrated brine
- Purification of contaminated wastewater