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1482 results about "Ion-exchange membranes" patented technology

An ion-exchange membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that transports certain dissolved ions, while blocking other ions or neutral molecules. Ion-exchange membranes are therefore electrically conductive. They are often used in desalination and chemical recovery applications, moving ions from one solution to another with little passage of water.

Method and apparatus for preventing scaling in electrodeionization units

A method and apparatus is provided for inhibiting scaling in an electrodeionization system and, more particularly, for increasing tolerance to hardness in the feed water to an electrodeionization unit by inhibiting precipitation of scale-forming metallic cations contained in the feed water and thereby increasing efficiencies of the electrodeionization system. Water to be purified is passed through an electrodeionization unit in which the flow in the diluting compartment is countercurrent to the flow in the concentrating compartment. This is to impede the migration of scale-forming metallic cations from the diluting compartment, through the cation exchange membrane, into the concentrating compartment and towards the concentrating compartment side of the anion exchange membrane, thereby preventing scale formation on the anion exchange membrane. The electrodeionization unit may be further modified by dividing the concentrating compartments into first and second compartments by a porous diaphragm or ion-conducting membrane. The porous diaphragm or ion-conducting membrane effectively eliminates convective transport of scale-forming metallic cations from the cation exchange membrane side of the concentrating compartment to the anion exchange membrane side of the concentrating compartment, thereby inhibiting scale formation on the anion exchange membrane.
Owner:E CELL

Method for extracting alkali metal from salt lake brine and seawater through membrane extraction-back extraction

The invention discloses a method for extracting high-value alkali metal from salt lake brine or seawater through membrane extraction-back extraction. The method is implemented through continuous operation and comprises the following steps of: fixing an ion exchange blend membrane in a membrane component, allowing an organic solution containing an extracting agent to contact salt lake brine or seawater which contains alkali metal ions by a first ion exchange membrane, and allowing alkali metal ions to pass through the ion exchange membrane and be combined with the organic solution containing the extracting agent to obtain metal complex; then transmitting an organic solution of the metal complex to a second ion exchange membrane and allowing the organic solution of the metal complex to contact a back extraction solution by the second ion exchange membrane, and allowing the metal ions to pass through the ion exchange membrane to enter the back extraction solution; during membrane extraction-back extraction, and circulating feed liquid, the back extraction solution and the organic solution containing the extracting agent on one side of the first ion exchange membrane, on one side of the second ion exchange membrane and between the first and second ion exchange membranes; and performing back extraction until a certain concentration of the back extraction solution is reached, and separating lithium, rubidium or caesium precipitates to obtain the final product. The invention provides a high-efficiency, low-cost and feasible route for industrial production of alkali metal salts.
Owner:何涛 +1

Electrodynamic method for removing fluorine contaminant in soil

The invention discloses an electrodynamic method for removing fluorine contaminant in soil, which is as follows: an anion-exchange membrane is arranged between the anode and the contaminated soil to prevent the H+ generated by the anode from entering the electrolyzer so as to avoid the increase of the acidity of the contaminated soil; sodium acetate solution is put in an anode chamber to be used as electrolyte, deionized water is put in a cathode chamber to be used as electrolyte, and the liquid levels of the anode chamber and the cathode chamber are maintained to be parallel; in the rehabilitating process, the electrolytes circulate constantly to be stirred evenly so as to bring away the H2 and O2 which are generated by the anode and the cathode; the sodium acetate solution added in the anode chamber supplies OH- which neutralizes the H+ generated by the anode, and the surplus OH- and the OH- generated by the cathode promote the adsorbed fluorine in the soil to be desorbed to be free fluorinions; and the fluoride in the soil is removed through the electrodynamic approaches of electromigration, electroosmosis and the like. The method can effectively promote the adsorbed fluoride to be desorbed from the surface of the contaminated soil particles, remarkably improves the fluorine contaminant removal efficiency, reduces overpotential and saves energy consumption, and after the soil is rehabilitated, the pH value of the soil is basically maintained at the original state.
Owner:HENAN UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Flow battery

The invention relates to a flow battery. The flow frame boards of the flow battery are provided with liquid inlet holes and liquid outlet holes; the front surfaces of the flow frame boards are provided with liquid inlet branch flow channels and liquid outlet branch flow channels; one end of each liquid inlet branch flow channel is communicated with the liquid inlet holes, and the other end thereof is communicated with the inner frames of the flow frame boards; one end of each liquid outlet branch flow channel is communicated with the liquid outlet holes, and the other end thereof is communicated with the inner frames of the flow frame boards; the flow frame boards are alternately arranged according to a mode of front surface to front surface and back surface to back surface in sequence; an ion exchange film is clamped between the opposite front surfaces of the adjacent flow frame boards; a current-conducting plate is clamped between the opposite back surfaces of the adjacent flow frame boards; the edge of the inner frame of each flow frame board is provided with an annular chamfer; the current-conducting plate is arranged on the annular chamfer; and electrodes are arranged in the inner frames of the flow frame boards. The flow battery has fewer components, simple and compact structure, easy processing, convenient assembly, small thickness, small volume, small internal resistance, good transfer and diffusion effect of electrolyte, small self discharge current, big power density, high energy efficiency and low cost and can realize big-power and large-scale application.
Owner:GOLDEN ENERGY FUEL CELL
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