Seawater Treatment TRIZ Cases

See how a stabilizing electrode segments plasma discharge regions in liquid to prevent electric

See how integrating vacuum membrane distillation with ejector cooling reuses waste heat to preh

See how vacuum insulation and nested condenser-evaporator design recycle latent heat to reduce

See how co-locating a data center with a reverse osmosis desalination plant converts cooling wa

See how a transition zone with reduced plate spacing controls feed flow between inlet and evapo

See how a condenser nested inside an evaporator recycles latent heat from condensing vapor to p

See how a transparent dome and internal heat pump use the greenhouse effect to reduce heat loss

See how pressure-differential vapor transfer between evaporation and condensation vessels reduc

Compressed vapor condenses on an internal probe to return latent heat to boiling seawater, cutting desalination energy demand.

Sonic cavitation and standing waves break down and separate brine contaminants from wastewater, cutting treatment time and producing clean water.

Sonic cavitation in an acoustic process cell breaks down brine contaminants in wastewater and separates cleaner water without chemical or thermal treatment.

Electrochemically generated dissolved NaOH boosts seawater alkalinity faster than mineral dissolution while control logic protects marine life.

Spark ablation creates tightly controlled mixed nanoparticles on SOEC electrodes to raise current density and improve CO2 and H2O conversion.

Non-platinum DFC cathode catalysts use ZIF-derived N-doped carbon to resist chloride poisoning and sustain oxygen reduction for desalination and power.

Dual distillate tanks let solar MED-VC desalination run day and night while avoiding oversized capacity, scaling, fouling, and grid dependence.

Real-time model-based control minimizes chemical dosage in water treatment while keeping treated water quality within the normal range.

Thin-film polymer membrane arrays boost heat transfer at lower ΔT, cutting exchanger mass, exergy loss, and fan power in air thermal conditioning.

Real-time water quality prediction sets the minimum chemical dose needed to keep treated water within range and reduce operator-led overdosing.

Real-time water treatment models and optimization algorithms minimize chemical dosing while keeping treated water quality within range.

Graphene heat-conduction layers improve seawater evaporation while vapor heat exchange and a thermal valve cut energy loss and blocking.

Thin-film polymer membranes increase heat-transfer area to cut ΔT, reduce exergy loss, and lower energy use in heat exchangers.

Microbubbles remove biofouling so microplastics float for collection, improving autonomous filtration in polluted waters.

Alternating electrode polarity lets an electrolytic biocide unit control biofouling while preventing scale buildup and acid cleaning downtime.

Absorbent floating layers, misting nozzles, and solar power turn seawater into vapor to lower ocean volume with autonomous marine-life detection.

A dielectric-sleeved strainer-electrolytic layout filters debris before it reaches the plates, enabling in-situ biocide generation with less fouling downtime.

Microbubbles crystallize calcium as removable calcium carbonate before reverse osmosis, cutting chemical use and water treatment cost.

A two-stage brine separation scheme reuses heat between low- and high-temperature processes to recover more water with lower energy use.

Carrier gas sparging in acidified seawater strips over 80% of dissolved CO2 with lower energy, less maintenance, and compact offshore deployment.

Algae in aquaculture water adsorb microplastics and remove nitrogen compounds in one treatment step, reducing added purification equipment.

A hydrophobic organic phase selectively removes salts from brine, cutting energy, water use, and reagent demand through closed-loop regeneration.

Phospholipid-coated magnesium disks extract salt from seawater with low-energy rocking, enabling portable desalination with high efficiency.

Corrugated meandering channels improve heat and flow distribution in plate desalination exchangers while limiting pressure drop and maintenance complexity.

Zero-valent iron captures dissolved solutes, then gas bubbles float salt-media aggregates for lower-energy desalination and solid salt removal.

A two-stage electrodialysis process captures CO2 from flue gas while converting reject brine into high-purity carbonate products with zero discharge.

Waste-heat preheating and enhanced evaporation raise purified water yield while removing salts, minerals, and hazardous hydrocarbons.

Negative-pressure airflow and falling-film concentric tubes boost brine evaporation while preventing processed brine discharge.

Gelatinous zooplankton mucus aggregates microparticles and nanoplastics into filterable clumps, improving water treatment removal efficiency.

A dielectric-sleeved electrode assembly inside a strainer generates biocide in situ while limiting debris interference and biofouling downtime.

A Cr-based NH2-MIL-101 MOF flocculates harmful algae quickly while avoiding cell lysis, toxin release, and secondary pollution.

Zwitterionic SMB resins separate lithium and other salts from saline water while thermal purification recovers fresh water with lower chemical use.

Through-flow electro-oxidation and electro-reduction with a 3D carbon electrode degrades refractory organics while limiting fouling and energy use.