Liquid purification or separation – Casing divided by membrane into sections having inlet – Plural diverse structured membranes within a single casing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-17
2011-05-17
Menon, Krishnan S (Department: 1777)
Liquid purification or separation
Casing divided by membrane into sections having inlet
Plural diverse structured membranes within a single casing
C210S321870, C210S321880, C210S321890, C096S004000, C096S010000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07943045
ABSTRACT:
A device for the thermal separation of water into hydrogen and oxygen, including a closed reaction chamber (1) containing water and, in said reaction chamber: —a heating system including one or several heat source elements (4,11), —one or several membranes (3), essentially impermeable to gas, to permit the selective passage of oxygen, —one or several membranes (2), essentially impermeable to gas, to permit the selective passage of hydrogen and —a mechanism (5) to permit the passage of water into said reaction chamber. According to the invention, —said heat source(s) (4, 11) is(are) placed in the water inside said reaction chamber (1), and, —said selective membranes (3) for oxygen are placed in said zones at high temperatures, —said selective membranes (2) for hydrogen are placed in said zones at lower temperatures. Preferably, the heating system is comprised of one or several concentrators (8, 9) of solar rays focusing the rays toward the inside of the reactor.
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Kongmark Nils
Rohrich Klaus
Wirth Harald
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
H2 Power Systems Ltd.
Kramer Barry
McCool Gabriel J.
Menon Krishnan S
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