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- Patent Title: System for regenerating sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid from waste water stream containing sodium and sulfate ions
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Application No.: US15976702Application Date: 2018-05-10
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Publication No.: US10508049B2Publication Date: 2019-12-17
- Inventor: Ryan Mitchell Melsert
- Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: C02F1/469
- IPC: C02F1/469 ; C02F1/461 ; C02F1/44 ; B01D61/44 ; B01D61/46 ; B01D61/54 ; B01D61/58 ; C02F101/10 ; B01D61/02 ; B01D61/14 ; C25B1/14 ; C25B1/22

Abstract:
A waste water treatment system including an electrolysis treatment system and three membrane concentration systems. The electrolysis treatment system includes a first chamber that receives waste water and produces treated waste water, a second chamber that receives first recycled water and produces dilute acid discharge, and a third chamber that receives second recycled water and produces dilute caustic discharge. An anion exchange membrane separates the first chamber from the second chamber. A cation exchange membrane separates the first chamber from the third chamber. The membrane concentration system receives the treated waste water and produces a concentrated aqueous sodium sulfate product and a pure water product. A first thermal concentration system receives the dilute acid discharge and produces first recycled water and a concentrated acid product. The second thermal concentration system receives the dilute caustic discharge and produces second recycled water and a concentrated aqueous sodium sulfate product.
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