Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of osmotic energy harvesting using responsive compounds and molecules
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Application No.: US16066386Application Date: 2017-01-19
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Publication No.: US10690122B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Xiao Hu , Yufeng Cai , Zhiping Lai , Yujiang Zhong
- Applicant: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Nanyang Technological University
- Applicant Address: SA Thuwal
- Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Thuwal
- Agency: Billion & Armitage
- Agent Gregory S. Schwartz
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@db231a1
- International Application: PCT/IB2017/050292 WO 20170119
- International Announcement: WO2017/125877 WO 20170727
- Main IPC: F03G7/00
- IPC: F03G7/00 ; B01D61/00 ; B01D61/44 ; B01D61/58 ; F24T50/00 ; F24S90/00 ; F03B17/06

Abstract:
The present invention discloses and claims a more efficient and economical method and system for osmotic energy production and capture using responsive compounds and molecules. The present invention is an energy harvest system enabled by stimuli responsive draw solutions that are competent in terms of energy production, geographic location flexibility, and the affordable, efficient and economical production and delivery of osmotic power. Specifically, the present invention is a novel osmotic power system that uses stimuli responsive draw solutions, economically feasible larger permeable membranes, and low grade heat sources to deliver osmotic power more efficiently and economically with less negative environmental impact, greater power output, and located in more geographically diverse areas of the world than previously thought possible for supporting such a power source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190003465A1 Method of Osmotic Energy Harvesting Using Responsive Compounds and Molecules Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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