Patent ID: 11872508
Assignee: XDI HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  F  Y | IPC B  C  F

Claim 0:
1. A system for harvesting salt, metals, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water or salt water, comprising:
a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate steam that includes superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents;
a separation system operating after the DSG, wherein the steam is fed to the separation system, wherein the system is configured to separate salt and lithium, silver, magnesium, or aluminum from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents in a brine form, wherein a blowdown is created in an inlet conduit to the separation system, wherein the system is configured to create the blowdown in a level from 2 to 30 percent;
an energy recovery system that includes an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and exhaust constituents;
an expander coupled with the expansion turbine; and
a compressor and an electrical motor coupled to the expander via a series of shafts and gears in communication with each other, wherein the motor is configured to act as both a motor and generator depending on conditions in the compressor and expander.