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

Claim 18:
19. 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, configured to separate a salt and lithium, silver, magnesium, or aluminum in brine form and other commodities from the steam and exhaust constituents, wherein a blowdown is created in an outlet conduit from 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.