Patent ID: 9259667
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F,F25B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A modular humidification-dehumidification (HDH) apparatus for concentrating a solution, the apparatus comprising a plurality of internal modules coupled to each other and a frame housing the plurality of internal modules, wherein the frame has substantially the same dimensions and structural rating as intermodal shipping containers such that the apparatus is stackable one on top of another, the plurality of internal modules comprising: (a) a humidification module comprising humidification media facilitating evaporation of liquid from the solution to gas as the solution passes through the humidification media thereby producing a concentrated solution and a humidified gas; and (b) a dehumidification module in gas flow communication with the humidification module, the dehumidification module comprising a condensing heat exchanger for condensing vapour from the humidified gas.