Patent ID: 9446969
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F,F25D,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A method for purifying and transporting water by a system for purifying and transporting water, comprising: a raw water tank having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe; an adsorption tank containing adsorbent; a storage tank; a first pipe connecting the raw water tank and the adsorbent tank; a second pipe connecting the adsorption tank and the storage tank; third and fourth pipes connecting the raw water tank and the storage tank; and a heat exchanger adapted to transfer heat from the adsorption tank to the storage tank, the method comprising: providing the raw water tank, the one or more adsorbent tanks containing adsorbent and adapted to absorb solar energy, and the storage tank; providing a first fluid transport system connecting the raw water tank to the one or more adsorbent tanks, a second fluid transport system connecting the one or more adsorbent tanks to the storage tank, and a third fluid transport system connecting the storage tank to the raw water tank; adding raw water to the raw water tank; vaporizing the raw water by adsorption until a portion of the raw water freezes to form ice; removing a liquid portion of the raw water from the raw water tank; circulating purified water between the storage tank and raw water tank until at least a majority of the ice melts; transferring purified water from the raw water tank to the storage tank; exposing the one or more adsorption tanks to solar radiation at least until purified water is released from the adsorbent; and transferring purified water from the one or more adsorbent tanks to the storage tank.