Patent ID: 8906203
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y02A,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A water treatment method, comprising: a) filtering the water to be treated, b) heating a gas utilizing solar thermal energy, c) utilizing the heated gas to break down the filtered water into drops having a size of between 1 μm and 1 mm in diameter, said drops being suspended in a spray or aerosol, d) passing the heated gas through a cyclone system and transmitting electromagnetic energy within the cyclone system to further heat and accelerate the heated gas, and utilizing the further heated and accelerated gas to evaporate the water contained in said drops to produce water vapors, salt crystals and agglomerated particles, e) concomitantly to step d), separating the water vapors, the salt crystals and the agglomerated particles in the cyclone system, and f) condensing the water vapors to form desalinated and purified water.