Patent ID: 7608171

Claim:
A distillation system comprising: a. A source of water having at least one contaminant contained therein; b. An evaporation chamber for receiving said contaminated water, the evaporation chamber having a window for allowing solar energy to enter said chamber for heating an interior of said chamber; c. A vessel made of ceramic material or clay material within said evaporation chamber having an ability to absorb water; d. Perforated heat conducting tubing for distributing contaminated water throughout said vessel, walls of said vessel absorbing water which is evaporated from outer surfaces of said walls warmed by solar energy leaving behind solid contaminants on inner surfaces of said walls; e. A condensation chamber connected to said evaporation chamber for receiving evaporated water, condensing and thereby producing purified water in liquid form; and d. a storage device connected to said condensation chamber for storing said purified liquid water.