Global Patent Index - EP 2114543 A4

EP 2114543 A4 20120328 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION

Title (de)

DESTILLATIONSVERFAHREN UND GERÄT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE DISTILLATION

Publication

EP 2114543 A4 20120328 (EN)

Application

EP 07864121 A 20071108

Priority

  • US 2007084097 W 20071108
  • US 86489906 P 20061108
  • US 93665707 A 20071107
  • US 93674007 A 20071107
  • US 93674107 A 20071107

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008058242A2] In one embodiment, a method includes moving a first volume of fluid from a region above a heat-transfer element to a region below the heat-transfer element after the first volume of fluid is boiled from a second volume of fluid within the region above the heat-transfer element. The first volume of fluid including an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the second volume of fluid. The region below the heat-transfer element has a temperature higher than a temperature of the region above the heat-transfer element. The method also includes transferring latent heat from the first volume of fluid to a third volume of fluid on a top surface of the heat transfer element. The latent heat is released when the first volume of fluid condenses.

IPC 8 full level

B01D 1/22 (2006.01); B01D 1/28 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B01D 1/22 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 1/28 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 1/2896 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 5/006 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 1/041 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 1/048 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 1/08 (2013.01 - EP); Y02W 10/33 (2015.05 - EP); Y02W 10/37 (2015.05 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008058242 A2 20080515; WO 2008058242 A3 20080904; AP 2009004887 A0 20090630; AU 2007317223 A1 20080515; BR PI0718704 A2 20140107; CA 2668972 A1 20080515; EP 2114543 A2 20091111; EP 2114543 A4 20120328; IL 198673 A0 20100217; JP 2010509057 A 20100325; JP 5479906 B2 20140423; KR 20090113358 A 20091030; MX 2009004875 A 20090710; TW 200843833 A 20081116

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007084097 W 20071108; AP 2009004887 A 20071108; AU 2007317223 A 20071108; BR PI0718704 A 20071108; CA 2668972 A 20071108; EP 07864121 A 20071108; IL 19867309 A 20090510; JP 2009536482 A 20071108; KR 20097011644 A 20071108; MX 2009004875 A 20071108; TW 96142295 A 20071108