Use of surface modified porous membranes for fluid distillation

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.assigneeWilliam Marsh Rice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorLi, Qilinen_US
dc.creatorWu, Jinjianen_US
dc.creatorHalas, Nancy C.en_US
dc.creatorZodrow, Katherine R.en_US
dc.creatorGuo, Haolien_US
dc.creatorXu, Jiaruien_US
dc.creatorYu, Congen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-01T14:37:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-06-01T14:37:24Zen_US
dc.date.filed2020-10-19en_US
dc.date.issued2022-05-17en_US
dc.description.abstractIn some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for distilling a fluid by exposing the fluid to a porous membrane that includes a surface capable of generating heat. In some embodiments, the heat generated at the surface propagates the distilling of the fluid by converting the fluid to a vapor that flows through the porous membrane and condenses to a distillate. In some embodiments, the surface capable of generating heat is associated with a photo-thermal composition that generates the heat at the surface by converting light energy from a light source to thermal energy. In some embodiments, the photo-thermal composition includes, without limitation, noble metals, semiconducting materials, dielectric materials, carbon-based materials, composite materials, nanocomposite materials, nanoparticles, hydrophilic materials, polymers, fibers, meshes, fiber meshes, hydrogels, hydrogel meshes, nanomaterials, and combinations thereof. Further embodiments pertain to methods of making the porous membranes of the present disclosure.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationLi, Qilin, Wu, Jinjian, Halas, Nancy C., Zodrow, Katherine R., Guo, Haoli, Xu, Jiarui and Yu, Cong, "Use of surface modified porous membranes for fluid distillation." Patent US11331627B2. issued 2022-05-17. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/112432">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/112432</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.patentIDUS11331627B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/112432en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.titleUse of surface modified porous membranes for fluid distillationen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.genrepatentsen_US
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