Granted Patent B2

US 12,722,101 · App. 18/569,044 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventor: Sascha Kühl (Berlin, DE)

B01D5/0039B01D1/0035B01D3/007B01D5/006C02F1/14C02F1/18C02F1/4672C02F2201/46165

Abstract

Claims (30)

1 . A treatment plant for water to be treated, comprising:

a storage container configured to store the water to be treated,

an evaporator configured to evaporate the water to be treated into vaporized water,

a condenser configured to condense water evaporated in the evaporator into condensate water, wherein the condenser is fed on a cooling water side with water to be treated, which is flowing to the evaporator,

wherein the storage container is arranged above the evaporator, and

wherein the condenser is arranged at a level of a base of the evaporator,

wherein the storage container is configured to be closable in an airtight manner and openable with an outlet into an overflow pot, a surface height of the overflow pot arranged slightly below a vapor outlet of the evaporator to enable automatic control of a water level in the evaporator, and

wherein the overflow pot is connected to a cooling water inlet of the condenser, and

wherein a cooling water outlet of the condenser is connected to an inlet of the evaporator.

2 . The water treatment plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein a water outlet of the condenser for the condensate water is connected to a branch, which

feeds a larger part of the condensate water into a distillate tank, and

feeds a smaller part of the condensate water into an electrolytic cell,

wherein in the electrolysis cell, condensate water is decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen,

wherein the electrolysis cell is connected to the distillate tank on an oxygen- forming side, so that oxygen formed flows into the distillate tank and gasses the condensate water there as distillate.

3 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 , wherein the evaporator is a solar evaporator and is fully thermally insulated.

4 . The water treatment plant according to claim 1 , wherein the storage container is connected to a head of the evaporator via a tap, the evaporator having a drain valve at a lower end thereof.

5 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 ,

wherein electrodes of the electrolysis cell are connected to at least one of a photovoltaic panel or a wind turbine,

wherein the at least one photovoltaic panel or the wind turbine are part of the water treatment plant.

6 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 , wherein a further storage container is connected to the distillate tank via a tap, via which water from the further storage container enters the distillate tank in order to feed the condensate water contained therein as distillate with electrolytes from the further storage container.

7 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 , wherein the distillate tank and the electrolytic cell are pressure-tight on the inlet side via a non-return valve and has a safety valve that responds at 100 bar.

8 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 , wherein the distillate tank and the electrolytic cell are pressure-tight on the inlet side via a non-return valve and has a safety valve that responds at 200 bar.

9 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 , wherein the distillate tank and the electrolytic cell are pressure-tight on the inlet side via a non-return valve and has a safety valve that responds at 300 bar.

10 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 ,

wherein volumes of the storage container and the distillate tank are between 3 liters and 10 liters, and

wherein the water treatment plant is constructed in a frame which is movable from one location to another.

11 . The water treatment plant according to claim 2 ,

wherein volumes of the storage container and of the distillate tank are between 3 m 3 and 100 m 3 , and

wherein the water treatment plant is anchored in a foundation.

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