US 11,925,902 B2
Thermally reflective membrane apparatuses, and related fluid treatment systems and methods
John R. Klaehn, Idaho Falls, ID (US); Christopher J. Orme, Firth, ID (US); Aaron D. Wilson, Idaho Falls, ID (US); Birendra Adhikari, Ammon, ID (US); Frederick F. Stewart, Idaho Falls, ID (US); and Seth W. Snyder, Ammon, ID (US)
Assigned to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Filed by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/009,421.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/895,604, filed on Sep. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0060492 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B01D 61/36 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 69/12 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 61/364 (2013.01) [B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/12 (2013.01); B01D 2313/22 (2013.01); B01D 2313/221 (2022.08); B01D 2313/36 (2013.01); B01D 2323/46 (2013.01); B01D 2325/22 (2013.01); B01D 2325/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermally reflective membrane apparatus, comprising:
a housing structure; and
a thermally reflective membrane positioned between a feed region and a permeate region of an internal chamber of the housing structure, the thermally reflective membrane comprising:
a semipermeable structure; and
a porous, thermally reflective structure on a side of the permeate region of the internal chamber and physically contacting the semipermeable structure, the porous, thermally reflective structure comprising:
discrete thermally reflective particles; and
a binder material coupling the discrete thermally reflective particles to one another and the semipermeable structure.