US 12,275,654 B1
Sustainable brine treatment system and process
Dahiru Umar Lawal, Dhahran (SA); Osman Mohamed Osman Shamet, Dhahran (SA); Mohamed Abdelkarim Antar, Dhahran (SA); Suhaib Mustafa Alawad Ahmed, Dhahran (SA); Isam Hassan Aljundi, Dhahran (SA); Syed Mohammad Zubair Zubair, Dhahran (SA); and Sani Isah Abba, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/798,410.
Int. Cl. C02F 1/14 (2023.01); C02F 1/04 (2023.01); C02F 1/52 (2023.01); C02F 101/10 (2006.01)
CPC C02F 1/14 (2013.01) [C02F 1/048 (2013.01); C02F 1/52 (2013.01); C02F 2001/5218 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A zero liquid brine desalination and crystallization system, comprising:
a humidification dehumidification (HDH) desalination system comprising a humidifier configured to humidify a carrier gas using saline water, and a dehumidifier configured to dehumidify the carrier gas to obtain desalinated water; and
a crystallization system configured to receive the saline water from the HDH desalination system and comprising an evaporation chamber configured to produce salt crystals and water vapor from the saline water, and a condenser configured to condense the water vapor, wherein
the HDH desalination system and the crystallization system are connected at the condenser for heat exchange between the water vapor and at least one selected from the group consisting of the saline water and the carrier gas.