RF SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SALT WATER

• US 20090294300A1
• Filed: 03/05/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KC Energy LLC (Exelon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: KC Energy LLC (Exelon Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanzius, Mary Ann, Kanzius, John
• Application Number:
  US12/398,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20090294300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 205/687
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 1/0023 Induction heating
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/042 Decomposition of water
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/06 by reaction of inorganic compounds containing electro-positively bound hydrogen, e.g. water, acids, bases, ammonia, with inorganic reducing agents by electrolysis of water C25B1/04
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/048 Purification of waste water by evaporation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/30 by irradiation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/08 Seawater, e.g. for desalination
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/124 Water desalination
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/36 Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing salt water and/or solutions containing salt water with RF energy. Exemplary systems and methods may use RF energy to combust salt water, to produce hydrogen from salt water or solutions containing salt water, to volatilize a secondary fuel present in solutions containing salt water, to produce and combust hydrogen obtained from salt water or solutions containing salt water, to volatilize and combust secondary fuel sources present in solutions containing salt water, to desalinate seawater, and/or to carry out the electrolysis of water are presented. An exemplary system may comprise a reservoir for containing a salt water solution or salt water mixture; a reaction chamber having an inlet; a feed line operatively connecting the reservoir to the inlet of the reaction chamber; an RF transmitter having an RF generator in circuit communication with a transmission head, the RF generator capable of generating an RF signal absorbable by the salt water solution or the salt water mixture having a frequency for transmission via the transmission head; and an RF receiver; wherein the reaction chamber is positioned such that some of the salt water solution or salt water mixture is positioned between the RF transmission head and the RF receiver.

Claims

1. The electromagnetic dissociation of water.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the water is electrically conductive.

3. The process of claim 2, wherein the water contains an electrolyte.

4. The process of claim 3, wherein the electrolyte is an ionizable salt.

6. The process of claim 1, wherein the water is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of less than 300 MHz.

7. The process of claim 6, wherein the frequency is less than 200 MHz.

8. The process of claim 7, wherein the frequency is about 3-30 MHz.

9. The process of claim 6, wherein the water is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

6 eV or less.

10. The process of claim 6, wherein the water is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

7 eV or less.

11. The process of claim 6, wherein the water is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

8 eV or less.

5. The process of clam 3, wherein the electrolyte is a dispersion of electrically conductive particles.

12. Heating a material by irradiating the material with RF energy having a frequency of less than 300 MHz.

13. The process of claim 12, wherein the frequency is less than 200 MHz.

14. The process of claim 13, wherein the frequency is about 3-30 MHz.

15. The process of claim 12, wherein the material is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

6 eV or less.

16. The process of claim 15, wherein the material is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

7 eV or less.

17. The process of claim 16, wherein the material is irradiated with photons having an energy of 10⁻

8 eV or less.