Patents Assigned to Japan, represented by Director General of Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Forestry Agency, Ministry of Argriculture Forestry and Fisheries
  • Patent number: 6660165
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for regenerating inorganic porous particles, a method for purifying water and a continuous water purification device, which can be easily applied as a recycling system of water in special environments such as space environment, by safely removing impurities contained in water and water vapor with a usage of a compact facility without using any chemicals. The method for regenerating inorganic porous particles is characterized in that adsorbed products such as ammonia and/or amines, are reduced by heating to 100-200° C. under a reduced pressure of 10 Pa or less. The method for purifying water and the continuous water purification device are characterized in that a dense membrane having cationic groups and/or a composite membrane in which a hydrophilic membrane is layered on a surface of a hydrophobic porous membrane is used as a permeable membrane are used as a permeable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignees: Japan, represented by Director General of Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Forestry Agency, Ministry of Argriculture Forestry and Fisheries, The National Space Development Agency of Japan, The Japan Space Forum
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Nobukazu Onishi