Patents Assigned to Japan, represented by Director General of Forestry and Forest
Products Research Institute Forestry Agency, Ministry of
Argriculture Forestry and Fisheries
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