Patents by Inventor Pravin S. MURKUTE

Pravin S. MURKUTE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150360983
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes, methods, and devices for use in water reclamation, including a system comprising an osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR), a microporous membrane bioreactor (MBR), a biological nitrogen removal system (BNR), and a source of high osmotic pressure solution (draw solution), and a reconcentration process to achieve high water recovery at low energy expenditure, which may produce purified water streams of different qualities in parallel. Disclosed processes, methods, and systems for the treating of waste water may further provide for production other useful products, for example, fertilizers. One embodiment of the disclosed systems, processes, or methods may include a hybrid membrane bioreactor comprising a semipermeable membrane and a porous membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Pravin S. MURKUTE, Tzahi Y. CATH, Ryan W. HOLLOWAY, John R. HERRON, Keith A. LAMPI, Andrew WAIT, Walter L. SCHULTZ