Patents by Inventor Ronen Itzhak Shechter
Ronen Itzhak Shechter 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).
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Publication number: 20230312384Abstract: A wastewater treatment method comprising splitting wastewater influent into a first influent stream and second influent stream; subjecting the first influent stream to treatment within at least one membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) to provide a MABR effluent; subjecting the second influent stream and said MABR effluent to treatment within an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) reactor to obtain treated water effluent; and discharging from said Anammox reactor said treated water effluent. Also provided is a wastewater treatment system comprising at least one membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) module; an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) reactor comprising at least one inlet and an outlet for discharging treated water effluent; and a wastewater influent arrangement configured for splitting a wastewater influent to a first influent stream and a second influent stream and for supplying said first influent stream to said MABR module and said second influent stream to said Anammox reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTDInventors: Neri NATHAN, Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER
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Patent number: 11299412Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water treatment module, a bioreactor comprising one or more of such modules and a receptive water treatment system. Also provided herein is a method making use of the above module, bioreactor and system. The water treatment module comprises (i) at least one elongated gas enclosure comprising a gas inlet and two vertical walls, at least one vertical wall comprising a water-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane having a water-facing side and a gas-facing side, the two vertical walls separating between water external to the enclosure and gas within the enclosure, the gas enclosure being in a rolled or folded configuration to thereby define a convoluted horizontal path and one or more water-treatment spaces formed between opposite water facing sides of the enclosure; and (ii) a diffuser arrangement comprising gas diffusers configured for introducing a stream of gas into the one or more water treatment spaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak Shechter, Eytan Baruch LEvy, Lior Eshed, Yaron Bar-Tal, Tomer Spector, Noam Mordechai Siegel
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Publication number: 20220098070Abstract: A method of treating waste activated sludge. More specifically, the disclosure concerns treating waste activated sludge by a membrane aerated sludge digester to reduce of volatile soluble solids (VSS) concentration in the sludge to obtain aerobically treated sludge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTDInventors: Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER, Lotan DAGAI, Yedidya HEFFES
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Publication number: 20210276903Abstract: Provided is a clarifier unit of wastewater treatment system and a system comprising the unit, the unit including a treatment tank having a bottom wall, side walls, influent inlet, clarified water outlet and a sludge discharge outlet; wherein the unit has an oxygen supply assembly, including one or more oxygen supply elements confined to a bottom portion of the tank, each of which includes (i) a water-tight enclosure including oxygen-permeable membranes permitting oxygen permeation by, for example, a diffusion from the enclosure to a surrounding medium, and (ii) a gas inlet for receiving an oxygen-containing gas and a gas outlet for removal of gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTDInventors: Ronen-Itzhak SHECHTER, Noam Mordechai SIEGEL
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Patent number: 10836662Abstract: Provided is a wastewater treatment process including: (a) circulating wastewater including biodegradable organic material, between an anaerobic digester (AD) and at least one microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), the MEC including an anode and a cathode; (b) applying voltage on said anode and said cathode; and (c) discharging from said AD biogas with a methane fraction of above 70% v/v. Also provided is a biological wastewater treatment system including wastewater inlet, and (i) an anaerobic digester (AD) comprising biogas outlet, and effluent outlet; and (ii) at least one microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) including an anode and a cathode; said AD and said at least one MEC being in liquid communication through liquid circulation lines configured for at least circulating wastewater between said AD and said at least one MEC.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTDInventor: Ronen-Itzhak Shechter
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Patent number: 10790529Abstract: Provided is an oxygen reduction catalyst element including a water impermeable, gas permeable membrane coated on at least one a portion thereof with a porous layer including a mixture of a non-ionic polymer and at least one oxygen reduction catalytic particulate material. Also provided herein is a method of producing the oxygen reduction catalyst element, a cathode including the same and a fuel cell making use of such cathode.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak Shechter, Yair Haim Wijsboom, Lior Eshed
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Patent number: 10633268Abstract: Provided is a water treatment module including a bundle of hollow fiber membranes that includes a treatment portion extending between bottom and top ends and at least one gas diffuser. The membranes may be gas permeable and water impermeable. At least one end of the hollow fiber membranes is linked to a source of biofilm growth-supporting gas (BGSG) and configured to permit inlet of said BGSG into the hollow fiber membranes. Also provided herein are devices, systems and methods making use of the module.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak Shechter, Steven D. Kloos
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Publication number: 20200048119Abstract: Provided is a wastewater treatment process including: (a) circulating wastewater including biodegradable organic material, between an anaerobic digester (AD) and at least one microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), the MEC including an anode and a cathode; (b) applying voltage on said anode and said cathode; and (c) discharging from said AD biogas with a methane fraction of above 70% v/v. Also provided is a biological wastewater treatment system including wastewater inlet, and (i) an anaerobic digester (AD) comprising biogas outlet, and effluent outlet; and (ii) at least one microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) including an anode and a cathode; said AD and said at least one MEC being in liquid communication through liquid circulation lines configured for at least circulating wastewater between said AD and said at least one MEC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: FLUENCE WATER PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION LTDInventor: Ronen-Itzhak SHECHTER
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Publication number: 20190389754Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water treatment module, a bioreactor comprising one or more of such modules and a receptive water treatment system. Also provided herein is a method making use of the above module, bioreactor and system. The water treatment module comprises (i) at least one elongated gas enclosure comprising a gas inlet and two vertical walls, at least one vertical wall comprising a water-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane having a water-facing side and a gas-facing side, the two vertical walls separating between water external to the enclosure and gas within the enclosure, the gas enclosure being in a rolled or folded configuration to thereby define a convoluted horizontal path and one or more water-treatment spaces formed between opposite water facing sides of the enclosure; and (ii) a diffuser arrangement comprising gas diffusers configured for introducing a stream of gas into the one or more water treatment spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak SHECHTER, Eytan Baruch LEVY, Lior ESHED, Yaron BAR-TAL, Tomer SPECTOR, Noam Mordechai SIEGEL
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Patent number: 10458029Abstract: A bacterial fuel cell including a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be purified, the plurality of anodes and the plurality of cathodes each including a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit and an electrically conductive coating at least between the metal electrical conductor and the liquid to be purified, the electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal the liquid and the electrical conductor from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: EMEFCY LIMITEDInventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Eytan Baruch Levy, Lior Eshed
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Patent number: 10457581Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water treatment module, a bioreactor comprising one or more of such modules and a receptive water treatment system. Also provided herein is a method making use of the above module, bioreactor and system. The water treatment module comprises (i) at least one elongated gas enclosure comprising a gas inlet and two vertical walls, at least one vertical wall comprising a water-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane having a water-facing side and a gas-facing side, the two vertical walls separating between water external to said enclosure and gas within said enclosure, the gas enclosure being in a rolled or folded configuration to thereby define a convoluted horizontal path and one or more water-treatment spaces formed between opposite water facing sides of the enclosure; and (ii) a diffuser arrangement comprising gas diffusers configured for introducing a stream of gas into the one or more water treatment spaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak Shechter, Eytan Baruch Levy, Lior Eshed, Yaron Bar-Tal, Tomer Spector, Noam Mordechai Siegel
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Publication number: 20180282190Abstract: Provided is a clogging resistant biofilm-based water treatment system. The system includes a membrane-enclosed water flow pathway including at least one water-impermeable, oxygen-permeable membrane wall portion extending along the pathway and at least another wall portion extending along at least part of the pathway. According to the subject matter provided, biofilm growth and consequent clogging generally takes place along the water-impermeable, oxygen-permeable membrane wall portion and biofilm growth and clogging does not take place along the another wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER, Eytan Baruch LEVY, Lior ESHED, Yaron BAR-TAL, Tomer SPECTOR, Noam Mordechai SIEGEL
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Publication number: 20180265383Abstract: Provided is a water treatment module including a bundle of hollow fiber membranes that includes a treatment portion extending between bottom and top ends and at least one gas diffuser. The membranes may be gas permeable and water impermeable. At least one end of the hollow fiber membranes is linked to a source of biofilm growth-supporting gas (BGSG) and configured to permit inlet of said BGSG into the hollow fiber membranes. Also provided herein are devices, systems and methods making use of the module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak SHECHTER, Steven D. KLOOS
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Publication number: 20180048010Abstract: Provided is an oxygen reduction catalyst element including a water impermeable, gas permeable membrane coated on at least one a portion thereof with a porous layer including a mixture of a non-ionic polymer and at least one oxygen reduction catalytic particulate material. Also provided herein is a method of producing the oxygen reduction catalyst element, a cathode including the same and a fuel cell making use of such cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: EMEFCY LTD.Inventors: Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER, Yair Haim WIJSBOOM, Lior ESHED
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Publication number: 20170247276Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water treatment module, a bioreactor comprising one or more of such modules and a receptive water treatment system. Also provided herein is a method making use of the above module, bioreactor and system. The water treatment module comprises (i) at least one elongated gas enclosure comprising a gas inlet and two vertical walls, at least one vertical wall comprising a water-impermeable and gas-permeable membrane having a water-facing side and a gas-facing side, the two vertical walls separating between water external to said enclosure and gas within said enclosure, the gas enclosure being in a rolled or folded configuration to thereby define a convoluted horizontal path and one or more water-treatment spaces formed between opposite water facing sides of the enclosure; and (ii) a diffuser arrangement comprising gas diffusers configured for introducing a stream of gas into the one or more water treatment spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Emefcy Ltd.Inventors: Ronen-Itzhak SHECHTER, Eytan Baruch LEVY, Lior ESHED, Yaron BAR-TAL, Tomer SPECTOR, Noam Mordechai SIEGEL
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Patent number: 9478820Abstract: A bacterial fuel cell including at least one anode and at least two cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be treated, the at least one anode being separated from the at least two cathodes by at least first and second electrically insulating spacers and the at least one anode and the at least two cathodes being electrically connected across an external load and the at least one anode and the at least two cathodes being wound together generally in a spiral configuration together with at least a third electrically insulating spacer.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: EMEFCY LIMITEDInventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Eytan Baruch Levy
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Publication number: 20150108052Abstract: A system for treating wastewater including at least one water-treatment pathway having at least one wastewater inlet, at least one oxygen-permeable, water-impermeable wall, separating an interior of the pathway from outside air, and at least one treated wastewater outlet and arranged for at least aerobic treatment of the wastewater as it flows from the at least one wastewater inlet to the at least one treated wastewater outlet, at least one wastewater supply conduit, supplying the wastewater to the at least one wastewater inlet of the water-treatment pathway and at least one treated wastewater conduit, supplying treated wastewater from the at least one treated wastewater outlet of the at least one water-treatment pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: EMEFCY LIMITEDInventors: Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER, Lior ESHED, Eytan Baruch LEVY, Tamar ASHLAGI AMIRI
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Publication number: 20150093601Abstract: A bacterial fuel cell including a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be purified, the plurality of anodes and the plurality of cathodes each including a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit and an electrically conductive coating at least between the metal electrical conductor and the liquid to be purified, the electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal the liquid and the electrical conductor from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: EMEFCY LIMITEDInventors: Ronen Itzhak SHECHTER, Eytan Baruch LEVY, Lior ESHED
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Patent number: 8940171Abstract: A system for treating wastewater including at least one water-treatment pathway having at least one wastewater inlet, at least one oxygen-permeable, water-impermeable wall, separating an interior of the pathway from outside air, and at least one treated wastewater outlet and arranged for at least aerobic treatment of the wastewater as it flows from the at least one wastewater inlet to the at least one treated wastewater outlet, at least one wastewater supply conduit, supplying the wastewater to the at least one wastewater inlet of the water-treatment pathway and at least one treated wastewater conduit, supplying treated wastewater from the at least one treated wastewater outlet of the at least one water-treatment pathway.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Emefcy LimitedInventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Lior Eshed, Eytan Baruch Levy, Tamar Ashlagi Amiri
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Patent number: 8932770Abstract: A bacterial fuel cell including a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be purified, the plurality of anodes and the plurality of cathodes each including a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit and an electrically conductive coating at least between the metal electrical conductor and the liquid to be purified, the electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal the liquid and the electrical conductor from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Emefcy LimitedInventors: Ronen Itzhak Shechter, Eytan Baruch Levy, Lior Eshed