Zero discharge water desalination plant with minerals extraction integrated with natural gas combined cycle power generation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9045351
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12818740

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A desalination and minerals extraction process includes a desalination facility fluidly coupled to a minerals extraction facility. The desalination facility includes a nanofiltration membrane section producing a first tailings stream and a reverse osmosis membrane section producing a second tailings stream and a desalinated water outlet stream from an inlet feed stream. The extraction facility produces at least one mineral compound, an extraction tailings stream, and a second desalinated water outlet stream. At least one of the first tailings stream and the second tailings stream is fed into the extraction facility. In certain exemplary embodiments, a natural gas combined cycle power unit supplies power to at least one of the desalination facility and the extraction facility. In certain exemplary embodiments, the extraction tailings stream is recycled into the desalination facility and there are no extraction tailings streams or desalination tailings streams discharged into the environment.

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HL SEAWATER HOLDINGS LLCC/O SSBP LLP 109 N POST OAK LN STE 300 HOUSTON TX 77024-7755

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Wallace, Paul Steven Katy, US 55 560

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