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CX-270914: Georgia Tech Research Corporation - A Hybrid Desalination System for Clean Water and Mineral Recovery
CX-270914: Georgia Tech Research Corporation - A Hybrid Desalination System for Clean Water and Mineral Recovery
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a desalination system based on air gap diffusion distillation (AGDD) that combines brine concentration and crystallization into one component, thus allowing for greater than 95 percent water recovery with a slurry byproduct containing concentrated minerals.
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February 27, 2026
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Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a desalination system based on air gap diffusion distillation (AGDD) that combines brine concentration and crystallization into one component, thus allowing for greater than 95 percent water recovery with a slurry byproduct containing concentrated minerals. Specifically, the project team will (1) fabricate, test, validate, and refine a prototype AGDD system to meet operational performance metrics, (2) fabricate, test, and validate a bench scale AGDD prototype system, and (3) refine process and outputs for final AGDD system deliverable.
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