Patent Application
20170355616
A system for producing crystallized salt and bittern containing amounts of specific minerals.
The proposed system can mass produce crystallized salt and bittern which, contain amounts of specific minerals. The proposed system which is situated at a specific offshore location can substitute a system for producing amounts of natural sun-dried salt and bittern through a traditional salt evaporation pond process at a specific onshore location.
The seawater used for the proposed system is extracted at specific water depths and at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity originating from underwater volcanoes, in which underwater volcanoes at spreading ridges and convergent plate boundaries produce hot springs known as hydrothermal vents.
The extracted seawater used for the proposed system contains amounts of specific minerals having amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds.
The proposed system in which its purpose is to produce crystallized salt and bittern through evaporation process using extracted seawater.
The buoyant foundation of the proposed system is reinforced by offshore structures, which are embedded to the seafloor. The buoyant foundation of the proposed system can be a movable structure with a motor propeller installed or a towboat connected to the buoyant foundation.
The components, which are used for the proposed system, such as seawater tanks and evaporator tanks, are fixed on the buoyant foundations situated at specific offshore locations. The seawater tanks are used for extracting seawater at specific water depths and at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity.
The proposed system further comprises of a remotely operated vehicle, which is an underwater robotic device. The remotely operated vehicle is able to measure amounts of specific minerals having amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds, using seawater samples which are obtained by a remotely operated vehicle. The remotely operated vehicle can be used for selecting specific positions where the seawater is extracted at specific water depths and at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity.
The seawater extraction vessel is connected to the seawater tank, which is a component for the proposed system, in order to extract seawater at a specific offshore location. The seawater can be extracted by the seawater tank using an installed seawater extraction tube at specific water depths and a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity.
The seawater tanks fixed on the buoyant foundations, in which the buoyant foundations are situated at specific offshore locations and in which the seawater tanks are connected to the seawater extraction vessels, are used for extracting seawater. The seawater extraction vessels are situated at specific offshore locations.
The extracted seawater can be delivered by transport vessels to the evaporator tanks, which are components for the proposed system and used for evaporating extracted seawater. The evaporator tanks are separately installed and fixed on the buoyant foundations situated at different offshore locations, such as a harbor facility site protected by installed breakwaters.
The extracted seawater contains amounts of specific minerals having amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds.
The proposed system further comprises of a refinery facility. The refinery facility is a chemical plant which is used for producing specific chemical products using produced crystallized salt and bittern. The produced crystallized salt and bittern can be delivered by transport vessels from the components of the proposed system to the refinery facility. The produced crystallized salt and bittern contain amounts of specific minerals originating from extracted seawater, which have amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds. The amounts of specific minerals of the specific chemical products can be affected by the produced crystallized salt and bittern. The refinery facility is (a) fixed on the buoyant foundation situated at a specific offshore location or (b) installed at an onshore location.
The warehouse facility, which is used for storing the specific chemical products which are from the refinery facility, can be installed at an onshore location.
Detailed embodiments of the invention can be illustrated using the accompanying drawings as reference.
A system, in which its purpose is for producing crystallized salt and bittern, using extracted seawater which contains amounts of specific minerals which have amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds, is situated at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity.
The seawater used for the proposed system is extracted at specific water depths and at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity originating from underwater volcanoes, in which underwater volcanoes at spreading ridges and convergent plate boundaries produce hot springs known as hydrothermal vents.
In the embodiment shown in
The buoyant foundation 101 of the proposed system can be a movable structure with a motor propeller 203 installed, as shown in
The seawater tanks 202 of the components 201, which are used for extracting seawater. The seawater tanks 202 fixed on the buoyant foundation 101 which are situated at a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity originating from underwater volcanoes 401, as shown in
The proposed system further comprises of a remotely operated vehicle 304, which is an underwater robotic device. The remotely operated vehicle 304 is able to measure amounts of specific minerals having amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds, using seawater samples which are obtained by a remotely operated vehicle 304. The remotely operated vehicle 304 can be used for selecting specific positions where the seawater is extracted at specific water depths and at a specific offshore location which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity, as shown in
The seawater extraction vessel 303 is connected to the seawater tank 202 which is a component for the proposed system, in order to extract seawater at a specific offshore location, as shown in
The seawater can be extracted by a seawater tank 202 using an installed seawater extraction tube 205 at specific water depths and a specific offshore location, which is around underwater volcanic sites where the seawater is affected by volcanic eruption activity originating from underwater volcanoes 401, as shown in
A seawater extraction pipe 204 can be equipped with a seawater tank 202 fixed on the buoyant foundation 101. The seawater extraction pipe 204 is used for extracting seawater at a specific offshore location. The seawater tank 202 of the components 201 can adjust the depths of the seawater extraction pipe 204 in order to extract seawater at specific water depths, as shown in
In the embodiments shown in
The extracted seawater contains amounts of specific minerals having amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds. The specific chemical elements can consist essentially of Aluminium, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Bromine, Calcium, Carbon, Chlorine, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium, Gold, Helium, Hydrogen, Indium, Iron, Lead, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Oxygen, Potassium, Scandium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfur, Tantalum, Thallium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium, Cerium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, Holmium, Lanthanum, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium, Terbium, Thorium, Uranium, and Ytterbium.
The specific chemical compounds can consist essentially of Carbon dioxide, Hydrogen sulfide, and Methane.
In the embodiments shown in
The produced crystallized salt and bittern contain amounts of specific minerals originating from extracted seawater, which have amounts of specific chemical elements and specific chemical compounds. The amounts of specific minerals of the specific chemical products can be affected by the produced crystallized salt and bittern. The refinery facilities 402 are (a) fixed on the buoyant foundation 101 at a specific offshore location or (b) installed at an onshore location.
The refinery facility 402 can be installed on a harbor facility site. The installed breakwaters 103 in a harbor facility site can be used for protecting the components 201 of the proposed system and towboats 301. The buoyant foundation 101 situated at a specific offshore location, such as a harbor facility site, can be reinforced by offshore structures 102, which are embedded to the seafloor.
The warehouse facility 403, which is used for storing the specific chemical products which are from the refinery facility 402, can be installed at an onshore location.
This present Application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 9,181,102, issued on Nov. 10, 2015, and is claiming the benefits of U.S. Pat. No. 8,894,810, issued on Nov. 25, 2014. The entire disclosures of all these Patents are incorporated herein by reference.
