18380248. SEAWEED RECYCLING SYSTEM simplified abstract (Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha)

SEAWEED RECYCLING SYSTEM

Organization Name

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor(s)

Tadayoshi Sumiya of Toyota-shi (JP)

Yuto Kawata of Ichinomiya-shi (JP)

Koseki Sugiyama of Sunto-gun (JP)

Yasunobu Seki of Nisshin-shi (JP)

Hiroki Awano of Susono-shi (JP)

SEAWEED RECYCLING SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18380248 titled 'SEAWEED RECYCLING SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The seaweed recycling system described in the patent application includes various apparatuses such as an alginate production apparatus, a water purification apparatus, a fresh water production apparatus, a hydrogen production apparatus, and a control apparatus. These apparatuses work together to process seaweed, extract alginate, purify wastewater, produce fresh water and hydrogen, and control the flow of purified wastewater to different parts of the system.

• Alginate production apparatus:

 - Washes the seaweed
 - Extracts an aqueous solution containing alginate
 - Dilutes the extracted solution
 - Separates the diluted solution from the seaweed
 - Solidifies and precipitates alginate from the separated solution
 - Dehydrates the precipitated alginate

• Water purification apparatus:

 - Purifies wastewater

• Fresh water production apparatus:

 - Produces fresh water from seawater or purified wastewater

• Hydrogen production apparatus:

 - Produces hydrogen from seawater, fresh water, or purified wastewater

• Control apparatus:

 - Supplies purified wastewater to the fresh water production apparatus, hydrogen production apparatus, and alginate production apparatus

Potential Applications

The technology can be used in industries such as food processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and bioplastics manufacturing.

Problems Solved

The system helps in recycling seaweed waste, purifying wastewater, producing fresh water and hydrogen, and extracting valuable alginate from seaweed.

Benefits

- Sustainable utilization of seaweed resources - Reduction of environmental pollution - Production of valuable products like alginate, fresh water, and hydrogen

Potential Commercial Applications

"Seaweed Recycling System for Sustainable Resource Utilization and Waste Management"

Possible Prior Art

There are existing systems for alginate extraction from seaweed and wastewater purification, but the integration of these processes with fresh water and hydrogen production in a single system may be a novel approach.

How scalable is this seaweed recycling system for industrial applications?

The scalability of the system for large-scale industrial use is not explicitly mentioned in the abstract. Further details on the capacity and efficiency of the system in industrial settings would be beneficial.

What are the potential challenges in implementing this technology on a commercial scale?

The abstract does not address the potential challenges that may arise in commercializing this technology. Understanding the obstacles and limitations faced during large-scale implementation would provide a more comprehensive view of the innovation.

Original Abstract Submitted

A seaweed recycling system includes an alginate production apparatus configured to perform processing of washing the seaweed, processing of extracting an aqueous solution containing an alginate component, processing of diluting the extracted aqueous solution, processing of separating the diluted aqueous solution from the seaweed, processing of solidifying and precipitating alginate from the aqueous solution separated from the seaweed, and processing of dehydrating the precipitated alginate, a water purification apparatus configured to perform purification processing of wastewater, a fresh water production apparatus configured to produce fresh water from one of seawater and the purified wastewater, a hydrogen production apparatus configured to produce hydrogen from one of the seawater, the fresh water produced by the fresh water production apparatus, and the purified wastewater; and a control apparatus configured to supply the purified wastewater to one of the fresh water production apparatus, the hydrogen production apparatus, and the alginate production apparatus.