ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,865, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY (Doha, Qatar).

"Modified kalina system for efficient power and water production" was invented by Abdulkarem Amhamed (Doha, Qatar) and Ahmed Abotaleb (Doha, Qatar).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and innovative power and treated water co-generation system is provided that includes a modified Kalina cycle and a forward osmosis (FO) membrane. The Kalina cycle of the provided system is used for power production, whereas the system's FO process is used for water production. The provided system modifies a typical Kalina cycle to include a more efficient and relatively...