Abstract:
An ozone water producing apparatus comprises: a gas-liquid mixing vessel having a water-discharging port near the bottom and a gas-discharging port at an upper portion; an inner vessel inside the gas-liquid mixing vessel, having an upper opening positioned lower than the gas-discharging port; a main conduit having one end extending into the gas-liquid mixing vessel and opening at a lower portion inside the inner vessel, and having an end connected to a pressure source of water via a water-supplying valve; a gas-induction conduit having one end connecting to the main conduit, and having an end connected to a gas-induction valve; a gas-discharging conduit having one end connected to the gas-discharging port, and having an end connected to a gas-discharging valve; a communicating conduit connecting the gas-induction valve and the gas-discharging valve; an ozone generator connected to the communicating conduit; and an ozone-decomposing catalyst vessel connected to the communicating conduit.
Abstract:
This invention presents a unique gas/liquid contact chamber that produces intimate contact between a gas, such as ozone, and a liquid in a manner that promotes the greatest possible mass gas transfer of the gas into the liquid. This contact chamber may be coupled with other contaminated water treatment technologies giving contaminated water treatment systems that produce pure water. By the use of combinations of selected technologies specific contaminated water treatment problems, such as disinfection of wastewater treatment plant effluents or portable water treatment systems for emergency use, may be developed. Such water treatment systems also combine the use of fine spray technology, gas/liquid mixing technology, and fine bubble technology for mass gas transfer of gas into liquid. The contact chamber and the systems it can be combined with, are all simple, economical, easily constructed, and highly flexible in application and physical arrangement.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an ozone water having enhanced storage stability and a method for producing the ozone water. An ozone water of the present invention as a means for resolution is produced by dissolving 0.1 µM to 1 mM of an organic iron compound and 1 to 300 mM of an inorganic salt in a water with ozone-microbubbles generated using an ozone gas at a concentration of 1 to 300 g/Nm 3 . The half-life of ozone of the ozone water of the present invention is 3 days or longer, for example, when the water filled in an airtight container under atmospheric pressure is stored under a temperature condition of 40°C.
Abstract:
A ballast water treatment apparatus equipped with devices for injecting bromine salt and ozone according to the present invention includes a ballast pipe 100 into which seawater flows; a ballast pump 110 for transferring seawater into the ballast pipe 100; bromine salt injection part 3000; and an ozone processor 2000, wherein the bromine salt injection part 3000 includes bromine salt storage tank 300 for storing bromine salt; bromine salt transfer pipe 310, which is connected to the ballast pipe 100, for injecting bromine salt supplied from the bromine salt storage tank 300 into the ballast pipe 100; and bromine salt injection pump 340, which is installed in the bromine salt transfer pipe 310, for pressurizing bromine salt to be injected into the ballast pipe 100, and the ozone processor 2000 includes an ozone injection device 200 for supplying ozone to the ballast pipe 100; a mixer 220, which is installed in the ballast pipe 100, for mixing ozone supplied from the ozone injection device 200 and seawater transferred into the ballast pipe 100; and an ozone transfer pipe 210, which is connected to the mixer 220 of the ballast pipe 100, for injecting ozone supplied from the ozone injection device 200 into the ballast pipe 100. In addition, the present invention provides a ballast water treatment apparatus equipped with devices for injecting bromine salt and ozone, to which a side-stream portion for bypassing seawater is added. Thus, in another embodiment, the ballast water treatment apparatus includes a ballast pipe 100 into which seawater flows; a ballast pump 110 for transferring seawater into the ballast pipe 100; a side-stream portion 4000; bromine salt injection part 3000; and an ozone processor 2000, wherein the side-stream portion 4000 includes a side-stream pipe 400, which is branched from the ballast pipe 100, for bypassing a portion of seawater introduced from the ballast pipe 100; a side-stream pump 410, which is installed in the side-stream pipe 400, for transferring a portion of seawater bypassed from the ballast pipe 100 into the side-stream pipe 400; and an injector 420 for injecting the bypassed seawater back into the ballast pipe 100, the bromine salt injection part 3000 includes bromine salt storage tank 300 for storing bromine salt; bromine salt transfer pipe 310, which is connected to the side-stream pipe 400, for injecting bromine salt supplied from the bromine salt storage tank 300 into the side-stream pipe 400; and bromine salt injection pump 340, which is installed in the bromine salt transfer pipe 310, for pressurizing bromine salt to be injected into the side-stream pipe 400, and the ozone processor 2000 includes an ozone injection device 200 for supplying ozone to the side-stream pipe 400; a mixer 220, which is installed in the side-stream pipe 400, for mixing ozone supplied from the ozone injection device 200 and seawater transferred into the side-stream pipe 400; and an ozone transfer pipe 210, which is connected to the mixer 220 of the side-stream pipe 400, for injecting ozone supplied from the ozone injection device 200 into the side-stream pipe 400. In each case, the positions of the bromine salt injection part 3000 and the ozone processor 2000 may be determined differently depending on the situation. In addition, in the ballast water treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the bromine salt storage tank 300 may be located above a point where the side-stream pipe 400 or the ballast pipe 100 is connected to the bromine salt transfer pipe 310 so that bromine salt is injected into the side-stream pipe 400 or the ballast pipe 100 by hydraulic pressure and thus the bromine salt injection pump 340 may be omitted. In addition, the bromine salt injection part 3000 may further include a diffuser 350 for diffusing bromine salt so that bromine salt is sufficiently mixed with seawater, when bromine salt is injected into the side-stream pipe 400 or the ballast pipe 100. In summary, a method of generating hypobromous acid responsible for maintaining sterilizing power has been suggested as a method of securing the disadvantage of conventional ozone treatment system, such as short residence period of ozone. According to the ballast water treatment system of the present invention, by introducing bromine salt injection process in addition to an ozone treatment process, it is possible to sufficiently generate hypobromous acid even in seawater containing a low content of bromine salt or low salt water. Therefore, when the system of the present invention is used, hypobromous acid may be sufficiently generated without being affected by the conditions of water intake area, and consequently sterilization may be continuously preformed in a ballast tank.
Abstract:
Improved fluid sanitization assemblies are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved fluid/water sanitization assemblies utilizing UV light and/or ozone. The UV light and/or ozone can be generated via light emitting diodes ("LEDs") (e.g., via UV LEDs). In certain embodiments, by emitting light at a wavelength of about 250 nm to about 270 nm (e.g., 253.7 nm), the fluid sanitization assemblies thereby disinfect and/or sanitize fluid/water. The present disclosure provides for a fluid sanitization assembly including a pressure vessel configured and dimensioned to house fluid; a plurality of light emitting diodes ("LEDs") mounted with respect to the pressure vessel, each LED mounted with respect to the pressure vessel via an optic member; wherein each optic member is configured and dimensioned to focus and direct UV light emitted from its associated LED to the fluid within the pressure vessel for sanitization purposes.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-barrier system for cleaning waste water, in particular for the removal of pathogenic microbes from waste water. The present invention also relates to a method for the removal of pathogenic microbes from waste water by means of a multi-barrier system. The multi-barrier system of the present invention comprises an enclosed containment which comprises a first water container, an adjustable ozonation unit, a second water container and a UV unit. In addition, the first water container comprises an ozone-resistant filtration unit.
Abstract:
An apparatus has a tank with an interior for containing water, a nozzle for directing ozonated water out of the spray apparatus, and an electrolytic cell located between the nozzle and the tank. The electrolytic cell is configured to ozonate water as the water flows from the tank to the nozzle. The apparatus also includes a power source for providing electric potential to the electrolytic cell. The tank, nozzle, and electrolytic cell all are part of a single spray bottle or dispenser (e.g., like a soap dispenser).
Abstract:
The invention discloses an apparatus and method to uniformly disperse ozone gas bubbles into liquid phase water for the treatment thereof. The apparatus consists of a water inlet section connected with a section with structured packing or monolith having parallel flow channels. A portion of the influent water is withdrawn from the main water stream as a side stream, pressurized by a pump, mixed with ozone-containing gas, and then injected back into the main water flow. The side stream may be divided into multiple streams either before or after mixing with the ozone-containing gas, and then injected into the main flow section upstream of the packed section. In alternate embodiments, the ozone-containing gas can be injected directly through the gas diffusers just upstream of the packed section in order to achieve uniform concentration of gas and liquid in the fluid entering the monolith.
Abstract:
A generator device to produce a fluid stream comprising bubbles includes a casing having an inlet port and an outlet port through which water comprising contaminates flows with the casing having a region that constricts fluid flow between the inlet port and the outlet port, a pair of feed ports that receive fluids supported by the casing and a pair of microporous sleeve members disposed in an longitudinal relationship with the outer casing, and spaced from an inner surface of the outer casing, the pair of microporous sleeve members containing microporous media disposed within a space defined between the sleeve members, with at least one of the pair of feed ports that receive the fluid coupled to deliver the fluid through the microporous media. Bubble generator devices produce a fluid stream comprising bubbles to treat waste and/or frac-water.