Effluent purification using UV devices and methods
OwnerIsaac B. Horton IIIinventor
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Abstract
An ultraviolet disinfection (UV) system for purifying effluent streams, in particular produced by industrial or mechanical combustion, the system including a UV light-based gas purifier including a UV light source, which is positioned to provide a focused, controllable UV light output into the effluent streams contained by a channel housing that has at least one UV dose zone for providing effective sterilization of microorganisms and disinfection within an interior of the gas purifier. A method for UV purification using gas purifiers is also provided.
Claims66
A gas purification system for the effective sterilization of microorganisms within a waste effluent stream, the system comprising at least one light source connected by at least one optical connection positioned to provide a focused, controllable light output to a gas purifier, and a control mechanism, wherein the gas purifier is connected to a channel housing the waste effluent stream and the focused, controllable light output emitted thereby is projected into the waste effluent stream for producing at least one UV dose zone within the waste effluent stream for the effective sterilization of microorganisms in a gas.
The gas purification system according to claim 10, wherein the at least one light source optical component is selected from the group consisting of reflectors, shutters, lenses, splitters, focalizers, mirrors, rigid and flexible light guides, homogenizer, mixing rods, manifolds and other couplers, filters, gratings, diffracters, gradient lenses, color wheels, off-axis reflectors, cascading reflectors, splitting reflectors, and combinations thereof.
A gas purifier for the effective sterilization of microorganisms in a gas, the gas purifier including a dose zone positioned within a waste effluent stream, thereby producing at least one dose region for the effective sterilization of microorganisms in the waste effluent stream.
A method for the purification of an effluent stream, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gas purifier comprising at least one light source connected by at least one optical connection positioned to provide a focused, controllable light output to a gas purifier, and a control mechanism, thereby producing at least one UV dose zone for the effective sterilization of microorganisms in a gas, activating the UV light source, passing the gas through the gas purifier, thereby providing a sterilized gas stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.