Water treatment apparatus and systems
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsDong-Keun Kang, Beom-Keum Kwon
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Abstract
Apparatus and systems for water treatment, as well as methods for treating water, are provided. An apparatus for water treatment may include one or more reactors configured for water treatment, one or more light sources configured to provide ultraviolet light inside the one or more reactors, a photocatalyst positioned in each of the one or more reactors and configured to receive the ultraviolet light from the one or more light sources, and a pure oxygen source coupled to the one or more reactors and configured to supply pure oxygen to the water.
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An apparatus for water treatment comprising:
- one or more reactors configured for water treatment;
- one or more light sources configured to provide ultraviolet light inside the one or more reactors;
- a photocatalyst positioned in each of the one or more reactors and configured to receive the ultraviolet light from the one or more light sources, wherein the photocatalyst at least partially wraps around an outside of the one or more light sources;
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- a pure oxygen source coupled to the one or more reactors and configured to supply pure oxygen to the water.
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A system for water treatment comprising:
- one or more apparatus for water treatment, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- one or more reactors configured for water treatment;
- one or more light sources configured to provide ultraviolet light inside the one or more reactors;
- a photocatalyst positioned in each of the one or more reactors and configured to receive the ultraviolet light from the one or more light sources;
- one or more sleeves configured to prevent contact between the one or more light sources and the water;
- one or more cleaning devices configured to attach to an outside surface of the one or more sleeves and to controllably move along the length of and/or controllably rotate around the one or more sleeves;
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- a pure oxygen source coupled to the one or more reactors and configured to supply pure oxygen to the water;
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- an analyzer unit coupled to the one or more apparatus and configured to analyze water from the apparatus.
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A method of treating water comprising:
- subjecting a water sample to treatment in a water treatment apparatus, wherein the water apparatus comprises:
- one or more reactors configured for treatment of the water sample;
- one or more light sources configured to provide ultraviolet light inside the one or more reactors;
- a photocatalyst positioned in each of the one or more reactors and configured to receive the ultraviolet light from the one or more light sources, wherein the photocatalyst at least partially wraps around an outside of the one or more light sources;
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- a pure oxygen source coupled to the one or more reactors and configured to supply pure oxygen to the water sample;
- analyzing the water sample that has been treated by the water treatment apparatus to measure a level of contaminants in the treated water sample;
- providing the treated water sample for other uses if the measured level of contaminants is below a desired threshold;
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- returning the water sample for further treatment in the water treatment apparatus if the measured level of contaminants is above a desired threshold.
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