System and method for water treatment and soil remediation using high-pressure and high concentration dissolved ozone
AssigneesAmerican Air Liquide, Inc., L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsRovshan MAHMUDOV, Jan MANTE
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Abstract
A method for purification of a water, groundwater and/or soil contaminated with organic impurities comprises steps of injecting an ozone-saturated water into the contaminated water and oxidizing the contaminants by the ozone-saturated water in combination with other purification methods.
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A method for purifying a contaminated groundwater and soil by destroying contaminants or reducing concentrations of the contaminants, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flow of groundwater flowing through a contaminated region of the contaminated groundwater and soil;
- providing at least one first injection points to the flow of the groundwater upstream of the contaminated region, wherein the at least one first injection points extend substantially perpendicularly to the flow of the groundwater from above ground to the flow of the groundwater;
- generating an ozone-saturated water in an on-site vessel;
- injecting the ozone-saturated water from the at least one first injection points into the flow of groundwater, wherein the ozone-saturated water is driven by the flow of the underground water and flows into the contaminated region;
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- oxidizing the contaminants contained in the contaminated region by the ozone-saturated water.
A method for purification of a process liquid contaminated with organic impurities in water recycle and reuse systems to destroy contaminants or reduce concentrations of contaminants, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a water stream upstream of a contaminated water;
- generating an ozone-saturated water in an on-site vessel;
- adding the ozone-saturated water to the contaminated water;
- oxidizing the contaminants contained in the contaminated water,
- wherein the ozone-saturated water is driven by the water stream and flows into the contaminated water to oxidize the contaminants.
A method for remediating a contaminated groundwater and soil by destroying contaminants or reducing concentrations of the contaminants, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flow of groundwater flowing through a contaminated region of the contaminated groundwater and soil;
- providing at least one first injection points extending substantially perpendicularly to the ground from above ground to the flow of groundwater upstream of the contaminated region;
- generating an ozone-saturated water in an on-site vessel;
- injecting the ozone-saturated water from the on-site vessel through the at least one first injection points into the flow of groundwater, wherein the ozone-saturated water is driven by the flow of the groundwater and flows into the contaminated region;
- adding a solution of hydrogen peroxide into the ozone-saturate water before the ozone-saturated water is injected into the at least one first injection points, wherein a concentration of the hydrogen peroxide solution is approximately 30%;
- oxidizing the contaminants contained in the contaminated region;
- installing at least one biological treatment systems downstream of the contaminated region to destroy byproducts created by the oxidization step;
- pumping water downstream of the at least one biological treatment systems to the on-site vessel through at least one first pumping points, thereby recycling unused ozone back to the on-site vessel, wherein the at least one first pumping points extend substantially perpendicularly to the ground from above ground to the downstream of the at least one biological treatment systems;
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- applying UV light in a wavelength ranging from 250 to 350 nm to the on-site vessel for further purification.
A method for purification of a process liquid contaminated with organic impurities in water recycle and reuse systems to destroy contaminants or reduce concentrations of contaminants, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a water recirculation loop with a pressurized vessel, wherein the process liquid in the pressurized vessel flows out of the pressurized vessel and recycles back to the pressurized vessel by pumping, the pressurized vessel has a pressure up to 8 barg;
- generating ozone-saturated water in the pressurized vessel;
- adding a solution of hydrogen peroxide to the water recirculation loop, wherein a concentration of the hydrogen peroxide solution is approximately 30%;
- adding a UV light to the water recirculation loop, wherein the UV light has a wavelength ranging from 250 to 350 nm;
- oxidizing the organic impurities in the process liquid by the combination of ozone-saturated water, hydrogen peroxide and UV light.
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