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US 2026/0224765 A1Published application
Water and air disinfection integrated in a niti based system
AssigneeExergyn Ltd.
InventorsMichael LANGAN, Philip SHEPPARD
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Abstract
Disclosed is a disinfection system that includes a NiTi based component, wherein an exposed surface of the NiTi based component includes titanium atoms in oxidised form as TiO2, and a UVC source for projecting UVC light onto the exposed surface of the NiTi based component to react with the titanium oxide present at the exposed surface, wherein the exposure of the TiO2 with UVC light creates radicals that destroy organic matter present between the UVC source and the exposed surface of the NiTi based component.
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A disinfection system comprising:
- a NiTi based component that has an exposed surface including titanium atoms in oxidised form as TiO2;
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- a UVC source for projecting UVC light onto the exposed surface of the NiTi based component to react with the TiO2 present at the exposed surface, wherein the exposure of the TiO2 with UVC light creates radicals that denature or break down organic matter present in a fluid between the UVC source and the exposed surface of the NiTi based component.
A heat pump system, comprising:
- a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) element having a NiTi based core positioned in a housing and adapted to absorb heat and store energy in response to a fluid inputted at a first temperature;
- a UVC source positioned at a pre-defined distance from the housing for projecting UVC light towards an exposed surface of the NiTi based core to react with TiO2 present at the exposed surface of the NiTi based core, wherein the exposure of the TiO2 with UVC light creates radicals that denature or break down organic matter present in fluid in the housing;
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- a transparent barrier between the UVC source and the NiTi based core to prevent contact of water with the UVC source, when the fluid is water.
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A disinfection method comprising:
- providing a NiTi based component that has an exposed surface including titanium atoms in oxidised form as TiO2;
- and
- projecting UVC light onto the exposed surface of the NiTi based component to react with the TiO2 present at the exposed surface, wherein the exposure of the TiO2 with UVC light creates radicals that denature or break down organic matter present in a fluid between the UVC source and the exposed surface of the NiTi based component.
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