SBIR Phase I: Innovative Ultraviolet Sparker Technology for Water Remediation

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目建议开发一种新的UV火花修复工艺，该工艺成本低，无需清洗封套，并有可能消除对化学添加剂的需求。大多数紫外线商用水修复过程使用汞灯，由于其成本和需要定期清洁灯壳，汞灯具有与汞相关的安全问题，并且是重要的成本组成部分。此外，过氧化氢等化学添加剂的成本很高，而且存在安全问题。建议的SPAKER UV修复系统在水中使用脉冲高功率放电，在水中产生紫外线和OH自由基，两者结合在一起可以增强对有机污染物的修复。研究目的是通过优化一种高UV效率的火花和对关键有机污染物的修复测试来证明UV火花水修复的商业可行性。该项目的商业应用将用于处理城市溪流和工厂废水，以去除有机污染物。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to develop a new UV sparker remediation process that is low cost, has no envelope to clean, and offers the potential to eliminate the need for chemical additives. Most UV commercial water remediation processes utilize mercury lamps, which have safety concerns associated with mercury and are significant cost components, due both to their cost and to the need for periodic cleaning of the lamp envelope. Also, chemical additives such as peroxide are a significant cost and have safety concerns. The proposed sparker UV remediation system employs pulsed high power electric discharge in water that produces UV light and OH radicals in the water, which combine to provide enhanced remediation of organic contaminants. The research objective is to demonstrate the commercial viability of UV sparker water remediation through the optimization of a sparker with high UV efficiency and remediation testing of key organic contaminants. The commercial application of this project will be in the treatment of municipal water streams and plant waste effluents to remove organic contaminants