SBIR Phase I: Development of Wide Area Radiation Sources for Wastewater Treatment

这个SBIR第一阶段项目将开发和展示X射线在UV-C处理或不处理的情况下用于灭活、破坏或以其他方式减少主要废水污染物的可行性。调查人员还将初步确定X射线和UV-C对雌激素、广泛的流体污染物和蛔虫卵的有效性和比较优势，以确定第二阶段原型和市场进入的优先事项。在硬件允许的情况下，还将同时或顺序使用这两种助熔剂进行测试，以确定是否存在协同效应。该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是为水和废水环境创建X射线源，可以安装为平坦的广域源，也可以安装在圆形管道内。该项目目标的成功示范将带来新的解决方案和主要的商业机会，不仅在城市污水处理领域，而且在淡水处理、工业废水、海洋和居民水处理市场。

This SBIR Phase I project will develop and demonstrate the feasibility of X-ray with or without UV-C treatment for inactivating, destroying, or otherwise reducing major wastewater contaminants. The investigators will also make preliminary determinations as to the effectiveness and comparative advantages of X-ray and UV-C against estrogen, a broad spectrum of fluid stream contaminants, and ascaris (worm) eggs to determine priorities for Phase II prototyping and market entry. Tests will also be run using both fluxes simultaneously or in sequence, as hardware permits, to determine if synergistic effects are present.The broader/commercial impact of the project will be creation of X-Ray sources for the water and wastewater environment that can be installed as a flat broad-area source, or installed within a round pipe. Successful demonstrations of the objectives of this project will lead to new solutions and majorcommercial opportunities not only in municipal wastewater treatment, but in fresh water treatment, industrial wastewater, marine, and residential water treatment markets.