Low Cost Disinfection Device for Personal Use

描述（由申请人提供）：安全饮用水的供应是一个重要的健康问题。水媒疾病仍然是世界范围内对人类健康的最重大威胁之一，不仅给人类造成痛苦，而且造成重大经济损失。臭氧（三原子氧）是一种强效氧化剂，作为消毒剂具有许多特性，包括灭活广泛的水传播病原体的能力。虽然臭氧是使用点水处理的理想选择，但传统方法很难在小规模上产生臭氧，限制了臭氧的使用，只能用于相对大规模的水处理装置。第一阶段的研究证明了一种新型微型电化学臭氧生成装置的可行性。这种微型装置由电池供电，便于携带，制造成本非常低（< 10美元）。这种方法适合小规模使用。可以使用该装置在用水之前立即亲自对水进行消毒，方法是将该装置部分浸入饮用容器中并使其运行几分钟。在第一阶段，该技术的潜力通过展示可批量生产、紧凑、独立的电化学发电机得以实现。第二阶段的目标是执行预制造任务，为设备过渡到制造环境提供基础。长期目标是利用来自第二阶段研究的技术信息作为各种相关使用点市场商业化的基础。Lynntech已经组建了一支由学术、制造和销售合作伙伴组成的高技能团队，以成功地将拟议的技术商业化。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The availability of safe drinking water is a significant health concern. Waterborne diseases remain one of the most significant threats to human health worldwide, resulting not only in human suffering, but in significant economic loss as well. Ozone (triatomic oxygen) is a potent oxidant with many attributes as a disinfectant including the ability to inactivate a broad spectrum of waterborne pathogens. Although ideal for Point of Use water treatment, ozone has been difficult to generate on a small scale with conventional methods, restricting the use of ozone to relatively large scale water treatment installations. This Phase I study has demonstrated the feasibility of a new miniature electrochemical device for ozone generation. The miniature device is battery operated, portable, and can be manufactured at very low cost (<$10). The method is ideal for small-scale uses. It is possible to use the device to personally disinfect water immediately before water is consumed, by partial immersion of the device in the drinking vessel and allowing it to operate for a few minutes. In Phase I, the potential of this technology was realized by demonstrating a mass producible, compact, self-contained electrochemical generator. The goal of Phase II is to carry out pre-manufacturing tasks, providing a foundation for transitioning the device to the manufacturing environment. The long-term aim is to use technical information from the Phase II research as the basis for commercialization for a variety of pertinent Point of Use markets. Lynntech has assembled a highly skilled team of academic, manufacturing, and sales partners to successfully commercialize the proposed technology.