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公开(公告)号:US20220074841A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
申请号:US17447259
申请日:2021-09-09
申请人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Shahnawaz Sinha , Yuqiang Bi
发明人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Shahnawaz Sinha , Yuqiang Bi
摘要: Quantifying nanobubbles in solution includes combining an indicator with a fluid comprising nanobubbles to yield a first solution, bursting the nanobubbles in the first solution to yield a second solution, and assessing a difference between the first solution and the second solution to yield a concentration of the nanobubbles in the first solution, a concentration of reactive oxygen species in the first solution or the second solution, or both.
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公开(公告)号:US10793449B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US15499433
申请日:2017-04-27
IPC分类号: C25B1/04 , C25B9/00 , C25B1/10 , C02F1/467 , H01G9/20 , C02F1/32 , C02F3/32 , C02F3/00 , C02F103/06
摘要: A reactor for water splitting or water treatment includes a first electrode, a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a proton exchange membrane separating the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first optical fiber coated with a photocatalytic material.
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公开(公告)号:US20190094118A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US16146160
申请日:2018-09-28
摘要: A microfluidic device includes a sample inlet for a fluid sample, a degassing chamber having a gas-permeable membrane and defining first and second portions separated by the gas permeable membrane, and a detection chamber. The sample inlet and the detection chamber are fluidly coupled to the first and second portions, respectively of the degassing chamber. The detection chamber is operably coupled to a light source and a detector. Assessing a concentration of chlorine gas in an aqueous sample includes providing an aqueous sample to a microfluidic device, separating gas from the aqueous sample in the microfluidic device, providing the gas to a detector, assessing the absorbance of the gas sample at a known absorption wavelength of chlorine, and based on the assessed absorbance of the gas sample at the known absorption wavelength of chlorine, assessing a concentration of chlorine gas in the aqueous sample.
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公开(公告)号:US20170313601A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-02
申请号:US15499433
申请日:2017-04-27
IPC分类号: C02F1/467 , H01G9/20 , C02F1/32 , C02F1/72 , C02F103/06
CPC分类号: C02F1/467 , C02F1/32 , C02F3/005 , C02F3/325 , C02F2103/06 , C02F2201/3222 , C02F2201/46115 , C02F2305/023 , C02F2305/10 , H01G9/2031 , H01G9/2095 , Y02W10/37
摘要: A reactor for water splitting or water treatment includes a first electrode, a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a proton exchange membrane separating the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first optical fiber coated with a photocatalytic material.
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公开(公告)号:US09751785B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-05
申请号:US14509722
申请日:2014-10-08
IPC分类号: C02F1/30 , C02F1/32 , C02F1/44 , C02F1/70 , C02F1/00 , C02F101/16 , C02F101/22
CPC分类号: C02F1/70 , C02F1/008 , C02F1/30 , C02F1/32 , C02F1/444 , C02F2101/163 , C02F2101/22 , C02F2209/003 , C02F2209/005 , C02F2209/02 , C02F2209/06 , C02F2209/15 , C02F2209/22 , C02F2209/40 , C02F2305/10 , Y02W10/37
摘要: A water treatment system including: a flow regulation control system configured to combine oxo-anion-contaminated water with a reduction-promoting agent, a hole scavenger, or both; a reactor fluidically coupled to the flow regulation control system; a first set of system control probes configured to monitor the concentration of oxygen and oxo-anion in the contaminated water; a second set of system control probes configured to monitor concentration of the oxo-anion and reduction products of the oxo-anion in treated effluent from the reactor; and a controller configured to control the flow regulation control system, thereby controlling the flow rate of the contaminated water and the at least one of the reduction-promoting agent and the hole scavenger to the reactor based at least in part on the concentration of oxo-anion and the reduction products of the oxo-anion in the treated effluent.
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公开(公告)号:US20240316526A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-26
申请号:US18614054
申请日:2024-03-22
IPC分类号: B01J19/12 , B01J31/16 , B01J35/39 , C01B15/027
CPC分类号: B01J19/127 , B01J31/1691 , B01J35/39 , C01B15/027 , B01J2219/0869 , B01J2219/0877 , B01J2219/0892 , B01J2219/1203 , B01J2231/005 , B01J2531/842
摘要: A photocatalytic reactor includes a polymeric side-emitting optical fiber having a coating with a photocatalyst embedded in a porous polymer, a light source optically coupled to the polymeric side-emitting optical fiber and configured to irradiate the photocatalyst, and a multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes. The polymeric side-emitting optical fiber and the multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes are configured to be at least partially immersed in water. When at least partially immersed in water, the multiplicity of oxygen-permeable hollow-fiber membranes is configured to provide dissolved molecular oxygen to the water, and the coating is configured to allow diffusion of the dissolved molecular oxygen into the coating and to allow diffusion of hydrogen peroxide out of the coating.
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公开(公告)号:US10590020B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US16252261
申请日:2019-01-18
申请人: Onur Apul , Paul Dahlen , Paul K. Westerhoff
发明人: Onur Apul , Paul Dahlen , Paul K. Westerhoff
IPC分类号: C02F11/18 , C02F11/04 , C02F11/14 , C02F11/13 , C02F11/143 , C02F11/131
摘要: Wastewater sludge is treated by combining the sludge with a carbon-based dielectric additive that includes carbon to yield a modified sludge, irradiating the modified sludge with microwave radiation to yield a treated sludge, and providing the treated sludge to an anaerobic digester.
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公开(公告)号:US20190218128A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16252261
申请日:2019-01-18
申请人: Onur Apul , Paul Dahlen , Paul K. Westerhoff
发明人: Onur Apul , Paul Dahlen , Paul K. Westerhoff
摘要: Wastewater sludge is treated by combining the sludge with a carbon-based dielectric additive that includes carbon to yield a modified sludge, irradiating the modified sludge with microwave radiation to yield a treated sludge, and providing the treated sludge to an anaerobic digester.
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公开(公告)号:US12029826B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US17667283
申请日:2022-02-08
申请人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Zhe Zhao , Nora Shapiro
发明人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Zhe Zhao , Nora Shapiro
IPC分类号: A61L2/10 , C03C25/00 , C03C25/105 , C03C25/305 , C09D147/00 , F21V8/00 , G02B6/00
CPC分类号: A61L2/10 , C03C25/105 , C03C25/305 , C09D147/00 , G02B6/0006 , G02B6/001 , A61L2202/11
摘要: A coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and an outer surface, and a homogeneous polymer coating in contact with the outer surface of the optical fiber. The optical fiber and the homogeneous polymer coating are UV transparent, and a refractive index of the outer surface of the optical fiber or the homogeneous polymer coating is up to 15% less than a refractive index of the core. Coating the optical fiber includes coating an outer surface with a polymerizable material and polymerizing the polymerizerable material to yield the coated optical fiber having a homogeneous polymer coating. The optical fiber and the homogeneous polymer coating are UV transparent, and a refractive index of the outer surface of the optical fiber or the homogeneous polymer coating is up to 15% less than a refractive index of a core of the optical fiber.
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公开(公告)号:US10427194B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15719011
申请日:2017-09-28
申请人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Paul Dahlen , Onur Apul
发明人: Paul K. Westerhoff , Paul Dahlen , Onur Apul
摘要: A soil remediation method for treating contaminated soil includes combining a dielectric carbonaceous nanomaterial with the contaminated soil to yield a composite contaminated soil, and irradiating the composite contaminated soil with microwave radiation to yield a remediated soil. The composite contaminated soil includes at least 1 wt % of the dielectric carbonaceous material, and the microwave radiation provides an energy input of at least 2.5 kWh per kilogram of the composite contaminated soil.
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