Recycling loop method for preparation of high concentration ozone

    公开(公告)号:US10239772B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15167389

    申请日:2016-05-27

    摘要: The present invention relates to an apparatus for the production of ozone from water comprising at least one cell, consisting of an anode, a cathode and an interposed cation-conducting membrane, wherein the membrane conductively connects the anode and the cathode while forming flow channels for water that are separated from one another as anode and cathode chambers and wherein the flow channels are configured to allow for the recirculation of the water flow within the chambers. The present invention further relates to an electrochemical method and apparatus for producing ozone or dissolved ozone in water in high concentrations by mean of recirculation of water between at least one chamber and at least one water tank.

    METHOD OF DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF PATHOGENS OR OXIDIZABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS USING AN OZONE TITRATION SENSOR
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF PATHOGENS OR OXIDIZABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS USING AN OZONE TITRATION SENSOR 审中-公开
    使用臭氧浓度传感器测定病原体或可氧化有机化合物浓度的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160369318A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US15189380

    申请日:2016-06-22

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/04 G01N31/16

    摘要: The invention describes a method of ozone titration sensing which utilizes an ozone addition to a target solution, detection of ozone using an Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) electrode or an Ultraviolet (UV) absorption photodiode or other means to detect ozone and the determination of the relative concentration of organics or pathogens subject to ozone oxidation which are present in the target solution. The inventive sensing method can be usefully employed to determine the relative concentration of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and/or parasites that are readily oxidizable by ozone in aqueous solutions. The inventive sensing method may be used to control an ozone (or other oxidizing or disinfecting) compound dispensing system to optimize the dosage of ozone (or other disinfecting compound) necessary to produce a desired kill ratio or to generate a desired residual of ozone concentration in an aqueous solution after pathogen disinfection.

    摘要翻译: 本发明描述了一种利用臭氧添加到目标溶液中的臭氧滴定检测方法,使用氧化还原电位(ORP)电极或紫外线(UV)吸收光电二极管或其他检测臭氧的方法检测臭氧, 存在于目标溶液中的受臭氧氧化的有机物或病原体的相对浓度。 本发明的感测方法可有效地用于确定在水溶液中容易被臭氧氧化的病毒,细菌和/或寄生虫等病原体的相对浓度。 本发明的感测方法可用于控制臭氧(或其它氧化或消毒)化合物分配系统,以优化产生所需杀死率所需的臭氧(或其它消毒化合物)的剂量或产生期望的臭氧浓度残留量 病原体消毒后的水溶液。

    Electroanalytical sensor based on nanocrystalline diamond electrodes and microelectrode arrays
    5.
    发明授权
    Electroanalytical sensor based on nanocrystalline diamond electrodes and microelectrode arrays 有权
    基于纳米晶体金刚石电极和微电极阵列的电分析传感器

    公开(公告)号:US09228972B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US13775015

    申请日:2013-02-22

    IPC分类号: G01N27/327

    CPC分类号: G01N27/3278

    摘要: A diamond electrode and a diamond microelectrode array for biosensors and electroanalytical applications, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), are disclosed. The electrode comprises a layer of ultra-smooth conductive nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) having a resistivity of >0.05 Ωcm and a surface roughness of

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于生物传感器和电分析应用的金刚石电极和金刚石微电极阵列,例如电化学阻抗谱(EIS)。 该电极包括具有> 0.05&OHgr。cm的电阻率和<20nm Ra的表面粗糙度的超平滑导电纳米晶金刚石(NCD)的层。 优选地,金刚石层包括平均晶粒尺寸<10nm,表面粗糙度<10nm Ra的硼或氮掺杂的超微晶金刚石(UNCD)。 可以将其图案化以限定具有多个可单独寻址的电极的微电极阵列,每个电极具有在100nm至100μm范围内的直径。 每个微电极的表面在生物功能化之前是氢终止的,即用感测分子修饰以检测特定的生物或化学靶,并用阻断剂涂覆以减少非特异性结合。 这些金刚石电极显示出灵敏度,选择性和信号再现性的​​显着增加。 用于使用EIS检测大肠杆菌K12。

    Extreme durability composite diamond electrodes

    公开(公告)号:US10907264B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US15179337

    申请日:2016-06-10

    摘要: A durable composite diamond electrode is disclosed which comprise at least a relatively thicker conductive UNCD (Ultrananocrystalline Diamond) layer, with low deposition cost, on a substrate underlying a relatively thinner conductive MCD (Microcrystalline Diamond) layer. The electrode exhibits long life and superior delamination resistance under extremely stressed electrochemical oxidation conditions. It is hypothesized that this improvement in electrode reliability is due to a combination of stress relief by the composite film with the slightly “softer” underlying UNCD “root” layer and the electrochemically durable overlying MCD “shield” layer, an effective disruption mechanism of the fracture propagation between the compositing layers, and thermal expansion coefficient match between the diamond layers and the substrate. The diamond composite electrode can be applied to any electrochemical application requiring extreme voltages/current densities, extreme reliability or biomedical inertness such as electrochemical systems to generate ozone, hydroxyl radicals, or biomedical electrode applications.

    Extreme durability composite diamond film

    公开(公告)号:US10662523B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15167363

    申请日:2016-05-27

    摘要: A novel composite diamond film comprising of a relatively thick layer of UNCD (Ultrananocrystalline Diamond) with a Young's modulus of less than 900 GPa and a relatively thin MCD (microcrystalline diamond) outermost layer with a Young's modulus of greater than 900 GPa, has been shown to exhibit superior delamination resistance under extreme shear stress. It is hypothesized that this improvement is due to a combination of stress relief by the composite film with a slightly “softer” UNCD layer, a disruption of the fracture mechanism through the composite layer(s), and the near ideal chemical and thermal expansion coefficient match between the two diamond layers. The combination of a thick but “softer” underlying UNCD layer with a thin but harder overlying MCD layer provides an excellent compromise between the low deposition cost and smoothness of UNCD with the extreme hardness and unparalleled chemical, electrochemical and immunological inertness of even a thin layer of MCD. The MCD layer's roughness is minimized and its adhesion maximized by the use of a thin layer of MCD and its deposition on the smooth surface of the chemically nearly identical underlying UNCD layer. The composite film can be applied to any application currently utilizing a diamond or a similar hard film, including cutting tools, abrasive surfaces, electrochemistry, biomedical applications such as human implants or thermally conductive films and the like, requiring superior durability, chemical resistance and/or immunological inertness.

    EXTREME DURABILITY COMPOSITE DIAMOND ELECTRODES

    公开(公告)号:US20160362803A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-15

    申请号:US15179337

    申请日:2016-06-10

    摘要: A novel durable composite diamond electrode comprising at least a relatively thicker conductive layer of UNCD (Ultrananocrystalline Diamond) layer with a Young's modulus of less than 900 GPa on a niobium substrate underlying a relatively thinner conductive MCD (Microcrystalline Diamond) layer with a Young's modulus of greater than 900 GPa, has been shown to exhibit superior delamination resistance under extreme shear stress during electrochemical oxidation reliability testing. Highly accelerated lifetime testing of these durable composite diamond electrodes at a constant current density of 2.5 amps/cm2 (25000 amps/m2) in a 1 M NaCl (58 g/L) solution, have demonstrated lifetimes before delamination failure of greater than 2000 hours (i.e. >5000 Ahr/cm2). Using a conservative estimate of lifetime to failure with a cubed dependence on current density, the lifetime at a more typical operating current density of 0.25 amps/cm2 (2500 amps/m2) would be at least 2,000,000 hours (228 years) and >3.5 years at 1.0 amps/cm2 (a more typical current density for ozone generation). It is hypothesized that this improvement in durable diamond electrode reliability is due to a combination of stress relief by the composite film with a slightly “softer” underlying UNCD layer, a disruption of the fracture propagation mechanism between the two layer(s), and the near ideal chemical and thermal expansion coefficient match between the two diamond layers and the hardness and durability of the overlying MCD layer as deposited on an electrode substrate. The combination of a thick but “softer” underlying UNCD layer with a thin but harder overlying MCD layer provides an excellent compromise between the low deposition cost and conductivity of UNCD with the extreme hardness, large grain size and unparalleled chemical and biochemical inertness of even a thin layer of MCD. The inventive two layer diamond composite electrode can be applied to any electrochemical application requiring extreme voltages/current densities, extreme reliability, hardness or biomedical inertness such as electrochemical systems to generate ozone, hydroxyl radicals, deep sea chlorine generators or biomedical electrode applications such as pacemakers, biosensors, cardiovascular devices or automatic defibrillators.