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Photoelectrocatalytic device for water disinfection

US11667550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

Paul K. Westerhoff · Scottsdale, US
Francois Perreault · Tempe, US
Sergio Garcia-Segura · Tempe, US
Shahnawaz Sinha · Chandler, US
Ana Barrios · Tempe, US
Renato Martin Montenegro Ayo · Lima, PE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2021
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A20/212
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water-disinfecting apparatus includes a vessel with a cathode, an insert with a photoanode, an ultraviolet light source configured to be positioned in the insert, and a power source. The cathode forms an electrically conductive layer on an inner surface of the vessel. The photoanode is configured to be positioned in the cathode. The power source is configured to be operably coupled to the cathode, the photoanode, and the light source.

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