Method and apparatus for removing oxidizable contaminants in water to achieve high purity water for industrial use
US4990260A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/90
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing contaminants in waters used for industrial cleaning. The method and apparatus begins with water which has been purified to level of approximately 18 megaohms resistivity with total inorganic dissolved solids to 1 part per trillion and total organic dissolved carbon contaminants in the range of approximately 100 parts per billion, and purifies it to a level of approximately 18 megaohms resistivity with total inorganic dissolved solids to 1 part per trillion and total organic dissolved carbon contaminants in the range of approximately 10 parts per billion. The method and apparatus includes means for inducing cavitation in the water and irradiating the water with ultraviolet radiation to thereby cause the oxidizable contaminants to be oxidized and therefore removed before the water is used for industrial cleaning.
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