Aquatic Space System for Water Quality Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods fail to effectively reduce the concentration of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in large water bodies, leading to eutrophication and deterioration of water quality, which limits their use for human activities like recreation and ornamentation, and require costly chemical treatments and complex filtration systems.
Innovation Solution
A biological treatment process using a structure comprising an Open Water Lake, a Spa Lake, and a Water Treatment Lake, where microorganisms and plant components interact with a support medium to biotransform and mineralize organic materials, eliminating dissolved and suspended substances without large chemical use or complex filtration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If chemical treatments and complex filtration systems are used to maintain water quality, then water transparency and sanitation are improved, but construction and operating costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-sustaining ecosystem where aquatic plants, microorganisms, and animals work together to naturally purify water. Plants absorb nutrients and produce oxygen, microorganisms decompose organic matter, and the system maintains itself without requiring complex external filtration infrastructure or continuous chemical additions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical filtration systems and chemical treatment processes with a biological ecosystem approach. Instead of using pumps, filters, and chemicals to maintain water quality, the system uses living organisms to perform purification functions naturally.
2Reliability
If chemical treatments are used to control algae and maintain water quality, then water transparency is improved, but environmental harm and chemical usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ecosystem naturally regulates itself through biological processes. Plants compete with algae for nutrients, oxygen-producing organisms maintain dissolved oxygen levels, and decomposers break down organic matter, all without requiring chemical interventions that would harm the environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system converts potentially harmful nutrients that would cause eutrophication into beneficial elements by using them as food sources for plants and microorganisms. The excess nutrients are transformed into plant biomass and oxygen rather than becoming pollutants.
3Reliability
If filtration systems similar to swimming pools are used for large water bodies, then water transparency is maintained, but construction and operating costs become prohibitively high
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses naturally occurring biological processes to maintain water transparency without requiring expensive mechanical filtration equipment. The aquatic plants and microorganisms continuously filter and clarify water as part of their natural metabolic functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses living organisms that continuously renew themselves rather than requiring permanent, expensive infrastructure. The biological components are naturally replaced and regenerated, providing a cost-effective alternative to permanent mechanical filtration systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This process maintains transparent and aesthetically pleasing water, supports wildlife habitats, and reduces nutrient concentrations, making the water suitable for human activities while being environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
Implementation Method 1
processes of biotransformation and mineralization that allow reducing the concentration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
Implementation Method 2
processes of biotransformation and mineralization that allow reducing the concentration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
Implementation Method 3
microorganisms and plant components interact with a support medium to biotransform and mineralize organic materials
Implementation Method 4
reducing the concentration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus generating clean and transparent water
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AI summary
The present invention is a new process for preserving the water of an aquatic body as a supplying source for different human activities such as recreation and amusement, food and ornamentation, by the development of a aquatic space formed by a Open water Lake, a Spa Lake, and a Water Depuration Lake that preserves the water mass by biotransformation and mineralization that allow reducing the concentration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous, generating clean and transparent water without the use of large amounts of chemicals and complex filtrate systems.