Recirculating Water Purification System with Ozone and Alkaline Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current water purification systems are inadequate in addressing the contamination of drinking water for livestock and humans, which can lead to health issues due to the presence of microorganisms, toxic substances, and other pollutants, resulting in reduced biological activity and increased disease prevalence.
Innovation Solution
A novel water purification system utilizing a recirculating feedback-controlled path with ozone and hydrogen peroxide vapor to disinfect and purify water, incorporating antimicrobial containers and surfaces, and alkaline water to inhibit pathogen growth, effectively removing toxins and pathogens while reducing the need for antibiotics and improving animal health.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional water purification systems are used, then basic filtration is provided, but the water remains contaminated with microorganisms, toxic substances, and pathogens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs ozone and hydrogen peroxide as strong oxidizing agents to disinfect and purify water. These oxidants effectively eliminate pathogens, microorganisms, and toxic substances that conventional filtration cannot remove, thereby resolving the contradiction between basic filtration and comprehensive pathogen elimination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces recirculating water as an intermediary medium that continuously flows through purification chambers containing ozone and hydrogen peroxide. This recirculating system ensures thorough contact between the oxidizing agents and contaminants, enabling effective disinfection while maintaining water purity.
2Reliability
If antibiotics are used to treat animal diseases, then disease prevalence is reduced, but antibiotic resistance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses ozone and hydrogen peroxide to create a pathogen-free water environment for animals, eliminating the need for antibiotic treatments. By preventing infections through continuous water disinfection, the system reduces disease prevalence without contributing to antibiotic resistance, thus resolving the contradiction between animal health improvement and antibiotic resistance development.
Solution Approach 2:
The recirculating water system continuously self-disinfects using ozone and hydrogen peroxide, maintaining a healthy environment for animals without requiring external antibiotic interventions. This self-sustaining purification process prevents pathogen buildup and eliminates the need for antibiotic treatments.
3Reliability
If water is continuously purified and recirculated, then water quality is maintained, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple purification functions (filtration, ozonation, hydrogen peroxide treatment, and UV disinfection) into a single integrated recirculating system. By merging these functions into one cohesive setup with a central pump and interconnected chambers, the system maintains consistent water quality while minimizing the complexity that would arise from separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The recirculating system continuously circulates water through all purification chambers, ensuring constant disinfection and quality maintenance. This continuous operation eliminates the need for repeated batch treatments and simplifies system control, as the process runs autonomously without requiring frequent manual interventions or complex scheduling mechanisms.
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
The system provides clean, health-promoting drinking water by eliminating pathogens and toxins, improving animal health, reducing antibiotic resistance, and enhancing food conversion efficiency, while also recycling water and minimizing environmental impact.
Implementation Method 1
A novel water purification ozone system with accessories to provide health promoting drinking water... to clean surfaces and foodstuffs and use of ozone and hydrogen peroxide vapor to disinfect
Implementation Method 2
use of ozone and hydrogen peroxide vapor to disinfect animal houses after cleaning and before restocking
Implementation Method 3
incorporating antimicrobial containers and surfaces, and alkaline water to inhibit pathogen growth
Data Source
AI summary
A water purification system provides clean water for the consumption by livestock by using a continuously recirculating water loop. A circulating pump moves the water and a particle filter system is fluidically connected in series. An ozone purification system is fluidically connected in parallel to a portion of the continuously recirculating feedback monitored and control water loop. The ozone purification system is disposed downstream of the particle filter system in relation to the flow direction. A feeding station is connected in series with the continuously recirculating water loop disposed downstream of the ozone purification system in relation to the flow direction. An alkaline water apparatus is disposed upstream of the ozone purification unit, connected either before or in parallel to the ozone purification system. A decrystallization process apparatus is connected to continuously solubilize gases of CO2, N2, and inert gases with the flowing water.