Recirculating Water Purification with Ozone and Alkaline Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current water purification systems fail to effectively address contamination in drinking water for livestock and humans, leading to health issues due to the presence of microorganisms, toxic substances, and chemical pollutants, which can result in reduced biological activity, increased disease prevalence, and antibiotic resistance.
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, while reducing the need for antibiotics and improving microbial balance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional water purification systems are used, then water can be treated to some extent, but they fail to effectively remove toxicants, pathogens, and chemical pollutants, leading to continued contamination and health issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs ozone gas injection and hydrogen peroxide addition to create strong oxidative conditions that effectively destroy pathogens, toxicants, and chemical pollutants. The ozone oxidizes organic contaminants and kills microorganisms, while hydrogen peroxide provides additional oxidative capacity and decomposes into water and oxygen, leaving no harmful residues.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously recirculates water through the purification process, maintaining constant oxidation and filtration action. The water is pumped through filters and treated with ozone and hydrogen peroxide in a continuous loop, ensuring ongoing removal of contaminants rather than intermittent treatment.
2Reliability
If antibiotics are used to treat diseases caused by contaminated water, then disease symptoms can be managed, but antibiotic resistance increases and microbial balance is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary purification of water before animals drink it, removing pathogens and toxicants proactively. By treating the water source in advance with ozone and hydrogen peroxide, the system prevents disease occurrence rather than treating symptoms afterward, eliminating the need for antibiotic intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful presence of pathogens and contaminants into a benefit by using them as targets for oxidative destruction. The ozone and hydrogen peroxide specifically target and destroy harmful microorganisms and chemicals while leaving beneficial microbes unaffected, thereby restoring microbial balance without antibiotics.
3Reliability
If water is continuously purified and recirculated, then water quality is maintained, but system complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The purification system is divided into separate functional modules: filtration stage, ozone injection stage, hydrogen peroxide addition stage, and recirculation pumps. Each module performs a specific function, allowing for easier maintenance and operation while achieving comprehensive water purification through the combined action of multiple simpler components.
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 effectively removes toxicants, pathogens, and chemical pollutants, improving the health and productivity of livestock and humans by providing clean drinking water, reducing antibiotic use, and enhancing microbial balance, thereby increasing food safety and reducing disease incidence.
Implementation Method 1
The system employs ozone gas injection and hydrogen peroxide addition to create strong oxidative conditions that effectively destroy pathogens, toxicants, and chemical pollutants.
Implementation Method 2
The system employs ozone gas injection and hydrogen peroxide addition to create strong oxidative conditions that effectively destroy pathogens, toxicants, and chemical pollutants.
Implementation Method 3
A recirculating pump is configured to pump the water within the continuously recirculating water loop
Implementation Method 4
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 within the water loop in a flow direction. A particle filter system is fluidically connected in series and removes dissolved solids or particulates within the water. An ozone purification system and/or with the addition of other antimicrobial or purification agents 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.