Apparatus and method for low flux photocatalytic pollution control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for low flux photocatalytic pollution control comprising:
- a low flux longitudinal light source having a first end and a second end;
a first stage photocatalytic reactor having a first length about the first end of the light source, for converting a first portion of a target pollutant to a pre-determined level of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) by passing the target pollutant through the first stage photocatalytic reactor, and a last stage photocatalytic reactor having a second length about the second end of the light source for converting a last portion of the target pollutant passing through the second stage photocatalytic reactor to a selected final DRE level.
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Abstract
A new method for design and scale-up of photocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes is disclosed. The method is based on optimizing photoprocess energetics by decoupling of the process energy efficiency from the DRE for target contaminants. The technique is applicable to both low and high-flux photoreactor design and scale-up. The low-flux method is based on the implementation of natural biopolymeric and other low-pressure drop media support for titanium dioxide and other band-gap photocatalysts. The high-flux method is based on the implementation of multifunctional metal oxide aerogels and other media in conjunction with a novel rotating fluidized particle bed reactor.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus for low flux photocatalytic pollution control comprising:
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a low flux longitudinal light source having a first end and a second end;
a first stage photocatalytic reactor having a first length about the first end of the light source, for converting a first portion of a target pollutant to a pre-determined level of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) by passing the target pollutant through the first stage photocatalytic reactor, and a last stage photocatalytic reactor having a second length about the second end of the light source for converting a last portion of the target pollutant passing through the second stage photocatalytic reactor to a selected final DRE level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for low flux photocatalytic pollution control comprising:
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first low flux longitudinal lamps positioned parallel to each other;
last low flux longitudinal lamps positioned parallel to each other, and in series with the first low flux longitudinal lamps;
first stage photocatalytic reactors, positioned parallel to each other, each of the first stage photocatalytic reactors housing each of the first stage flow flux longitudinal lamps, wherein the first stage photocatalytic reactors converts a first portion of a target pollutant passing therethrough; and
a last stage photocatalytic reactors, positioned parallel to each other, each of the last stage photocatalytic reactors including each of the last stage low flux longitudinal lamps, wherein the last stage photocatalytic reactors converting a last portion of the target pollutants passing through the last stage photocatalytic reactors to a selected final DRE level. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for low flux photocatalytic pollution control comprising:
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a first stage photocatalytic reactor having a first single low flux longitudinal lamp for converting a first portion of a target pollutant passing; and
a last stage photocatalytic reactor having a last single low flux longitudinal lamp for converting a last portion of the target pollutant passing therethrough to the pre-determined final level of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE). - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of low flux photocatalytic pollution control comprising the steps of:
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passing a target pollutant into a first photocatalytic reactor, a first catalytic media and a second catalytic media, and at least one low flux light source; and
converting the target pollutant that passes through the first catalytic media and the second catalytic media to a selected level of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE). - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of low flux photocatalytic pollution control, comprising the steps of:
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passing a target pollutant into a photocatalytic reactor having at least one organic catalytic jacket and at least one low flux light source; and
converting the target pollutant that passes through the first catalytic media at a selected level of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE).
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