Process and apparatus to remove and destroy volatile organic compounds by atomizing water in ozone atmosphere
First Claim
1. An apparatus for water treatment based on the use of ozone gas to remove and break down organic compounds that are volatilized from atomized water droplets, comprising:
- a vessel having a top and a bottom and inner and outer chambers,a multiport sprayer having spray nozzles connected to an influent pipe to atomize the incoming fluid in the vessel,an ozone inlet provided at the top of the inner chamber and fluidly connected to a source of ozone and to provide ozone into the inner chamber,a series of baffles located at the top of the inner chamber and covering the ozone inlet to prevent atomized water in the inner chamber from entering the ozone inlet,an effluent pipe located at the bottom of the inner chamber,at least one vent located on the inner chamber to allow exhaust gas to exit the inner chamber to the outer chamber, andat least one drip edge and overflow port located below the location of the at least one vent in the inner chamber,whereby water to be treated is pressurized and sprayed through the spray nozzles of the multiport sprayer to atomize the water into the inner chamber containing a relatively lower pressure and ozone gas to remove and break down organic compounds in the atomized water.
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Abstract
A process and apparatus to remove and breakdown volatile organic compounds from drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, frack water and air exhaust. The process entails filling a tank, chamber, pipe, or column with ozone-containing gas, introducing into this ozone-containing gas-filled tank, chamber, pipe or column, very small droplets of water, contaminated with volatile organic compounds which then volatilize out from the water and break down in the ozone gas thereby improving the water quality and associated air quality. The current invention has been shown to achieve more than 99% combined removal efficiency. The process can also be used to treat air streams containing volatile organic compounds. To increase efficiency, ozone is introduced where the atomized particles are smallest. Three configurations utilizing said process include upward and downward spray of contaminated water into ozone and pumping through openings in an enclosure to a reaction chamber filled with ozone-containing gas.
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1. An apparatus for water treatment based on the use of ozone gas to remove and break down organic compounds that are volatilized from atomized water droplets, comprising:
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a vessel having a top and a bottom and inner and outer chambers, a multiport sprayer having spray nozzles connected to an influent pipe to atomize the incoming fluid in the vessel, an ozone inlet provided at the top of the inner chamber and fluidly connected to a source of ozone and to provide ozone into the inner chamber, a series of baffles located at the top of the inner chamber and covering the ozone inlet to prevent atomized water in the inner chamber from entering the ozone inlet, an effluent pipe located at the bottom of the inner chamber, at least one vent located on the inner chamber to allow exhaust gas to exit the inner chamber to the outer chamber, and at least one drip edge and overflow port located below the location of the at least one vent in the inner chamber, whereby water to be treated is pressurized and sprayed through the spray nozzles of the multiport sprayer to atomize the water into the inner chamber containing a relatively lower pressure and ozone gas to remove and break down organic compounds in the atomized water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A water treatment process based on the use of ozone gas to remove and break down organic compounds, comprising:
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providing a treatment apparatus comprising; a vessel having a top and a bottom and inner and outer chambers, a multiport sprayer having spray nozzles connected to an influent pipe to atomize the incoming fluid in the vessel, an ozone inlet provided at the top of the inner chamber and fluidly connected to a source of ozone and to provide ozone into the inner chamber, a series of baffles located at the top of the inner chamber and covering the ozone inlet to prevent atomized water in the inner chamber from entering the ozone inlet, an effluent pipe located at the bottom of the inner chamber, at least one vent located on the inner chamber to allow exhaust gas to exit the inner chamber to the outer chamber, and at least one drip edge and overflow port located below the location of the at least one vent in the inner chamber, pressurizing water to be treated in the influent pipe providing a pressurized water, providing ozone to the ozone inlet to fill the inner chamber with an ozone gas at a relatively lower pressure than the pressurized water, spraying the pressurized water to be treated through the nozzles of the multiport sprayer atomizing the water to be treated, and removing and breaking down organic compounds in the atomized water. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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