SBIR Phase II: Electrochemical Ozone Generator

SBIR 第二阶段：电化学臭氧发生器

• 批准号: 0956791
• 负责人: Michael Kimble
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Reactive Innovations, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0956791&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Electrochemical; Ozone

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a water disinfection system based on an electrochemical generator that produces ozone directly into process water. Because of its excellent disinfection and oxidation qualities, ozone is widely used for drinking water and process water purification treatment. Ozone has been proven to deactivate resistant microorganisms such as Cryptosporidium Parvam and Giardia Lambia that have caused a large number of epidemics in the United States through drinking and process water. To enable wider adoption of ozone as an disinfectant, improvements in ozone generators are needed that are safer to operate than the corona arc discharge systems and that are more cost effective to install and operate. Building on demonstration of technical and economic feasibility during Phase I, this Phase II project will develop an electrochemistry based water disinfection system for commercial deployment. The Phase II program will focus on finalizing the electrocatalyst formulation, optimizing the module design for performance and cost, incorporating the reactor module into a packaged end-use product, and evaluating the process for disinfecting water in field applications using strategic partners. The broader/commercial impact of this project is an improved and lower cost disinfection system that will prevent the vast outbreaks of contaminated water that harm the general public. These occurrences push the utmost urgency for advanced quality control methods, especially in food manufacturing. With the wider adoption of ozone generation systems, both water and food-borne diseases would diminish due to its effectiveness as a disinfectant against Lysteria, Salmonella, E. coli, and any other pathogens found in fruits, vegetables, meats, and seafood. Contributions to the scientific and technological field will be realized by the improved electrochemical reactor design and catalyst development that enables an ozone disinfection system that is low in cost and energy efficient.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目将基于电化学发电机的水消毒系统，该系统将臭氧直接生产到工艺水中。 由于其出色的消毒和氧化质量，臭氧被广泛用于饮用水和处理水纯化处理。 臭氧已被证明可以禁用耐药的微生物，例如隐孢子虫和贾尔迪亚·兰比亚（Giardia Lambia），它们通过饮酒和加工水在美国引起了大量流行病。 为了使更广泛地采用臭氧作为消毒剂，需要改进臭氧发电机，比电晕弧排放系统更安全，并且安装和操作更具成本效益。 在第一阶段的技术和经济可行性的基础上，该第二阶段项目将开发基于电化学的水化学系统，用于商业部署。 第二阶段计划将着重于最终确定电催化剂公式，优化模块设计的性能和成本，将反应堆模块纳入包装的最终用途产品，并评估使用战略合作伙伴在现场应用中对水进行消毒的过程。该项目的更广泛/商业影响是一种改进和较低的成本消毒系统，该系统将防止遭受损害公众的污染水爆发。 这些事件推动了高级质量控制方法的最大紧迫性，尤其是在食品制造方面。 随着臭氧产生系统的广泛采用，由于对溶毒，沙门氏菌，大肠杆菌的有效性以及在水果，蔬菜，肉类和海鲜中发现的任何其他病原体。改进的电化学反应器设计和催化剂开发将实现对科学和技术领域的贡献，从而使成本和能源效率低的臭氧消毒系统能够实现。