Abstract: The invention provides a water purification system and method for combining ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalysis in a helical reactor geometry that maximizes both the photocatalytic efficiency and the germicidal dosage of the ultraviolet irradiation in deactivation of microbes and the destruction of contaminant organic compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 6, 2007
Publication date:
June 11, 2009
Applicant:
Novapure Systems Inc.
Inventors:
Edwin David Day, Robert Brian Knight, John Douglas Pink
Abstract: The invention provides an air purification system and method for combining filtration, ultraviolet irradiation, and photocatalysis, in an annular geometry that maximizes the photocatalytic efficiency of the ultraviolet light in the deactivation of microbes and the photocatalysis of volatile compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 8, 2007
Publication date:
February 12, 2009
Applicant:
Novapure Systems Inc.
Inventors:
Edwin David Day, John Douglas Pink, Robert Brian Knight