Grantee Research Project Results
Development of a Novel Ferroelectric, Cathode-Based Ozonator for Drinking Water Treatment
EPA Contract Number: 68D98149Title: Development of a Novel Ferroelectric, Cathode-Based Ozonator for Drinking Water Treatment
Investigators: Kumar, Nalin
Small Business: UHV Technologies Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through March 1, 1999
Project Amount: $67,832
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Watersheds , SBIR - Water and Wastewater , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Ozone-based disinfection of drinking water is considered to be a safer, less hazardous alternative to chlorination. However, ozonation can be an expensive process due to high capital cost of ozone generating equipment and power usage. This SBIR project will demonstrate the feasibility of an innovative technique for generating ozone. This proposed approach uses a remarkable phenomena exhibited by a certain class of ferroelectric materials, namely the ability to produce very large currents of electrons in air at atmospheric pressures. UHV Technologies will use ferroelectric cathodes for ozone generation resulting in the ability to produce compact, low-cost, high electrical efficiency, low voltage operation, and longer lifetime ozonators.Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, drinking water, engineering, chemistry, EPA., RFA, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Scientific Discipline, Water, Environmental Chemistry, decision-making, Environmental Engineering, Drinking Water, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Economics & Decision Making, Market mechanisms, alternative disinfection methods, ozone, natural disinfection, Novel Ferroelectric, municipal water, treatment, water quality, cost effective, drinking water treatment, water treatment, other - risk managementProgress and Final Reports:
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