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UV Drinking Water Purification and Disinfection - Patent Approved

 

Water Purification
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— Line of evolution

• Drinking water
• Industrial pure water

Line of Evolution: Water Purification
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Ultraviolet Light - Patent Approved

— In the ultraviolet light spectrum, applications include, in general, the rapid eradication of all known and unknown viruses and bacteria.

— Nine patents give Remote Light the exclusive right to use optics with UV Light. Optics allow UV to work in minutes and seconds rather than hours and days.

— The RL UV design has been tested and compared to the conventional UV system. The Remote Light design exhibits superior performance and lower risk in operation at the same initial cost as the conventional system. Some of the highlighgts are listed below.

• RL system has the same initial cost as the conventional system.
• RL system uses 25 times less electrical energy than the conventional system.
• RL system delivers 99% of the UV output in the desired wavelength for germicidal impact, a 15 times improvement in the desired wavelength.
• RL system reduces maintenance and operational risk because the lamp is not submerged in the water.

 Remote Light UVD
Conventional UV
 Lamp Configuration
 Non submersed (proprietary)
 Submersed
Power Usage
14 WATT55 WATT
 Lamp Life
 6,000 hrs
 5,500 hrs
%UV 254Output
>99.0
5.8
Maintenance/CleaningNon Fouling
Fouling
Inactivation Efficiency
1.7x103/1hrContinuous
 Hazard Potential
 None Hg Salts Contamination
Cost$303
$300

Note: Output Remote Light System: max. >170-microwatts/sq cm, min. 74-microwatt/sq cm

 — The Remote Light UV Disinfection System (RLDS) kills bacteria to below EPA Safe Drinking Water Requirements. The RLDS uses 25 times less electricity than required to power conventional systems. This design includes a timer feature that saves energy while maintaining safe drinking water. The system may be configured with an optional backup battery.

* These tests were performed using EPA standards by Kurt Garrett, National Science Foundation Fellow, Duke University. 

 


 
 
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