System and method for disinfection and fouling prevention in the treatment of water
Abstract
A treatment system for treating water, such as produced water that is produced during hydraulic fracturing. The system employs a combination of a plasma spark discharge and an RF oscillating electric field. The plasma spark discharge and the RF oscillating electric field may be employed simultaneously or in an overlapping manner within a chamber to treat the water. The treatment system is able to kill microorganisms as well as reduce or eliminate fouling due to, for example, bicarbonates. In some embodiments, grids are employed to further enhance the heat produced by the RF oscillating electric field.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1493502
- Patent Number(s):
- 10167209
- Application Number:
- 14/954,495
- Assignee:
- DREXEL UNIVERISITY (Philadelphia, PA) (United States)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC26-07NT42677
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 30
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Cho, Young I., Fridman, Alexander, Cho, Daniel J., and Rabinovich, Alexander. System and method for disinfection and fouling prevention in the treatment of water. United States: N. p., 2019.
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