Abstract
The University of Central Florida invention is a low-maintenance and low-cost filtration media (ZIPGEM: Zero-valent-iron and Perlite Based Green Sorption Media). Population growth and climate change have impacted our resources, requiring a continual increase in clean drinking water. This necessitates the development of new, cost-effective treatment technologies to remove distinct types of contaminants. The invention can be implemented near a water location source as a pre-treatment to remove tannic or humic acid (color) from dissolved natural organic matter (NOM) or in industrial wastewater treatment operations.
Partnering Opportunity
The research team is seeking partners for licensing and/or research collaboration.
Stage of Development
Prototype available.
Benefit
Low cost and maintenanceUnit cost per color removal is at least 10 times lower than photocatalytic, coagulation, and microfiltration methodsMarket Application
Springs protection facilitiesStormwater utilitiesWastewater treatment plantsWater treatment plantsPublications
Color
removal for large-scale interbasin water transfer: Experimental comparison of
five sorption media, Environmental Research, Volume 212, Part A, 2022, 113208,
ISSN 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113208.
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