Method and apparatus for liquid purification

Abstract

A method for purifying a liquid comprising the steps of: passing said liquid through a first filtration to remove contaminants in said liquid; causing said liquid to be in turbulent flow; ionizing said liquid in turbulent flow with a reaction material; irradiating said liquid to light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range; passing said liquid through a second filtration of said liquid, and passing said liquid through an activated carbon filtration unit to filter out aromatic ring structures.

1 . A method for purifying a liquid comprising the steps of:
 a. supplying said liquid under pressure to a first unit;   b. filtering said liquid in said first unit;   c. transferring said liquid from said first unit to a second unit;   d. exposing said liquid in said second unit to a reaction material, said reaction material causing contaminants in said liquid to reduce and/or oxidize;   e. transferring said liquid in said second unit to a third unit;   f. generating light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range;   g. exposing said liquid in said third unit to said light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range;   h. transferring said liquid from said third unit to a fourth unit;   i. filtering said liquid a second time in said fourth unit;   j. transferring said liquid from said fourth unit to a fifth unit;   k. filtering out aromatic ring structures and contaminants in said fifth unit; and   f. transferring said liquid out of said fifth unit.   
     
     
         2 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises the step of pre-setting said light to a specific pre-selected wavelength in the 100 to 300 nanometer range. 
     
     
         3 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises the step of setting said light to a specific user set wavelength in the 100 to 300 nanometer range. 
     
     
         4 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises the step of pre-setting said light to oscillating wavelength spectrums of said light within different 100 to 300 nanometer ranges at pre-selected wavelength spectrums and oscillation speed. 
     
     
         5 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises the step of setting said light to oscillating wavelength spectrums of said light within different 100 to 300 nanometer ranges at user selected wavelength spectrums and oscillation speed. 
     
     
         6 . The method for purifying liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method for exposing said liquid to a reaction material further comprises the step of causing said reaction material to be in turbulent flow with said liquid. 
     
     
         7 . The method for purifying liquid as defined by  claim 1 , wherein said method for exposing said liquid to a reaction material further comprises the steps of;
 a. creating a plurality of separate levels within said second unit; and   b. supplying each said level different types of reaction materials for exposing said liquid to.   
     
     
         8 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined in any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the step of regulating said flow of said liquid. 
     
     
         9 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined in any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the step of monitoring the flow of said liquid, said flow monitoring operatively connected to said light generator such that said light generating step only activates to generate light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range when said flow method indicates said liquid is flowing through said flow monitor. 
     
     
         10 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined in any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the step of regulating said liquid pressure and a monitoring the flow of said liquid, said flow monitoring operatively connected to said light generating step such that said light generating only activates to generate light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range when said flow monitoring indicates said liquid is flowing through said flow monitor. 
     
     
         11 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the steps of;
 a. transferring said liquid from said fifth unit to a sixth unit; and   b. exposing said liquid in said sixth unit to said light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range.   
     
     
         12 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the steps of;
 installing a separating lens between said light and said liquid in said third unit in a manner that allows said light to pass through said separating lens without diminishing said light wavelength spectrum.   
     
     
         13 . The method for purifying a liquid as defined by any one of  claims 1  through  7 , wherein said method further comprises the steps of;
 a. transferring said liquid from said fifth unit to a sixth unit;   b. exposing said liquid in said sixth unit to said light in the 100 to 300 nanometer range; and   c. installing a separating lens between said light and said liquid in said third and sixth units in a manner that allows said light to pass through said separating lens without diminishing said light wavelength spectrum.