Water purification method and system

Abstract

A method and system used to purify water that removes or reduces volatile organic compounds, calcium carbonate, cyanuric acid, and sodium bicarbonate from water to acceptable levels.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for purifying water comprising:
 a particle filtration system configured to receive a flow of water from a water source and to reduce physical particles and volatile organic material;   an ion exchange system configured to receive the flow of water from the particle filtration system and to reduce at least one of calcium hardness and cyanuric acid;   a de-gassing system configured to receive the flow of water from the ion exchange system and to reduce the alkalinity.   
     
     
         2 . The system of claim  10 , wherein the particle filtration system is configured to pass the flow of water through a cartridge filter and activated carbon. 
     
     
         3 . The system of claim  10 , wherein the ion exchange system is configured to reduce calcium hardness according to the chemical formula: 2 RNa+CaCO 3 →R 2 Ca+Na 2 CO 3 , wherein R represents a weak acid cation ion exchange resin. 
     
     
         4 . The system of claim  10 , wherein the ion exchange system is configured to reduce cyanuric acid according to the chemical formula: R′HCO 3 +(CNOH) 3 →R′(CNO)(CNOH) 2 +H 2 CO 3 , wherein R′ represents a strong base anion exchange resin. 
     
     
         5 . The system of claim  10 , wherein the de-gassing system is configured to inject acid into the flow of water and agitate the flow of water by spraying the water as water droplets over a chamber of small spheres and forcing air through the chamber so that the water droplets contact the small spheres causing the water droplets to release carbon dioxide.