REACTOR WITH ANTIMICROBIAL MEDIUM FOR LIQUID DISINFECTION

摘要

It has been discovered that providing a reactor for disinfecting liquids having therein an antimicrobial-coated medium in an active and dynamic suspension allows for the passage of certain particles while preventing the passage of viable microorganisms. There is provided a reactor for disinfecting a liquid comprising a raw liquid inlet for allowing a raw liquid to enter the reactor, a disinfected liquid outlet for releasing a disinfected liquid from the reactor, and a suspension device for creating a highly dynamic suspension of the antimicrobial medium in a cross-section of the reactor through which the raw liquid passes to insure a substantially uniform, high average number of interactions between the antimicrobial medium and microorganisms present in the liquid passing through the reactor, thereby decreasing a quantity of viable microorganisms in the liquid as it passes from the inlet to the outlet.

主权项

1. A reactor for disinfecting a liquid comprising:
a raw liquid inlet for allowing a raw liquid to enter the reactor; a disinfected liquid outlet for releasing a disinfected liquid from the reactor; a suspension device for creating a highly dynamic suspension of an antimicrobial medium in a cross-section of the reactor through which the raw liquid passes to insure a substantially uniform, high average number of interactions between the antimicrobial medium and microorganisms present in the liquid, thereby decreasing a quantity of viable microorganisms in the liquid as it passes from the inlet to the outlet; and an inlet nozzle connected to the raw liquid inlet, said nozzle being located below the disinfected liquid outlet, such that an upstream flow in the reactor causes the antimicrobial medium to be in suspension in the reactor during operation.