End-Use Efficient,
Environmentally Friendly Water Softening Device
Stephen M. Jaffe
03-05
EISG Project
Title: End-Use Efficient,
Environmentally Friendly Water Softening Device
EISG Grant Number: 03-05
PIER Area: Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use
Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Stephen M. Jaffe
Contact Information: Phone:
(949) 474-4487, email:
smjaffe@materialmethods.com
Organization: Material Methods, LLC
Grant Amount: $74,996
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to determine the feasibility of using an advanced Flow Through Capacitor in conjunction with new Ionic Charge Barriers to effectively soften tap water with low energy consumption.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ Flow Through Capacitor prototypes will be fabricated and tested as part of the project.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to more effectively remove salts and other common contaminants, such as arsenic, perchlorate, permanganate, chromium, as well as other water soluble heavy metal ions.
§ Potential to reduce wastewater generation by 80% over RO systems.
§ Potential to reduce California energy consumption at wastewater treatment plants. Potential to operate at 60% of the energy usage compared to current state-of-the-art technology like RO.