Pulsed Ultrasound
Water Treatment
Robert W. Cribbs
03-21
EISG Project
Title: Pulsed Ultrasound Water Treatment
EISG Grant Number: 03-21
PIER Area: Industrial/Agriculture/Water End-Use
Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Robert W. Cribbs
Contact Information: Phone:
(916) 941-7600, email:
Bob@sonipulse.com
Organization: Sonipulse, Inc.
Grant Amount: $74,610
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to research the feasibility of using pulsed ultrasound to replace chlorine or chlorine compounds, ozone, ultraviolet, peroxide, or other chemical processes to process both municipal water and industrial or agricultural wastewater before discharging into rivers.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A prototype ultrasonic processor will be built and evaluated.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to achieve 99.9% sterilization in seconds rather than minutes or hours.
§ Potential to provide an alternative method for water treatment without the negative environmental and health impacts of current technologies.