Aaron B Simon

US Patent:

20210039966, Feb 11, 2021

Filed:

Jul 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/944886

Inventors:

- Livermore CA, US
Jenny Zhou - San Francisco CA, US
Allan S. Chang - San Ramon CA, US
Tiziana C. Bond - Livermore CA, US
Aaron J. Simon - Pleasanton CA, US
Lars Voss - Livermore CA, US

International Classification:

C02F 1/32
C02F 1/72
B01J 21/06
B01J 35/00
B01J 35/06
B01J 35/04

Abstract:

Production of decontaminated water from contaminated water using a vessel, an inlet to the vessel wherein the contaminated water is introduced into the vessel, an outlet to the vessel wherein the decontaminated water is removed from the vessel, a plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane connected to the vessel, plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures connected to the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, and a source of ultraviolet light that directs ultraviolet light onto the vessel, the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, the plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures, and the contaminated water to produce the decontaminated water from the contaminated water.