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Advanced Oxidation Process

 Photocatalytic Mineralization

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Green Chemistry. While it has been one of the pre-eminent topics of Chemistry research for close to fifty years it had yet to achieve an effective consumer application. When Photocatalysis is employed in water it eliminates organic compounds and microbes without disinfection by products.

How? Reduction/Oxidation

When a photocatalyst is excited by Ultraviolet Light in the presence of water, a redox reaction can occur that produces a Hydroxyl radical and a Reactive Oxygen Species. Short lived Hydroxyl radicals are the second most powerful oxidizer known to man and are the "atmospheric detergent" that cleans Earth.  Hydroxyl Radicals are the "work horse" of sanitization but they never leave the proximity of the Photocatalytic surface because of their extreme reactive nature. The concurrent formation of other Reactive Oxygen Species like the superoxide anion are less reactive, allowing them to return to the bulk of the water to become persistent sanitizers improving water quality without damaging Fish or Plants. 

 A solution to interference.

Salt is an ionic compound, ions interfere with Photocatalysis. We invented a solution, Bias Enhanced Electrolytic Photocatalysis. It allows us to treat all salinity of water, capture and destroy PFAS and further optimized our technology for commercial use. 

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