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High‐Performance, Low‐Cost Solar Collectors for Disinfection of Contaminated Water
Although the germicidal action of sunlight has long been recognized, its potential for practical applications has to be researched more thoroughly. This paper summarizes the progress made toward a commercially practical collector for solar disinfection applications. Nontracking compound parabolic collectors (CPCs), developed originally for capturing solar photons for thermal energy applications, were examined as potential solar photoreactors. A field demonstration of solar disinfection treatment using commercially manufactured solar reactors was conducted. Field tests showed successful destruction of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis and have provided data for full‐scale design of water treatment systems. From above observations, a throughput value of 50 L/m2h for the low‐cost CPC reactor tested was estimated. For a 190 m3/d (0.05 MGD) facility, the estimated total costs for disinfection using UV‐A is U.S. .19/m3 (.70/1000 gal). The use of near‐UV sunlight to disinfect water supplies seems promising in rural communities of developing countries where treated water is unavailable.
High‐Performance, Low‐Cost Solar Collectors for Disinfection of Contaminated Water
Although the germicidal action of sunlight has long been recognized, its potential for practical applications has to be researched more thoroughly. This paper summarizes the progress made toward a commercially practical collector for solar disinfection applications. Nontracking compound parabolic collectors (CPCs), developed originally for capturing solar photons for thermal energy applications, were examined as potential solar photoreactors. A field demonstration of solar disinfection treatment using commercially manufactured solar reactors was conducted. Field tests showed successful destruction of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis and have provided data for full‐scale design of water treatment systems. From above observations, a throughput value of 50 L/m2h for the low‐cost CPC reactor tested was estimated. For a 190 m3/d (0.05 MGD) facility, the estimated total costs for disinfection using UV‐A is U.S. .19/m3 (.70/1000 gal). The use of near‐UV sunlight to disinfect water supplies seems promising in rural communities of developing countries where treated water is unavailable.
High‐Performance, Low‐Cost Solar Collectors for Disinfection of Contaminated Water
Vidal, A. (author) / Díaz, A.I. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 72 ; 271-276
2000-05-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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