A waste management system for plastic or other material floating on the surface and in the subsurface of a body of water. A shredding device will reduce the size of the particles of waste. Ocean water is removed by a drying device. The dried waste material is frozen to a temperature at or below minus fifty degrees Fahrenheit, using liquid nitrogen or other suitable means. The frozen waste material is then pulverized and ground into a powder. The powder may then be sprayed into a gas-filled chamber and heated. Temperature, pressure and humidity are maintained within the chamber for more than one minute. Microwave or other radiation and catalysts may be used to enhance the process of extraction. The processed material is then removed from the chamber. Carbon may be recycled or used as fuel by the ship. Water may be used by the ship or returned to the ocean.

A method of providing a dispense purified water stream from a water purification apparatus involving passing a water inlet stream through a first water purification station to provide a first internal purified water stream, passing the first internal purified water stream to an internal reservoir, and providing a second internal purified water stream from the reservoir, passing the second internal purified water stream into a recirculation loop, measuring the conductivity of the second internal purified water stream; passing the second internal purified water stream to a second water purification station to provide a third internal purified water stream passing the recirculated water return stream into the internal reservoir; calculating the purity of the first internal purified water stream using the measurement of the conductivity of the second internal purified water stream.

A UV reactor for disinfecting water. The UV reactor may include a cooling chamber in which heat from a UV source may be transferred to the water flowing through the UV reactor. The UV reactor may include driver circuitry operable to determine status information, such as health, of the UV source. The UV reactor may include a gas discharge path operable to substantially prevent accumulation of gas within a water treatment chamber.

A portable liquid filtration device includes a GPS tracking unit, a portable housing, an inlet configured to receive non-potable water, and an ozone chamber positioned within the portable housing. The ozone chamber is configured to generate an ozone gas from received air. The device also includes a filtration duct positioned within the portable housing and downstream from the inlet. The filtration duct includes at least one oxidation chamber configured to mix the received water with the ozone gas, and at least one ultraviolet (UV) chamber downstream from the at least one oxidation chamber and including a UV lamp positioned adjacent the water within the filtration duct. The device further includes an outlet positioned on the portable housing and downstream from the filtration duct. The filtration duct is operable to output at least 150 liters per hour of the received water from the outlet as potable water.

A water generation system for a vehicle comprises: a first container to collect liquid water generated from the condensation of water vapor; a filter to filter the liquid water, the filter in fluid flow communication with the first container; a second container to store the liquid water that the filter filtered, the second container (i) in fluid flow communication with the filter and (ii) configured to hold a larger volume of the liquid water than the first container; and a source of ultraviolet light that, when activated, emits the ultraviolet light into at least one of the first container and the second container. The water generation system can further comprise an agitator that is configured to agitate the liquid water disposed within either the first container or the second container, and a cooling element configured to withdraw heat from the liquid water within the water generation system.

A water purification apparatus including a first water purification station for a first internal purified water stream. A valve selects either a first dispense purified water stream or a first continuing water stream or both. An internal reservoir receives the first continuing water stream to hold a volume of second purified water, and provides a second internal purified water stream. A second valve able dispenses the second dispense purified water stream. A second water purification station receives the second internal purified water and provides a third internal purified water stream. A third valve selects from the third internal purified water stream either a third dispense purified water stream, or a third continuing water stream, or both. A recirculation loop returns the third continuing water stream into the internal reservoir. A pump pumps the second internal purified water stream from the internal reservoir around the recirculation loop.

A water purification apparatus (10) is provided for dispensing pure water which comprises a main apparatus body (12) having at least one main fluid inlet (26) and at least one main fluid outlet (28), and a dispensing element (20) for dispensing pure water from the water purification apparatus (10). A purification module (18) is then also provided which is releasably engagable with the main apparatus body (12). This purification module (18) comprises a plurality of water purification sub-modules, an inlet manifold (76a) in fluid communication with (lie plurality of water purification sub-modules and which is connectable to the at least one main fluid outlet (28) of the main apparatus body (12), and an outlet manifold (76b) which is fluidly engagable with the dispensing element (20).

Disclosed is a double-water-output cylindrical integrated water purifier. A clean water flow channel, a pure water branch flow channel and a waste water bypass flow channel are further provided in the base, and a clean water outlet in communication with the clean water flow channel is provided at a side of the base; the pure water flow channel is communicated with the clean water flow channel via the pure water branch flow channel, and a second check valve for controlling water to flow into the clean water flow channel unidirectionally is disposed in the pure water branch flow channel; the waste water outlet end face is further communicated with the clean water flow channel via the waste water bypass flow channel, and a third check valve for controlling water to flow into the clean water flow channel unidirectionally is disposed in the waste water bypass flow channel.

A beverage dispenser comprising: a cartridge receiving chamber 108, the chamber comprising a water inlet 112 and a treated water outlet 114 configured to connect to a cartridge water inlet and a treated water cartridge outlet of a water treatment cartridge, respectively; a cartridge seat 116, slidingly displaceable within the cartridge receiving chamber 108 between a cartridge operative position in which the cartridge water inlet and the treated water cartridge outlet establish a fluid communication with the water inlet and the treated water outlet of said chamber, respectively, and a cartridge extraction position in which the cartridge water inlet and the treated water cartridge outlet are disengaged from the water inlet and the treated water outlet of the chamber, respectively, the cartridge seat configured to engage a seat-receiving location formed at an external wall portion of said cartridge when received within the cartridge receiving chamber; and a user accessible actuation member 120 switchable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the actuation member being configured to slidingly displace the cartridge seat between said cartridge operative position, corresponding to said locked position, and said cartridge extraction position that corresponds to said unlocked position.

A mobile treatment system is provided for treating contaminates in water, particularly during emergency situations such as natural disasters and planned attacks. The mobile treatment system includes a mobile framework; one or more treatment modules mounted on the mobile framework; a piping system in fluid communication with the one or more treatment modules, said piping system comprising one or more pumps configured to convey water to and from the one or more treatment modules; and at least one power source to provide power to the one or more pumps and one or more treatment modules. The treatment modules may include pre-filtration, chlorination treatment that generates chlorine by electrolysis, activated carbon treatment, and treatment using a disinfecting, silver coated composite material.