A UV water treatment system comprising a reactor unit for receiving water therein and a power unit for powering the UV water treatment system. The reactor unit includes a housing and a pair of end caps that sealingly engage the housing at opposing ends. Optionally, the UV water treatment system may have a reduced footprint.

A sterilization module including a light source configured to irradiate ultraviolet light, a board on which the light source is mounted, a protective tube accommodating the board therein and configured to transmit ultraviolet light irradiated from the light source, a first base coupled to one side of the protective tube, and a second base coupled to the other side of the protective tube, in which at least one of the first base and the second base includes an insertion part to be inserted into the protective tube, the insertion part having a first diameter when viewed in a first cross-section perpendicular to a length direction of the protective tube, and a cover part integrally formed on the insertion part and having a second diameter greater than the first diameter in the first cross-section.

A system has been developed to treat ballast water by selectively dissociating target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism.

A fluid sterilizing device includes a first reaction chamber, a second reaction chamber, a communication chamber and a light source. The first reaction chamber is connected to a fluid inlet. The second reaction chamber is connected to a fluid outlet. The communication chamber is connected the first reaction chamber with the second reaction chamber. The light source is configured to emit sterilization light to enter the first reaction chamber and the second reaction chamber. The fluid inlet allows a fluid to enter the first reaction chamber, the communication chamber allows the fluid to pass through and enter the second reaction chamber, and a flow velocity distribution of the fluid in the second reaction chamber is different from that of the fluid in the first reaction chamber.

A UV reactor for treating water, the reactor includes a UV source, a tube positioned around the UV source, a surrounding structure coaxially surrounding the tube, a flow path positioned between the tube and the surrounding structure for the flow of water to be treated, and a diffusive surface positioned around the surrounding structure to reflect UV light from the UV source back into the flow path.

A low pressure mercury gas discharge ultraviolet lamp with a tubular elongate body with two opposing ends, a first end and a second end, which contains a gas filling, and with at least two electric connectors at each end, which are electrically connected to at least one filament being provided at each end. A discharge length is defined between the filaments, in which at least two filaments are provided at each end of the discharge length. The filaments can be individually supplied with electric energy. The at least two filaments at the first end are of different size and different mass, and the at least two filaments at the second end are of different size and different mass.

A system has been developed to treat ballast water by selectively dissociating target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism.

The present invention discloses an advanced oxidation process of degrading nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in sewage by UV persulfate. The sewage flows to a secondary sedimentation tank by gravity, and sediments are precipitated and separated. Na.sub.2S.sub.2O.sub.8 solution is added therein, and a UV lamp is opened. Effluent result is analyzed after photooxidation. The sewage is transferred into a contact disinfection pool to react with ClO.sub.2 before discharging safely. The present invention uses a UV-based advanced oxidation process, which can effectively remove the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in sewage, meets the requirements of sewage discharging, and decreases the environmental risk of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The method has some advantages such as simple equipments, easy operation, reasonable economy, as well as efficient treatment effect and high stability.

A sewage treatment system uses a multi-stage process to treat waste materials. Sewage is contained in a first tank, from which liquid waste is filtered and transferred to a second tank, where the first tank retains solid waste. The second tank may contain a plurality of chambers, with the chambers connected using ports for fluid communication. Liquid waste in the second tank undergoes aerobic digestion, where an aeration device may aid in the digestion process. The second tank may also include a UV light source to reduce bacteria. The treated liquid from the second tank may be clean enough to be discharged directly into a leach field which would not meet standards for conventional leach fields.

A low pressure mercury gas discharge ultraviolet lamp with a tubular elongate body with two opposing ends, a first end and a second end, which contains a gas filling, and with at least two electric connectors at each end, which are electrically connected to at least one filament being provided at each end. A discharge length is defined between the filaments, in which at least two filaments are provided at each end of the discharge length. The filaments can be individually supplied with electric energy. The at least two filaments at the first end are of different size and different mass, and the at least two filaments at the second end are of different size and different mass.