Patent ID: 8980105
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B01J,C01B,C02F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A portable personal water purification system adapted to be carried in a backpack by one person, the system comprising: a backpack; a bladder adapted to hold water, said bladder fluid-connected to a reaction vessel through a venturi, said bladder configured to be contained within said backpack; an ozone generator producing ozone gas from air gas-connected to said venturi, wherein said ozone transfers into said water though said venturi, said ozone generator also configured to be contained within said backpack; said reaction vessel containing a reacting surface coated with a catalyst, wherein said water upon leaving said reaction vessel returns to said bladder, said reaction vessel also configured to be contained within said backpack; wherein said water is recirculated from said bladder, through said reaction vessel, and back to said bladder continuously until said water is pure enough to drink; whereby the catalyst-ozone combination removes organic contaminants from said water as water cycles through the system.