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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1997
Charles T Nachtman, Dubuque, IA (US);
Chester E Chomka, Dubuque, IA (US);
James R Edwards, Dubuque, IA (US);
Barnstead/Thermolyne Corporation, Dubuque, IA (US);
Abstract
A water purifier which produces ultrapure water from a variety of feed sources. The feed source water may be potable tap, distilled, deionized, or water treated by reverse osmosis. The water is passed through a first purification media (30) and then through a chamber (34) where it is exposed to ultraviolet light in the presence of titanium dioxide. The water is then passed through a second purification media (38) to a dispensing valve (40). Operating the dispensing valve (40) provides ultrapure water from the purifier having a specific resistance of at least 18.0 megohm-cm and a TOC count of less than one ppb.