Deep well sparging
Method for treating contaminants on a site, especially a deep well site includes delivering a first stream of a first gas to a first port of a laminar microporous diffuser and delivering a second stream of a second gas to a second port of the laminar microporous diffuser to effect mixing of the first and second streams of gases within the laminar microporous diffuser.
1. Deep well sparging method, comprising:
delivering a first reactant to a first cylinder, and
delivering a second reactant to a second cylinder of microporous material, the first and second cylinders being concentric with one another such that mixing of the first reactant and the second reactant occurs for delivery at a well site.
2. The method of claim 1 , the first reactant and second reactant being mixed to form gas bubbles, coated with a liquid, at the well site.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
disposing the second cylinder within a first interior chamber of the first cylinder, the second cylinder defining a second interior chamber;
coupling a nozzle to a lower portion of the second interior chamber, the nozzle providing dispersion of the first reactant and the second reactant;
disposing a solid cylindrical insert into the second interior chamber; and
coupling a top cap and a bottom cap to the first cylinder, to terminate the ends of the first cylinder.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering the first reactant comprises delivering one of air or ozone to the first cylinder.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering the second reactant comprises delivering one of water or hydrogen peroxide to the second cylinder.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
coupling a first compressor to the first cylinder and coupling a second compressor to the second cylinder; and
coupling a pump to supply the first reactant to the second compressor and coupling an ozone generator to supply the second reactant to the first compressor.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first reactant is a liquid or a gas.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second reactant is a liquid or a gas.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the gas is ozone or air.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the liquid is water or hydrogen peroxide.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein the gas is ozone or air.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the liquid is water or hydrogen peroxide.
13. The method of claim 6 , further comprising (a) coupling an ozone generator to supply ozone to the first compressor and (b) coupling a pump to supply air to the second compressor.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising arranging the ozone generator and the pump so that the ozone generator siphons the ozone to the first and second cylinders.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising supplying the ozone at a flow rate of 0.5-50 cubic feet per hour (CFH) and supplying the air at a flow rate of 2-20 CFH.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising emitting microbubbles of encapsulated ozone and/or air from the first and/or second cylinder.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivery of the first and second reactants mixes the reactants within the first and/or second cylinder.
18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising disposing the first and second cylinders into a well that is contaminated with various constituents.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising disposing the first and second cylinders in the well at a depth exceeding a depth that produces back pressure on an ozone generator connected to the first and second cylinders.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising disposing the first and second cylinders in the well at a vertical depth in excess of 180 feet from the surface of the earth.
21. The method of claim 1 , the first or second cylinders emitting microbubbles having a size in a range of 0.5 to 200 microns.