Nanobubbles are a form of clean chemistry

Nanobubbles are a form of clean chemistry. It uses air and water to create nanoscopic nanobubbles. They are 100 nanometers in diameter, which is about the size of bacteria or a virus. They are also able to interact at a molecular level with other compounds. Currently, UFB Lab is looking at using nanobubbles to improve the treatability of wastewater. Essentially, taking slowly biodegradable materials and converting them to readily biodegradable materials and in doing so you remove the source of inefficiency across the plant. This enables process intensification. When put in to the raw screened influent, the process intensification occurs in a compounding effect to all downstream process units. Meaning that if you improve the primary clarifier performance, you then improve the efficiency of the secondary process, and so on. With the integration of nanobubbles. UFB Lab is looking a lot at the reduction of energy use, as well as reduction in chemical use. Nanobubbles also increase treatment capacity and improve the dissolved oxygen levels by making the aeration system perform more efficiently.