About Us
Who we are
At UFB Waterworks, we believe there is a better way to market for Mother Nature. A more valuable way where customers are earned rather than bought. We are obsessed and passionate about it and our mission is to help people achieve it. We focus on Water Optimisation. It’s one of the least understood and very transparent aspects of Mother Nature and we see this as an opportunity. We are excited to simplify cleaning solutions for everyone through our UFB device.
What we do
The main concept the company wants you to take away is its commitment to creating sustainable cleaning methods and doing good to Mother Nature. We can make every day more sustainable. With our UFB device, which is a typical energy and cost saving solution, we are paving the way for more sustainable places for many. We believe people should feel empowered to live more sustainably which is why we focus on our patented product design.
And behold...
We bring you Water Design Japan's unique patented product - "UFB - Dual". This is the World's first Ultra Fine Bubble Generating Nozzle.
Introduction - What are Nano Bubbles?
Nanobubbles are miniature gas bubbles in liquids, less than 200 nm in diameter, which have several unique physical properties. Longevity, the virtual disappearance of buoyancy, high internal pressure, extremely large surface/volume ratio, high oxygen dissolution rate and generation of free radicals are the important features of nanobubbles.
Nanobubbles are extremely small gas bubbles that have several unique physical properties that make them very different from normal bubbles. These properties make nanobubbles a superior aeration method for several applications around the world.
Nano (n) bubbles are ultrafine air bubbles of 200 nanometers or less in diameter (1 nanometer is one billionth of a meter).
Underwater behaviour of nanobubbles and microbubbles
• Nanobubbles remain stable in water for a long period because of their negatively charged surface (zeta potential).
• The internal pressure of nanobubbles in liquids is much higher than that of their environment which helps in very efficient dissolution of the gas(s) into the liquids.
• While rising in water, the collapsing nanobubbles generate free radicals that catalyse chemical oxidation reactions.
• These remarkable properties of nanobubbles have led to many applications in the various fields of science and technology, including industrial, biological, and medical fields.
Features of using Ultra Fine Bubble tech
• Increases Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels rapidly
• Removes bad smells/odour
• Decomposes sludge at the bottom of the water body
• Stimulates self-purification to recover clean water environment
• Degradation of organic compounds, reduction of excess nutrients and elimination of floating algae
• Kills anaerobic microbes and promotes aerobic microbes
The Global Market for Nanobubbles (Ultrafine bubbles) 2022-2032
Nanobubbles are a potential multi-billion dollar market, with important implications for aquaculture, water treatment, hydrophonics and agriculture sectors. According to the latest research, Nano-bubble generator market is projected to witness an impressive CAGR of more than 5% during the forecast period of 2022-2032. The fish farming industries are expected to account the highest demand in the global marketplace.
Beginning year 2023, the high demand for fishing industries are expected to provide numerous opportunities to the manufacturers across the globe. In addition to this, agriculture and horticulture industries also account for noteworthy sales due to the capability of the bubbles to stay submerged in water for more than a year!
Nano-bubble generator market will generate its major share in East Asia due to the huge presence of fish industries. The alternative applications such as construction, hotels and resorts, swimming pools, industries where use of water is high, irrigation in agriculture and horticulture industry also utilise significant units of Nano-bubble generator in their water supply system. It maintains the supply of water through its nozzle due to which it is extensively being utilised in hydroponics in Asian countries such as India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan.
Additional properties include:
- Sterilization capability through bactericidal action.
- Removal of contamination without the need for cleaning agents.
- Bio-activation in cells.
- Growth promotion for fish, crustacea and plants.
- Cell protection.
- Heat transfer capabilities to raise or lower the temperature of a liquid rapidly and effectively.
- Vaporization promotion capability for water-cooled cooling towers and evaporation based desalination systems.
- Halt concrete and metal decay.
- Environmental purification and remediation.
Though there are many players in the market, Water Design Japan's product is uniquely placed.
Due to the small size and patented design of UFB Dual, the installation is simple and you are good to go. However, there are numerous commercial nanobubble generators on the market for both laboratory and pilot-scales. Their use is transformative for environmental, food and wastewater treatment industries and they find application in:
- Water purification/sterilization (various industries).
- Cooling tower de-scaling.
- Medical cleaning applications (sanitization and bacteria control).
- Drug delivery.
- Animal farming-drinking water enrichment (reduces bacterial growth).
- Agriculture and food production (reduction in use of chemicals).
- Surface cleaning treatments.
- Aquaculture-oxygenation of fish and aquaculture dams.
- Mining-acid water treatment.
- Oil and gas Industry - oil spill clean-up and storage tanks.
Bubble Characteristics
4 major points of Ultra Fine Bubbles (UFB)
Too tiny to be visible
The width of human hair fits 500 to 1,000 bubbles.
Negatively charged
Since UFB is negatively charged, it attracts positive ions (+).
Bubble's internal pressure is about 30 atm
The bubble's internal pressure reaches 30 atm due to the surrounding water pressure, intermolecular force, and electrostatic force. For viruses and bacteria in the same size as UFB, the 30 atm bubble bursting has a tremendous destructive force. The shock removes the soiling.
Does not disappear over a long period
"The bubbles are too small and have almost no buoyancy."
"Since they are all negatively charged, the bubbles do not stick together."
"Postive ion shell."
With these fourcharacteristics, the bubbles remain underwater for a long time and do not disappear. Even if you spew them with a hose or spray, the UFB remains underwater. Even in heat up to about 40˚C, UFB hardly decreases. However, they must not be boiled.
Effects of fine bubbles
Fine bubbles can attain various effects such as effectively dissolving a large amount of gas in a liquid and encapsulating gas in the bubbles.
