Electrolytic cell for treatment of water

• US 4,048,030 A
• Filed: 10/30/1975
• Issued: 09/13/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jorge Miller
• Original Assignee: Jorge Miller
• Inventors: Miller, Jorge
• Primary Examiner(s): Prescott, Arthur C.
• Application Number:
  US05/627,192
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 204/149, 204/151, 204/152, 204/257, 204/272, 204/268, 204/131, 204/130, 204/1 R
• US Class Current: 205/701
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/42 by ion-exchange ion-exchange in general B01J
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4602 for prevention or elimination of deposits
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4606 for producing oligodynamic substances to disinfect the water
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/46109 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/46114 Electrodes in particulate form or with conductive and/or non conductive particles between them
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/463 by electrocoagulation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4672 by electrooxydation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4674 with halogen or compound of halogens, e.g. chlorine, bromine
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46119 Cleaning the electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46128 Bipolar electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46138 Electrodes comprising a substrate and a coating
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46152 characterised by the shape or form electrodes in particulate form or with conductive or non-conductive particles between them C02F1/46114
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/42 from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/4611 Fluid flow
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/46115 Electrolytic cell with membranes or diaphragms
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/4613 Inversing polarity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2301/024 Turbulent
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/04 Disinfection

Abstract

The specification describes an electrolytic cell for the treatment of water, comprising a closed container with a lower inlet opening and an upper outlet opening for the water and a cathode and an anode. In the interior of the electrolytic cell particles are located whose density is higher than that of water and which are prevented from leaving the electrolytic cell by gratings adjacent to the inlet and the outlet.

Claims

1. A continuous process for the treatment of water which comprises passing a stream of water to be treated upwardly through and past electrodes of an electrolytic cell containing particles whose density is higher than that of the water, controlling the speed of said stream to form a fluidized bed of said particles and mechanically maintaining clean said electrodes of said cell by means of the kinetic energy generated from the fluidization of said particles.