Patent ID: 8603333
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: C02F,H05B,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating a chemically or biologically contaminated fluid comprising: a hydrocyclone having an overflow disposed in a first end, an underflow disposed in a second end, and configured to create a flow of the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid along a vortex path from the first end to the second end of the hydrocyclone; a first electrode extending through the overflow and a second electrode extending through the underflow, wherein both electrodes are at least partially disposed within the hydrocyclone, spaced apart from one another, and axially aligned with one another along a central axis of the hydrocyclone from the first end to the second end; and wherein the electrodes are used to create an open electrical arc that treats the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid as the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid flows along the vortex path in close proximity to and surrounding the electrical arc.