Patent ID: 6709567
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B09C,C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a flow of water containing contaminants, the apparatus comprising:first and second permeable electrodes; a fabric configured to trap precipitate disposed between said first and second permeable electrodes; and a power supply coupled to each of the first and second permeable electrodes to create an electrical potential therebetween, the first and second permeable electrodes being disposed within the flow of water containing contaminants with the first permeable electrode upstream from the second permeable electrode and the water containing contaminants flowing through and between the permeable electrodes, the permeable electrodes being spaced a select distance to promote an electric current in the water containing contaminants between the electrodes sufficient to sustain oxidation or reduction of the contaminants in the vicinity of the electrodes.