Patent ID: 8048279
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: C02F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An electrocoagulation treatment device comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion defining a development chamber and said lower portion defining a reaction chamber; an inlet communicating with said housing at said reaction chamber to allow the flow of liquid into said housing; an outlet communicating with said reaction chamber to allow the flow of liquid out of said housing; a plurality of consumable reaction plates disposed in said housing and extending substantially vertical within said reaction chamber, said plurality of reaction plates being spaced apart from one another creating gaps extending continuously between adjacent reaction plates, said flow of liquid being in a flow direction upward through said gaps between said plurality of reaction plates, said reaction plates being consumed over time due to electrocoagulation; at least two reaction plate tabs integral with selected ones of said plurality of reaction plates, said reaction plate tabs having ends extending through said lower portion of said housing which are isolated from the flow of liquid in said housing; a source of DC power providing line voltage to said tabs in order to create an electrical field for the electrocoagulation treatment within said reaction chamber; and, a reservoir of an oxidizing agent in fluid communication with said chamber and contacting said liquid.