Patent ID: 6296744
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
An apparatus for the electrolytic treatment of a liquid medium, the apparatus comprising an electrolytic cell having an anode chamber containing an anode and a cathode chamber containing a cathode, the chambers being separated from each other by a permeable membrane, a feed line for supplying the liquid medium to the anode and the cathode chambers, a cathodic outlet line for carrying liquid medium away from the cathode chamber to a discharge point, the cathodic outlet line having a consumption regulator positioned thereon, a catalytic reactor, a first anodic outlet line for carrying liquid medium away from the anode chamber and to the catalytic reactor, an exit line connected to the catalytic reactor for carrying liquid medium to a collection point, a second anodic outlet line for carrying the liquid medium away from the anode chamber and to the collection point while bypassing the catalytic reactor, the second anodic outlet line containing a consumption limiter and/or a normally-closed regulator valve or consumption regulator, and a flow switching device to which is connected the first anodic outlet line, an entry line to the catalytic reactor and an exit line to a discharge point.