Patent ID: 8187444
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A fluid treatment device for treating a fluid, comprising: a conduit having an interior through which the fluid travels; at least a first electrode and a second electrode placed in direct contact with the fluid within the conduit, each of the first electrode and the second electrode including at least a first fluid directing surface positioned relative to the conduit to redirect the fluid traveling through the conduit away from a wall of the conduit and between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a control device coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode to provide a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode by causing a current to flow through the fluid from one of the first electrode and the second electrode to the other of the first electrode and the second electrode, the control device alternating a flow direction of the current over time, wherein during a first time period current flows from the first electrode through the fluid to the second electrode and during a second time period current flows from the second electrode through the fluid to the first electrode.