Patent ID: 7578937
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: C02F,H05B,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating a wastewater using wave energy comprising: a hydrocyclone configured to create a flow of the wastewater in a thin film along a vortex path from a first end to a second end of the hydrocyclone; a first electrode and a second electrode that 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 to provide a wave energy directly exposing the wastewater as the wastewater flows along the vortex path in close proximity to and surrounding the electrical arc such that only a gas separates the wastewater from the open electrical arc.