Patent ID: 6689271
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
A method for treating waste water, the method comprising the steps of:providing an electrocoagulation reactor having an intake pipe, the intake pipe having a first pump engaged therewith and an intake port and a discharge pipe and a discharge port, the electrocoagulation reactor including a recirculation loop with a recirculation pump engaged therewith, the recirculation loop engaged with the intake pipe downstream of the first pump and upstream of the intake port; transporting a quantity of waste water from a distant location to the intake port of the electrocoagulation reactor via the intake pipe and the first pump; subjecting the waste water in the reactor to an electric field; moving the waste water through the electrocoagulation reactor; discharging the waste water from the electrocoagulation reactor to the discharge pipe; and, pumping a portion of the discharged waste water through the recirculation loop and the recirculation pump back into the electrocoagulation reactor upstream thereof.