Patent ID: 8658035
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing or reducing the level of contaminants in a solution comprising: a housing having a first end opposing a second end and at least partially defining a cavity having a cavity wall and a cavity length; a light tube provided within the cavity and adapted to help disburse or otherwise provide ultraviolet radiation over most of the cavity length; a photoelectrode provided around the light tube, such that a portion of the light tube is received by the photoelectrode; a electrical-short preventing separator provided around the photoelectrode, such that a portion of the photoelectrode is received by the electrical-short preventing separator; and a counterelectrode provided around the electrical-short preventing separator, such that a portion of the electrical-short preventing separator is received by the counterelectrode; wherein the photoelectrode comprises a primarily titanium foil support with a layer of titanium dioxide provided on at least one surface of the photoelectrode; and wherein the photoelectrode and counterelectrode are each coupled to a respective terminal adapted to be electrically coupled to a power supply.