Apparatus
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb.. 1889
Apparatus therefor.
1 WILLIAM WEBSTER of 50 Lee Park, Blackheath in the County of Kent,
Electrician and Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to my present invention I produce so-called "chalybeate" waters, that
is to say, waters containing salts of iron in solution, by the electrolytic action of an
iron positive electrode through which an electric current is made to flow, upon potable
waters containing chlorides, sulphates, nitrates acetates, and the like.
For this purpose, according to one arrangement I employ a tank or receptacle
divided by a porous diaphragm into two compartments in one of which I introduce
an iron electrode or electrodes offering extended surfaces and which is or are
connected to the positive pole of a generator of electricity, while in the other I
introduce an electrode, or electrodes of either iron or other suitable material which
is or are connected to the negative pole of the generator of electricity. On
introducing into both compartments a body of the water to be treated, an electro-
lytic action will be set up through the porous diaphragm, whereby the body of
water in the positive compartment will be made to take up iron in solution from
the iron electrode, forming salts of iron in solution, and thus producing Chalybeate
water, which, when it has attained the desired strength, may be drawn off for use
and bottled if required.
The action of the current upon the body of water in contact with the negative
electrode will be to render this alkaline, so that it requires to be kept separate
from the body in the positive compartment and is either run to waste or otherwise
disposed of.
The operation may be rendered continuous by making the compartments of small
width and considerable length arranged either in zig-zag form or otherwise, and
causing a body of water to flow slowly through the same, so that by the time the
water has reached the end of the positive compartment it shall have become converted

page_text: into chalybeate water of the required strength. The iron electrodes may be arranged
in the form of plates, or in any other convenient manner, or the apparatus may
consist of a tubular conduit of iron which is itself formed into the positive and
negative electrodes by being divided longitudinally with the interposition of
insulating material, and having a longitudinal porous partition separating it into two
compartments.
According to another arrangement I provide two separate tanks or receptacles the
one containing the positive and the other the negative electrode, the two vessels being
connected by one ог more siphon tubes for establishing the electrolytic action
between them.
Most potable waters contain a sufficient amount of sulphates, chlorides, nitrates &c.
for the purposes of my invention, but when a sufficient quantity of these is not present
I add sulphates, chlorides &c. to the water.
ABEL & IMRAY.
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: The Production of Chaly beate Waters by Electrolytic Action and
Apparatus therefor.
I, WILLIAM WEBSTER of 50 Lee Park Blackheath in the County of Kent
Electrician and Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
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According to my present invention 1 produce so-called chalybeate waters, that is
say waters containing salts of iron in solution, by the electrolytic action of an iron
positive electrode through which an electric current is made to flow, upon potable
waters containing chlorides, sulphates, nitrates acetates and the like.
For this purpose according to one arrangement I employ a tank or receptacle
divided by a porous diaphragm into two compartments in one of which I introduce
an iron electrode or electrodes offering extended surfaces and which is or are connected
to the positive pole of a generator of electricity, while in the other I introduce an
electrode or electrodes of either iron or other suitable material which is or are
connected to the negative pole of the generator of electricity. On introducing into
both compartments a body of the water to be treated, an electrolytic action will be
set up through the porous diaphragm whereby the body of water in the positive
compartment will be made to take up iron in solution from the iron electrode, forming
salts of iron in solution and thus producing chalybeate water which, when it has
attained the desired strength, may be drawn off for use and bottled if required.
The action of the current upon the body of water in contact with the negative
electrode will be to render this alkaline so that it requires to be kept separate from
the body in the positive compartment and is either run to waste or otherwise
disposed of.
The operation may be rendered continuous by making the compartments of small
width and considerable length arranged either in zig zag form or otherwise, and
causing a body of water to flow slowly through the same, so that by the time the
water has reached the end of the positive compartment it shall have become converted
into chalybeate water of the required strength.
The iron electrodes may be arranged in the form of plates or in any other con-
venient manner, or the apparatus may consist of a tubular conduit of iron which is
itself formed into the positive and negative electrodes by being divided longitudinally
with the interposition of insulating material and having a longitudinal porous partition
separating it into two compartments.
According to another arrangement I provide two separate tanks or receptacles the
one containing the positive and the other the negative electrode the two vessels being
connected by one or more siphon tubes for establishing the electrolytic action between
them.
Most potable waters contain a sufficient amount of sulphates chlorides, nitrates &c.
for the purposes of my invention, but when a sufficient quantity of these is not present
I add sulphates, chlorides &c. to the water.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The production of chalybeate waters by the electrolytic action of an iron positive
electrode, through which an electric current, is passed, upon potable waters containing
chlorides, sulphates, nitrates, acetates, and the like, the said electrode being contained
in a receptacle or tank separated by a porous partition or equivalent means, from a
receptacle or tank containing the negative electrode, so that the water in the latter is
prevented from mingling with the chalybeate water formed in the receptacle containing
the positive electrode, substantially as herein described.
2. The use for the production of chalybeate waters of a tubular conduit of iron
formed of two separate parts insulated from each other and connected respectively
with the positive and negative poles of an electrical generator, the space within the
conduit being separated by a porous partition, so that the body of water flowing
through the one compartment in contact with the positive electrode is kept separate
from the body of water flowing through the other compartment, substantially as
herein described.
3. The use for the production of chalybeate waters, of two separate tanks or
receptacles, the one containing a positive and the other a negative electrode, the two
vessels being connected by one or more siphon tubes for establishing an electrolytic
action between them, substantially as heroin described,
Dated this 4th day of January 1889
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.