Patent ID: 8628660

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a chemically or biologically contaminated fluid comprising: a cyclone separator having a first end, a second end, a central axis from the first end to the second end, an inlet, an overflow disposed in the first end, an underflow disposed in the second end, wherein the inlet is disposed proximate to the first end and creates a flow of the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid along a vortex path from the first end to the second end of the cyclone separator; a first electrode extending through the overflow and a second electrode extending through the underflow, wherein both electrodes are at least partially disposed within the cyclone separator, spaced apart from one another, and axially aligned with one another along the central axis; and wherein the electrodes are used to create an open electrical arc that treats the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid as the chemically or biologically contaminated fluid flows along the vortex path in close proximity to and surrounding the electrical arc.