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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kristine S Siefert, Crete, IL (US);
Pek L Choo, Naperville, IL (US);
Wayne M Carlson, Batavia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210 961 ; 210101 ; 210143 ; 210199 ; 210202 ; 210206 ; 2102571 ; 364502 ;
Abstract
A wastewater treatment system and method for chemical precipitation and removal of metals from wastewater in a continuous or batch treatment process includes an ion-selective sulfide electrode and a reference electrode disposed in a precipitation tank for measuring an electrochemical potential therebetween in a predetermined range. A controller unit is provided which is responsive to the electrochemical potential in the predetermined range and is connected to a precipitant feed unit for automatically controlling the chemical precipitant fed into the precipitation tank.