Tank batch electrochemical water treatment process

Abstract

A water treatment tank for treating waste water using an electrochemical treatment process. The electrochemical process removes both suspended and dissolved solids in the water and allows the treated water to be removed from the tank for reuse or discharge. The tank includes a tank housing with first and second waste water receiving compartments. The two compartments are identical and are used alternately when treating the waste water. A waste water inlet line is attached to the top of the first compartment for filling the compartment with waste water. A side of the first compartment includes an annular opening for receiving an electrode assembly with a plurality of electrodes extending inside the compartment for treating the waste water electrochemically. The electrodes are attached to the power supply via electrode cables with the polarity of a current cycle reversed periodically depending on the types of water contaminates being treated. When the cycle is reversed, the contaminates gather on the electrodes typically fall to the bottom of the tank as sludge and are drained into a removable filter basket. The compartments also include an airline connected to an air spray manifold. The air spray manifold is used for circulating air bubbles upwardly in and around the electrodes for providing a scrubbing effect and carrying away contaminates that might gather on the electrodes.