The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Lars Nyman, Fransta, SE;
Fredrik Herlitz, Sundsvall, SE;
Jonas Echardt, Halmstad, SE;
Takayuki Shimamune, Machida, JP;
Helga Hakansson, Sundsvall, SE;
Lars Nyman, Fransta, SE;
Fredrik Herlitz, Sundsvall, SE;
Jonas Echardt, Halmstad, SE;
Takayuki Shimamune, Machida, JP;
Helga Hakansson, Sundsvall, SE;
RWO GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of treating contaminated water containing microorganisms comprising feeding a contaminated water stream at a volumetric flow of about 1 to about 1000 m/h through an electrolyser zone, said water stream having a conductivity from about 0.0001 to about 100 S/m, electrolysing said water stream in said electrolyser zone defined by at least one electrode pair enabling treatment of microorganisms, said at least one electrode pair comprising an anode and a cathode without separator means, said water stream being guided substantially perpendicularly through said at least one anode and cathode while imposing a voltage across said anode and cathode and supplying a direct current to said anode and cathode, withdrawing from the electrolyser zone a treated water stream. The invention also relates to an electrolytic cell in which said process can be performed, and to the use of the electrolytic cell.