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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Eric David Nyberg, Belmont, CA (US);
Christine Ellen Vogdes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Crawford Holmes, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ashok Kumar Janah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric David Nyberg, Belmont, CA (US);
Christine Ellen Vogdes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Crawford Holmes, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ashok Kumar Janah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pionetics Corporation, San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
A fluid treatment apparatus for treating a fluid comprises an electrochemical cell having fluid orifices to receive and release fluid, and a fluid passageway connecting the orifices with a water-splitting ion exchange membrane is exposed to the fluid in the passageway. First and second electrodes are positioned about the membrane. The apparatus also comprises a controller to control and operate a power supply and valve system. The power supply supplies a current to the first and second electrodes at sufficiently high current density to result in bacteriostasis, deactivation, or a reduction in the microorganisms in the fluid. The controller can also operate a set of cells to deionize fluid and regenerate the cells.