FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the field of purifying
contaminated water, and, more particularly, to an electrolytic apparatus and
method for treating water to remove contaminants.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is well known that presently known bio-oxidative techniques, such as bubbling
air through contaminated water containing bacteria, have been used for
digesting contaminants and for treating and purifying contaminated water such
as sanitary waste water, drinking water and ground water.
One problems faced presently is that bio-oxidative purification techniques occur
slowly and require a large area footprint to treat significant volumes of water.
These techniques also produce foul odors and generate large quantities of
sludge as a by product. That sludge can be hazardous to human health and to
the environment, containing heavy metals, toxins and bacteria that require
further processing and treatment before the sludge can be hauled off site for
disposal.
Accordingly, there remains a need in the art for innovative, novel, cost-effective,
environment friendly, and efficient electrolytic apparatus and method for
treating water to remove contaminants.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The embodiments of the present disclosure have several features, no single
one of which is solely responsible for their desirable attributes. Without limiting
the scope of the present embodiments as expressed by the claims that follow,
their more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. After considering
this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled “Detailed
Description”, one will understand how the features of the present embodiments
provide advantages, which include providing an electrolytic apparatus and
method for treating water to remove contaminants.
It is an object of the invention to provide an electrolytic apparatus for treating
water to remove contaminants, including, a reaction chamber for performing
electrolytic procedure, a power supply for supplying power to the reaction
chamber, and, a circulation pump operably connected to the reaction chamber
and a cooling tower. In use, the circulation pump is configured to circulate water
from a cooling tower basin of the cooling tower to the reaction chamber.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate multiple views of an electrolytic
apparatus for treating water to remove contaminants, according to an
embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Various embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein below,
which relate to an electrolytic apparatus and method for treating water to
remove contaminants.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrolytic
apparatus for treating water to remove contaminants includes, a reaction
chamber for performing electrolytic procedure, and, a power supply for
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supplying power to the reaction chamber. In use, the power supply is operably
connected to the reaction chamber.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electrolytic
apparatus further includes a circulation pump operably connected to the
reaction chamber and a cooling tower. In use, the circulation pump is configured
to circulate water from a cooling tower basin of the cooling tower to the reaction
chamber. In further use, the reaction chamber is configured to operate with low
aggression of water for providing corrosion control.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the reaction
chamber includes, an anode made of an anode material and coated with an
anode coating; a cathode made of a cathode material; and, a cleaning system
operably mounted inside the reaction chamber for removing contaminants from
the reaction chamber.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning
system is configured to change a distance between the anode and the cathode
as per the conductivity of the water to optimize AMP and voltage in accordance
with change in water condition. In use, the cleaning system is configured for
automatic mechanical cleaning of the cathode. In further use, the anode
material is titanium and the anode coating is iridium oxide. Also, the cathode
material is SS 316L. Those of ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that the
anode material and the cathode material may also be selected from different
materials depending upon the specific parameters.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electrolytic
apparatus further includes an integrated side stream filter for facilitating
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circulation of water from the cooling tower basin of the cooling tower to the
reaction chamber and back to the cooling tower.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrolytic
method for treating water to remove contaminants includes the steps of,
providing a reaction chamber and performing electrolytic procedure in the
reaction chamber; supplying power to the reaction chamber via a power supply,
the power supply being operably connected to the reaction chamber; operably
connecting a circulation pump to the reaction chamber and a cooling tower;
circulating water from a cooling tower basin of the cooling tower to the reaction
chamber; operating the reaction chamber with low aggression of water for
providing corrosion control; and, facilitating circulation of water from the cooling
tower basin of the cooling tower to the reaction chamber and back to the cooling
tower via an integrated side stream filter.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method further
includes, providing an anode and a cathode inside the reaction chamber; and,
providing a cleaning system and operably mounting the cleaning system inside
the reaction chamber for removing contaminants from the reaction chamber.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method further
includes, changing a distance between the anode and the cathode via the
cleaning system as per the conductivity of the water to optimize AMP and
voltage in accordance with change in water condition; and, performing
automatically mechanical cleaning of the cathode via the cleaning system.
Additionally, various embodiments are aimed at providing non-chemical
treatment of the cooling water. Specifically, the present invention is aimed at
reducing and preventing scaling, bio fouling, microorganism growth and
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inhibiting corrosion. In use, the present invention is aimed at producing oxidants
in water and preventing the spread of airborne bacteria through electrolytic
techniques.
In use, the electrolytic apparatus as disclosed herein is capable of operating
with a cooling system, wherein the apparatus is connected with the cooling
system or the cooling tower without any intervention or external system. Also,
side stream filter is integrated with the present invention. A reaction tank of the
instant apparatus is connected with the cooling system or the cooling tower via
a circulation pump. Subsequently, the water is circulated from the cooling tower
basin to the reaction tank and back to the cooling tower through the integrated
side stream filter.
Therefore, as may be seen, various embodiments of the present invention
provide significant advantages over prior art, such as, for example, but not
limited to, providing innovative, novel, cost-effective, environment friendly, and
efficient electrolytic apparatus and method for treating water to remove
contaminants, which provides fully automatic and chemical free treatment,
thereby resulting in better return of investment and saving water.
Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “could,”
“might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise, or
otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to
convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not
include, certain features, elements and/or steps. Thus, such conditional
language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or steps
are in any way required for one or more embodiments or that one or more
embodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without author input
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or prompting, whether these features, elements and/or steps are included or
are to be performed in any particular embodiment. The terms "comprising",
"including", 'having", and the like are synonymous and are used inclusively, in
an open-ended fashion, and do not exclude additional elements, features, acts,
operations, and so forth. Also, the term "or" is used in its inclusive sense (and
not in its exclusive sense) so that when used, for example, to connect a list of
elements, the term "or" means one, some, or all of the elements in the list.
While there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the
instant invention it is to be appreciated that the invention may be embodied
otherwise than is herein specifically shown and described and that, within said
embodiment, certain changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the
parts without departing from the underlying ideas or principles of this invention
as set forth in the Claims appended herewith. Therefore, the appended claims
are to be construed to cover all equivalents falling within the true scope and
spirit of the invention.

CLAIMS
I claim,
1. An electrolytic apparatus for treating water to remove contaminants, said
electrolytic apparatus comprising:
a reaction chamber for performing electrolytic procedure;
a power supply for supplying power to said reaction chamber, said power
supply being operably connected to said reaction chamber;
a circulation pump operably connected to said reaction chamber and a
cooling tower, said circulation pump being configured to circulate water from a
cooling tower basin of said cooling tower to said reaction chamber,
wherein said reaction chamber is configured to operate with low
aggression of water for providing corrosion control.
2. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said reaction
chamber comprises:
an anode made of an anode material and coated with an anode coating;
a cathode made of a cathode material; and,
a cleaning system operably mounted inside said reaction chamber for
removing contaminants from said reaction chamber.
3. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said cleaning
system is configured to change a distance between said anode and said
cathode as per the conductivity of the water to optimize AMP and voltage in
accordance with change in water condition.
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4. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said cleaning
system is configured for automatic mechanical cleaning of said cathode.
5. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said anode
material is titanium and said anode coating is iridium oxide.
6. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said cathode
material is SS 316L.
7. The electrolytic apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said
electrolytic apparatus further comprises an integrated side stream filter for
facilitating circulation of water from said cooling tower basin of said cooling
tower to said reaction chamber and back to said cooling tower.
8. An electrolytic method for treating water to remove contaminants, said
method comprising the steps of:
providing a reaction chamber and performing electrolytic procedure in
said reaction chamber;
supplying power to said reaction chamber via a power supply, said
power supply being operably connected to said reaction chamber;
operably connecting a circulation pump to said reaction chamber and a
cooling tower;
circulating water from a cooling tower basin of said cooling tower to said
reaction chamber;
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operating said reaction chamber with low aggression of water for
providing corrosion control; and,
facilitating circulation of water from said cooling tower basin of said
cooling tower to said reaction chamber and back to said cooling tower via an
integrated side stream filter.
9. The method as claimed in Claim 8, wherein said method further
comprises:
providing an anode and a cathode inside said reaction chamber; and,
providing a cleaning system and operably mounting said cleaning
system inside said reaction chamber for removing contaminants from said
reaction chamber.
10. The method as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said method further
comprises:
changing a distance between said anode and said cathode via said
cleaning system as per the conductivity of the water to optimize AMP and
voltage in accordance with change in water condition; and,
performing automatically mechanical cleaning of said cathode via said
cleaning system.