Rotational electro-oxidation reactor

An electrochemical oxidation reactor for treating a liquid, comprising:

• a hollow body having a cylindrical cavity with an inlet and an outlet, the liquid being selectively movable between the inlet and the outlet, through the cavity, and the cavity defining a longitudinal axis;
• a rotor assembly rotatably mounted within the cavity, the rotor assembly comprising:
• a first electrode support plate with an inward facing surface and being secured to a first shaft;
• and
• an adjacently disposed second electrode support plate with an inward facing surface and being secured to a second shaft,
• the first and the second electrode support plates being secured to each other in a spaced and electrically insulative manner so that the inward facing surfaces of the first and second electrode support plates face each other and so that a first gap is formed therebetween,
• the first and the second shafts being rotatable about the longitudinal axis,
• the inlet being positioned to direct the liquid into the first gap adjacent the longitudinal axis;
• a first electrode being secured to the first electrode support plate on the inward facing surface of the first electrode support plate;
• a second electrode being secured to the second electrode support plate on the inward facing surface of the second electrode support plate, the first and the second electrodes being positioned within the first gap,
• the first electrode including one of a positive and a negative electric charge,
• the second electrode including the other of the positive and the negative electric charge so that a dielectric field is created across the first gap,
• the dielectric field being configured to cause the first and the second electrodes to undergo an electrolytic process with the liquid located within the first gap so that oxidants are formed within the liquid,
• the oxidants reacting with organic material located within the liquid and thereby purifying the liquid,
• wherein the rotor assembly is configured to rotate within the cavity about the longitudinal axis so that the liquid within the first gap more effectively interacts with the oxidants.