Electrochemical Liquid Treatment Cell with Modular Construction

A liquid treatment cell for treating a liquid flow, the cell comprising:

• a substantially planar first and second end plate together supporting at least one inlet port and one outlet port through an end plate;
• at least two electrode plates with at least one electrically conductive planar surface each having first and second opposed edge pairs, with the first edge pair containing an interlocking element;
• at least one modular housing section providing a central aperture and composed of an insulating polymeric material receiving the interlocking element of a first electrode plate to resist relative movement of the modular housing section and electrode plate along a plane of the electrode plate, the modular housing section also abutting a second electrode plate to provide a channel of at least 5 mm wide through which liquid can flow between the electrode plates adapted to accept a liquid flow rate of at least 5 gallons per minute;
• at least one clamping element attachable to the first and second end plates to assemble a treatment system by drawing the end plates against a variable number of module housing sections positioned therebetween to provide a continuous channel for a flow between the inlet port and outlet port so that the flow divides to pass between electrodes.