Waste to Product On Site Generator
AssigneeMIOX Corporation
InventorsJustin Sanchez, Craig Andrew Beckman, Thomas Edward Muilenberg
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for adjusting the salinity and/or hardness of a process waste stream so that the stream may be electrolyzed to form an oxidant or disinfectant. Also an electrolytic cell having certain features such as widely spaced electrodes, flushing capabilities, and insulating dividers that can accommodate waste streams that have varying salinity, hardness, and dissolved solids content.
Claims22
A method for producing an oxidant, the method comprising:
- adjusting the salinity and/or hardness of a waste stream thereby forming a brine solution;
- and
- electrolyzing the brine solution to produce at least one oxidant.
A method for cleaning an electrolytic cell, the method comprising:
- measuring a salinity and hardness of a waste stream to be electrolyzed;
- calculating a frequency for cleaning the electrolytic cell based on the measured salinity and hardness of the waste stream and a spacing between electrodes of the electrolytic cell;
- and
- cleaning the electrolytic cell in accordance with the calculated frequency.
An electrolytic cell for electrolyzing a waste stream, the electrolytic cell comprising:
- one or more devices for adjusting a flow rate of the waste stream entering an electrolytic cell;
- one or more dispersion tubes for transporting the waste stream into said electrolytic cell;
- a plurality of holes in said dispersion tubes, said holes angled to direct a flow of the waste stream toward bottom edges of said electrolytic cell;
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- one or more insulators substantially parallel to electrodes in said electrolytic cell and extending from a bottom of said electrolytic cell to at least a level of bottoms of said electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.