Electrochemical Treatment Methods
AssigneeHydrus Technology Pty. Ltd.
InventorsDavid Victor CAM, John Frederick ELLERS, Brook Douglas HILL
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Abstract
Methods of treating a fluid mixture include performing a first treatment on the mixture with electrochemically produced ions to separate an aqueous phase and a hydrophobic phase and performing a second electrochemical treatment on the separated aqueous phase to thereby remove aqueous contaminants from the aqueous phase wherein substantially laminar flow of fluid occurs between electrodes in the second electrochemical treatment.
Claims19
A method of treating a fluid mixture, the fluid mixture including an aqueous phase, a hydrophobic phase and aqueous contaminants, the method including the steps of:
- (i) Performing a first treatment on the mixture with electrochemically produced ions to at least partially separate the aqueous phase and the hydrophobic phase;
- and
- (ii) Performing a second electrochemical treatment on the at least partially separated aqueous phase to thereby remove aqueous contaminants from the aqueous phase;
- wherein substantially laminar flow of fluid occurs between electrodes in the second electrochemical treatment.
A method of electrochemically treating an aqueous solution including a source of chloride ions, the method including the steps of:
- (i) adding a source of sulfate radicals to the solution;
- and
- (ii) electrochemically treating the solution of step (i);
- wherein substantially laminar flow of the solution occurs between electrodes in step (ii).
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