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US 2019/0292075 A1Published application
Method of Removing Pesticides from Wastewater
AssigneeInnovative Water Care, LLC
InventorsMaurice Paul Tax, Jerome Logie
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method of removing pesticides from water. An electrolysis cell oxidizes pesticides and/or other organic components, optionally in conjunction with one or more filtration steps. Hydrogen peroxide may be added to the electrolysis process to aid oxidation.
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A process for treating wastewater comprising:
- feeding a wastewater stream (A) to an electrolysis cell;
- oxidizing the wastewater stream (A);
- recirculating the effluent of the electrolysis cell through the electrolysis cell;
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- passing the treated effluent of the electrolysis cell into a product stream;
- wherein the wastewater stream (A) originally comprises a contaminant, the contaminant being a humic acid, a hormone, and/or a pesticide, and
- wherein the product stream is free of more than about 95% of the contaminant.
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