Systems, methods and Apparatuses for Water Treatment

A reactor assembly for use in a system for treating a liquid from a source, the reactor assembly, comprising:

• a) a tank having a tank inlet for receiving an incoming stream of liquid and a tank interior for holding a volume of the liquid;
• b) an electrical water treatment reactor having:
• i. a housing having a lower end, an upper end spaced apart from the lower end along a reactor axis, and a sidewall extending therebetween;
• ii. a reactor inlet provided toward the lower end and through which liquid can enter the housing, the reactor inlet being in fluid communication with the tank interior to receive liquid from the tank;
• iii. a reactor outlet provided toward the upper end through which liquid can exit the housing, whereby the liquid flows generally axially through the housing from the lower end to the upper end, the reactor outlet being in fluid communication with the tank to return liquid to the tank;
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• iv. a galvanic cell positionable at least partially axially between the reactor inlet and the reactor outlet within the housing to subject the liquid within the housing to an electrical charge, the galvanic cell comprising an elongate, axially extending cathode assembly and an anode assembly including at least one elongate, axially extending anode rod that is positioned generally parallel to and laterally spaced apart from the cathode assembly, wherein the anode assembly is at least partially consumed when the reactor is in use;
• wherein when the reactor assembly is in use liquid travels through a reactor circulation flow path in which liquid is drawn from the tank, flows through the water treatment reactor and then returns to the tank, whereby an electrocoagulation reaction initiated in the liquid by exposure to the electrical charge within the water treatment reactor continues while the liquid is in the tank.

A liquid treatment reactor, comprising:

• a) a housing having a lower end, an upper end spaced apart from the lower end along a reactor axis, and a sidewall extending therebetween;
• b) a reactor inlet provided toward the lower end through which a liquid can enter the housing;
• c) a reactor outlet provided toward the upper end through which the liquid can exit the housing, whereby the liquid flows generally axially through the housing from the lower end to the upper end;
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• d) a galvanic cell positionable at least partially axially between the reactor inlet and the reactor outlet within the housing to subject the liquid within the housing to an electrical charge, the galvanic cell comprising an elongate, axially extending cathode assembly and an anode assembly including at least one elongate, axially extending anode rod that is positioned generally parallel to and laterally spaced apart from the cathode assembly, wherein the anode assembly is at least partially consumed when the reactor is in use.

A liquid treatment reactor, comprising:

• a) a housing having a lower end, an upper end spaced apart from the lower end along a reactor axis, and a sidewall extending therebetween, and when the treatment reactor is in use the reactor axis is inclined relative to a vertical direction by a reactor angle that is between about 20 degrees and about 70 degrees,
• b) a reactor inlet through which a liquid can enter the housing in a first flow direction, the reactor inlet being provided at the lower end and being intersected by the reactor axis;
• c) a reactor outlet through which the liquid can exit the housing in a second flow direction that is different than the first flow direction, the reactor outlet provided toward the upper end and in a portion of the sidewall that is, when the treatment reactor is in use, generally upwardly facing;
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• d) a galvanic cell positionable at least partially axially between the reactor inlet and the reactor outlet within the housing to subject the liquid within the housing to an electrical charge.

A liquid treatment reactor, comprising:

• a) a housing having a closed lower end, an open upper end spaced apart from the lower end along a reactor axis, and a sidewall extending therebetween
• b) a reactor inlet through which a liquid can enter the housing in a first flow direction, the reactor inlet being provided toward the lower end;
• c) a reactor outlet through which the liquid can exit the housing in a second flow direction that is different than the first flow direction, the reactor outlet provided in a portion of the sidewall that is, when the treatment reactor is in use, generally upwardly facing;
• d) a lid removably mounted to the housing and having an inner surface such that, when the lid is mounted to the housing, the lid seals the upper end and the inner surface faces the reactor inlet;
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• e) a galvanic cell positionable at least partially axially between the reactor inlet and the reactor outlet within the housing to subject the liquid within the housing to an electrical charge, the galvanic cell comprising a plurality of elongate anode rods that extend generally axially from the inner surface of the lid and are laterally spaced apart from each other, and a cathode sleeve extending axially from the inner surface and laterally surrounding the anode rods, whereby when the lid is mounted to the upper end the galvanic cell is suspended within the housing and cathode sleeve and anode rods are spaced apart from the lower end of the housing, and when the lid is removed from the housing the galvanic cell is removed from the housing, and wherein the lid and galvanic cell are removable from the housing while maintaining fluid connections at the reactor inlet and reactor outlet.