Electrochemical treatment of effluent water

An apparatus for treatment of effluent water comprising:

• a chamber having an inlet means and an outlet means;
• a plurality of plate-shaped electrodes extending in said chamber, said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes defining a plurality of channels extending within said chamber, each of said plurality of channels occurring between adjacent electrodes of said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes, said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes positioned between said inlet means and said outlet means, each of said first set of said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes comprising a flat plate of conductive material extending vertically within said chamber, each of said second set of said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes comprising a corrugated plate of conductive material extending vertically within said chamber;
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• electrical means connected to each of said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes, said electrical means for delivering electricity of a first polarity to a first set of said plurality of plate-shaped electrodes, said electrical means for delivering electricity of an opposite polarity to a second set of said plate-shaped electrodes, said first set being in alternating relationship with said second set such that an electrode of said first set extends between adjacent electrodes of said second set and such that an electrode of said second set extends between adjacent electrodes of said first set, said inlet means for delivering effluent to said plurality of channels, said outlet means for passing treated effluent from said plurality of channels.