EP 3030523 A4 20170104 - TURBOELECTRIC COAGULATION APPARATUS

Title (en)

TURBOELECTRIC COAGULATION APPARATUS

Title (de)

TURBOELEKTRISCHE GERINNUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE COAGULATION TURBOÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 3030523 A4 20170104 (EN)

Application

EP 14835212 A 20140806

Priority

US 201313960697 A 20130806
US 2014049944 W 20140806

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015021157A1] An apparatus and method for removing contaminant species from water by electrocoagulation are described. Alternating grounded, rotating, planar circular electrodes and stationary planar electrodes function as a Tesla fluid pump when placed in contact with the contaminated water, causing the water to flow between the rotating and stationary electrodes. An insoluble abrasive material introduced into the water removes scale from the electrodes while the water is pumped thereby. A direct electric current is caused to flow between each pair of rotating and stationary electrodes, thereby producing electrocoagulation of the contaminants in the water flowing therebetween. The electrocoagulated materials may be separated from the treated water by filtration or by permitting the treated water to stand for a chosen period.

IPC 8 full level

C02F 1/461 (2006.01); C02F 1/463 (2006.01); C02F 1/78 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C02F 1/46104 (2013.01); C02F 1/463 (2013.01); C02F 1/78 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46119 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46123 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[I] US 2011000790 A1 20110106 - WOOD LOCKETT E [US], et al
[A] US 2008180031 A1 20080731 - POKRYVAILO ALEXANDER [US]
[A] KR 20070013758 A 20070131 - KIM TAE GYU [KR]
[A] US 1095893 A 19140505 - LANDRETH CLARENCE P [US]
See references of WO 2015021157A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015021157 A1 20150212; WO 2015021157 A4 20150402; AU 2014305993 A1 20160317; AU 2014305993 B2 20190117; CA 2922995 A1 20150212; CA 2922995 C 20220719; CN 105764857 A 20160713; CN 105764857 B 20180612; EP 3030523 A1 20160615; EP 3030523 A4 20170104

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014049944 W 20140806; AU 2014305993 A 20140806; CA 2922995 A 20140806; CN 201480055200 A 20140806; EP 14835212 A 20140806