EP 3429966 A1 20190123 - TREATMENT OF FLUIDS
Title (en)
TREATMENT OF FLUIDS
Title (de)
BEHANDLUNG VON FLÜSSIGKEITEN
Title (fr)
TRAITEMENT DE FLUIDES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201604397 A 20160315
- GB 2017050699 W 20170315
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2548491A] A method of treating fluid comprises the steps of: (a) passing a fluid into a fluid treatment zone 101 defined between electrodes 5, 7 and electrolysing the fluid within the treatment zone to form an electrolysed fluid; (b) adding ballast to the fluid within the treatment zone and/or downstream of the fluid treatment zone; (c) sonicating fluid within the fluid treatment zone; and (d) mixing the electrolysed fluid to cause flocculation. Preferably, the electrodes comprise a grounded electrode 7 and an anode 5, wherein the grounded electrode may provide a housing defining the fluid treatment zone. Ultrasound generators 12 may be mounted on the grounded electrode. In another aspect a fluid treatment system comprises an electrolysing means, a ballast addition means, and a mixing means 121, the system also comprises means for monitoring electrical characteristics between first and second electrodes of the electrolysing means in a treatment zone such that the voltage between the electrodes is automatically variable to achieve a set current amperage. The system also comprises a monitoring means for monitoring one or more chemical parameters of the fluid either upstream and/or downstream of the treatment zone and automatically set the operating amperage for the treatment zone.
IPC 8 full level
C02F 1/461 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/36 (2006.01); C02F 1/463 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
C02F 1/36 (2013.01 - EP GB); C02F 1/461 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 1/463 (2013.01 - EP GB); C02F 1/4672 (2013.01 - GB); C02F 1/32 (2013.01 - GB); C02F 2001/007 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 2201/461 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 2201/46125 (2013.01 - EP); C02F 2201/4614 (2013.01 - GB); C02F 2301/022 (2013.01 - GB); C02F 2305/023 (2013.01 - GB); C02F 2305/12 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2017158348A1
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 201704081 D0 20170426; GB 2548491 A 20170920; GB 2548491 B 20201202; EP 3429966 A1 20190123; GB 201604397 D0 20160427; WO 2017158348 A1 20170921
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 201704081 A 20170315; EP 17713380 A 20170315; GB 201604397 A 20160315; GB 2017050699 W 20170315