Abstract:
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER IS DESCRIBED IN WHICH THE REDUCTION OF OXYGEN ON AN ACTIVATED CARBON CATHODE IS EMPLOYED TO FORM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, WHICH IN TURN SERVES TO OXIDIZE ORGANIC CARBON POLLUTANTS IN THE WASTEWATER. THE OXYGEN IS FED TO THE ACTIVATED CARBON CATHODE FROM OUTSIDE THE ELECTROLYTIC
CEIL, WITH THE CATHODE MEMBER DEFINING AT LEAST PART OF THE ENCLOSURE FOR FEEDING THE GAS TO THE ACTIVATED CARBON CATHODE SURFACE, AND WITH THE CATHODE SURFACE FORMING PART OF THE BOUNDRY OF THE CELL COMPARTMENT.