公开(公告)号：US3925176A

公开(公告)日：1975-12-09

申请号：US40515173

申请日：1973-10-10

Applicant: OKERT ADOLPH P

Inventor： OKERT ADOLPH P

IPC: C02F1/461 ,  C02F1/467 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C02F3/28 ,  C02F9/00 ,  C02B1/82 ,  B03D1/02 ,  C02C5/12

CPC classification number: C02F1/4674 ,  C02F1/46104 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C02F3/286 ,  C02F9/00 ,  C02F2001/46133 ,  C02F2001/46152 ,  C02F2201/4611 ,  C02F2303/04

Abstract: Water purification apparatus and method. In a specific embodiment, domestic sewage (exemplary of water from municipal, domestic or industrial sources which may be processed with the invention) is purified by passing the sewage through a hydraulic macerator to reduce mechanically the size of solid waste products entering the system, and to aerate the waste. The macerated sewage may then be passed through an electrolytic cell having a plurality of spaced metal electrodes. Within the cell, electrolysis of the sewage produces oxidizing agents effective to kill harmful bacteria and other microorganisms. The electrolysis converts the sewage into a form which is essentially free of the usual pathogenic fecal organisms including Escherichia coli, Staphlococcus sp., Bacillus sp., other coliforms, Sacchromycetes, various molds and other fungi.