Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for generation of dual biocides are provided. The electrolytic generation of chlorine as a biocide is employed for further generation of additional biocides within a single system or generator, including bromine, iodine, chlorine dioxide, fluorine, or chloramines from their respective salts and/or precursors. A single on-site generating system produces a combination of biocides for applications of use providing cost, safety and efficacy improvements. Methods of using the disinfecting biocides provide a synergistic effect through simultaneous or sequential applications.
Abstract:
A method reuses produced water resulting from a fossil fuel extraction operation. The method includes providing the produced water as an input to an electrodialysis system. The method also includes running the electrodialysis system to produce a diluate and a concentrate. The diluate is contaminated so as to have a conductivity of no less than 0.1 Siemens/meter. The method also includes reformulating the diluate to produce fossil fuel extraction fluid. The method also includes using the produced fossil fuel extraction fluid in the fossil fuel extraction operation. An electrodialysis system includes first and second stacks. The electrodialysis system also includes first and second voltage sources, coupled to the first and second stacks, so as to apply a first voltage to the first stack lower by at least about 10% than a second voltage to the second stack.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for electrolyzing a source liquid (54) in an electrolytic device (10, 50, 300). The electrolytic device (10, 50, 300) includes a first cathode (20, 320) in a cathode chamber (14); and an anode (22, 322) and a second, auxiliary cathode (24, 324) in an anode chamber (16). The anode chamber (16) and cathode chamber (14) are separated by a barrier (18, 316), and the anode (22, 322) and the auxiliary cathode (24, 324) are separated by a gap (26) that lacks a barrier. While electrolyzing the source liquid with the electrolytic device (10, 50, 300), a level of current applied to the auxiliary cathode (24, 324) is adjusted in response to pH of an anolyte liquid (36) produced from the source liquid (32, 54) by the anode chamber (16) to maintain the pH within a desired range.
Abstract:
There is provided a system and method for regulating conductivity of cooling water in a recirculation route of a cooling water recirculation system through which the cooling water is circulated for removing scale from the cooling water. The system comprises an electrolytic device connectable to the cooling water recirculation system for performing electrolysis on the cooling water and a controller. The controller is for controlling the electrolysis of the cooling water in an electrolytic chamber of the electrolytic device for depositing ions in the cooling water as scale on the surface of one of a pair of electrodes of the electrolytic device and for dislodging the scale deposited thereon, monitoring a value of voltage and a value of current between the pair of electrodes, calculating a conductivity of the cooling water based on the monitored values of voltage and current, and regulating an amount of discharge of the cooling water from the electrolytic chamber based on the calculated conductivity of the cooling water, whereby the scale is removed with the cooling water that is being discharged and the cooling water that is being electrolyzed is directed back to the recirculation route of the cooling water recirculation system for circulation.
Abstract:
A system (16) and method for generating and dispensing a diluted electrolyzed solution, where the system (16) includes a solution generator (18), one or more containers (20), and one or more dispensing stations (22) separate from the solution generator (18). The solution generator (18)generates and dispenses a concentrated electrolyzed solution to the container(s) (20). The dispensing station(s) (22) draw the concentrated electrolyzed solution from the container(s) (20), dilutes the drawn concentrated electrolyzed solution, and dispenses the diluted electrolyzed solution.
Abstract:
A membrane-based electrochemical cell (14) produces a first anolyte solution (40) and a membrane-less electrochemical cell (16) produces a bleach solution (62) such as from a brine solution (60). The first anolyte solution and bleach solution (40, 62) are combined to form a modified anolyte solution (12). A dual electrochemical cell device (200) includes two segments (212, 216), one having a membrane-based electrochemical cell (210) and the other having a membrane-less electrochemical cell (214), separated by a partition (204), and secured together into a single, unitary structure (206).
Abstract:
A method of sanitising swimming pool water including the steps of generating a region of increased water flow velocity at the electrolytic cell and employing a current density of at least 500 amps/m 2 at said electrolytic cell.
Abstract:
The claimed invention relates to a process for mechanically modifying strong acid/salt solutions and strong base/salt solutions, where the modifications result in a stable solution that has effective reactivity with covalent bonds while exhibiting non- corrosive and dermal-friendly properties.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of operating a flow- through capacitor and a related controller for performing the method. The method includes establishing a summed-current capacity of the flow-through capacitor. In an operational cycle, the flow-through capacitor is operated to transfer ions between the pair of electrodes and water. A current is monitored during operation of the flow- through capacitor. This current is integrated over time to calculate a monitored-current value. To determine an end of the operational cycle, the monitored-current value is compared to the summed-current capacity.