ELECTROLYTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING WATER TO REMOVE NITRATES, PHOSPHATES, ARSENIC, MOLECULES OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT, AND ORGANIC MATERIALS

摘要

An apparatus for treating contaminated water includes an electrolytic cell and a flow directing device. The electrolytic cell includes an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, an anode, a cathode, and a membrane. The anode is in the anode chamber and the cathode is in the cathode chamber. The membrane is positioned in the electrolytic cell to maintain a pH difference between the anode chamber and cathode chamber when a voltage is applied between the anode and cathode. The contaminated water for treatment is provided with hydrogen ions at the anode and with hydroxyl ions at the cathode when the voltage is applied. The flow directing device is connected to direct the water from the anode chamber to the cathode chamber.