Waste water treatment method and apparatus

摘要

A method for separating contaminants from an aqueous source containing contaminants is disclosed. The method involves the introduction of an aqueous solution containing contaminants into a closed electrochemical reactor having a reservoir, electrodes for contact with the aqueous solution and moveable current carriers for transmitting current through the aqueous solution. In addition, an oxidant is entrained into said reservoir. By exposing the electrodes to a source of current and fluidizing the moveable current carriers through the aqueous solution, the contaminants are oxidized or otherwise degraded and this complements the oxidation by the entrained oxidant. A separable floc of oxidized contaminants is thus formed. An apparatus is also disclosed to effect the method set forth above. <IMAGE>