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Method of disinfecting water

US3975246A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1975
Grant dateAug 17, 1976
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Expiry dateAug 12, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2303/04
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Anodic disinfection of drinking water by electric current is enhanced when the electrolytic cell is divided into anode and cathode compartments by a membrane permeable to anions, the water to be disinfected is pumped through the anode compartment, and the electrolyte in the cathode compartment is enriched with chlorides, hydroxides, carbonates, or peroxides of the alkali metals, with hydrogen chloride, or with hydrogen peroxide.

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