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Title: Three dimensional electrode for the electrolytic removal of contaminants from aqueous waste streams

Abstract

Efficient and cost-effective electrochemical devices and processes for the remediation of aqueous waste streams. The invention provides electrolytic cells having a high surface area spouted electrode for removal of heavy metals and oxidation of organics from aqueous environments. Heavy metal ions are reduced, deposited on cathode particles of a spouted bed cathode and removed from solution. Organics are efficiently oxidized at anode particles of a spouted bed anode and removed from solution. The method of this inventions employs an electrochemical cell having an anolyte compartment and a catholyte compartment, separated by a microporous membrane, in and through which compartments anolyte and catholyte, respectively, are circulated. A spouted-bed electrode is employed as the cathode for metal deposition from contaminated aqueous media introduced as catholyte and as the anode for oxidation of organics from contaminated aqueous media introduced as anolyte.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Louisville, CO
  2. Boulder, CO
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
OSTI Identifier:
874035
Patent Number(s):
6298996
Assignee:
Eltron Research, Inc., Boulder, CO
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-97ER82363
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
dimensional; electrode; electrolytic; removal; contaminants; aqueous; waste; streams; efficient; cost-effective; electrochemical; devices; processes; remediation; provides; cells; surface; spouted; heavy; metals; oxidation; organics; environments; metal; reduced; deposited; cathode; particles; bed; removed; solution; efficiently; oxidized; anode; method; employs; cell; anolyte; compartment; catholyte; separated; microporous; membrane; compartments; respectively; circulated; spouted-bed; employed; deposition; contaminated; media; introduced; electrolytic cells; electrochemical devices; porous membrane; heavy metal; waste stream; electrolytic cell; electrochemical cell; heavy metals; waste streams; aqueous media; electrochemical device; metal deposition; aqueous waste; spouted bed; microporous membrane; metal deposit; /207/205/

Citation Formats

Spiegel, Ella F, and Sammells, Anthony F. Three dimensional electrode for the electrolytic removal of contaminants from aqueous waste streams. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Spiegel, Ella F, & Sammells, Anthony F. Three dimensional electrode for the electrolytic removal of contaminants from aqueous waste streams. United States.
Spiegel, Ella F, and Sammells, Anthony F. Mon . "Three dimensional electrode for the electrolytic removal of contaminants from aqueous waste streams". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874035.
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Works referenced in this record:

Spouted bed electrowinning of zinc: Part II. Investigations of the dynamics of particles in large thin spouted beds
journal, February 1997