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A method and apparatus are disclosed for efficient endothermic processing of liquids and the precipitation of dissolved elements and chemical compounds. Improvements over prior systems include system layout, components and modes of operation of the system. Applications of the system include destruct

A method and apparatus are disclosed for efficient endothermic processing of liquids and the precipitation of dissolved elements and chemical compounds. Improvements over prior systems include system layout, components and modes of operation of the system. Applications of the system include destruction of toxic wastes and sewage treatment, precipitation of chemical compounds and elements including metals from solution (brine, sea water, industrial waste), sterilization and water purification, catalytic formation of chemical compounds, and processing of hydrocarbons.

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An electro-hydraulic system for ionizing and separating materials contained in a liquid, utilizing an intense electrical discharge into the liquid for permeating the liquid with electromagnetic radiation as well as a shock wave, comprising, firing chamber means for containing a volume of the liquid

An electro-hydraulic system for ionizing and separating materials contained in a liquid, utilizing an intense electrical discharge into the liquid for permeating the liquid with electromagnetic radiation as well as a shock wave, comprising, firing chamber means for containing a volume of the liquid and for containing the electrical discharge applied to the liquid, liquid circulating means for directing the liquid into and out of the firing chamber means in a substantially continuous flow, including means associated with the liquid circulating means for introducing a vortex into the flow of the liquid through and out of the chamber, tending to cause the liquid to retain precipitated solids as it flows out of the firing chamber means, rather than depositing them in the firing chamber means, a pair of electrodes in the firing chamber means, and electrical current conducting means connected to the electrodes for delivering a high intensity charge of electrical current to and across the electrodes in the firing chamber means, the current conducting means including switching means for handling the large pulses of current delivered to the electrodes, a high voltage power supply means for supplying consecutive pulses of high voltage/high current to the electrodes in the firing chamber means, and electrode replacement means associated with the firing chamber means and the current conducting means, for enabling replacement of the electrodes as they are eroded from the electrical discharge.