The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different polarities. The invention can incl
The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different polarities. The invention can include means for control of the pH of the fluid. The invention can also include control systems that allow self-cleaning of electrodes, self-cleaning of filters, and automatic monitoring of maintenance conditions.
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1. A method for removing a contaminant from fluid, comprising: a) Providing an anode and a cathode; wherein the anode is made from an alloy of carbon with iron, aluminum, or both; and wherein the cathode is made of iron, aluminum, carbon, or alloys thereof;b) Placing the fluid in contact with the an
1. A method for removing a contaminant from fluid, comprising: a) Providing an anode and a cathode; wherein the anode is made from an alloy of carbon with iron, aluminum, or both; and wherein the cathode is made of iron, aluminum, carbon, or alloys thereof;b) Placing the fluid in contact with the anode and the cathode;c) Providing an electrical voltage between the anode and the cathode, where the electrical voltage is such that current flows between the anode and cathode through the fluid and forms flock by electrochemical combination of material from the anode with the contaminant; wherein providing an electrical voltage comprises providing an electrical voltage at a first polarity for a first time, then providing an electrical voltage at a second polarity, opposite the first polarity, for a second time; andd) Removing at least some of the flock from the fluid. 2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the first time ends when a determined increase in the electrical voltage required to maintain a minimum current through the fluid is detected. 3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the first time ends when an increase in the resistivity between the anode and the cathode is detected. 4. A method as in claim 1, wherein removing at least some of the flock from the fluid comprises passing flock-laden fluid through a filter. 5. A method for removing a contaminant from fluid, comprising: a) Providing an apparatus for the removal of the contaminant from the fluid, the apparatus comprising:i) A reactor, comprising:(1) A reactor container suitable for containing a quantity of the fluid;(2) An anode subsystem mounted with the reactor container such that fluid in the reactor container will be in contact with at least a portion of the anode subsystem; wherein the anode subsystem comprises an electrode made of iron; aluminum; an alloy of carbon and iron, aluminum, or both; or alloys thereof;(3) A cathode subsystem mounted with the reactor container such that fluid in the reactor container will be in contact with at least a portion of the cathode subsystem; and(4) A power supply subsystem in electrical communication with the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem, and configured to supply an electrical voltage between the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem; andii) A flock removal system, comprising:(1) A filter subsystem, having an inlet port in fluid communication with the reactor, configured to substantially remove flock formed from electrochemical combination of contaminant with material from the anode subsystem, and having an outlet port;b) Placing the fluid in the reactor container in contact with the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem;c) Providing an electrical voltage from the power supply subsystem between the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem, where the electrical voltage is such that current flows between the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem through the fluid and forms flock by electrochemical combination of material from the anode subsystem with the contaminant; andd) Removing at least some of the flock from the fluid with the flock removal system. 6. A method as in claim 5, wherein the cathode subsystem comprises an electrode made of iron, aluminum, carbon, or alloys thereof. 7. A method as in claim 5, further comprising providing an electrical voltage at a first polarity for a first time, then providing an electrical voltage at a second polarity, opposite the first polarity, for a second time. 8. A method as in claim 5, wherein the power supply subsystem comprises: a) An electrical detector, indicating current below a threshold, or voltage above a threshold;b) A source of electrical energy at either of two opposing polarities; andc) A control system, responsive to the electrical detector, causing selection of one of the two polarities of the source of electrical energy. 9. The method as in claim 5, wherein the flock removal system further comprises: a) A source of backwash fluid;b) A distribution system, configured to place the source of backwash fluid in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the filter subsystem; andc) A contaminant removal port, in fluid communication with the fluid inlet of the filter subsystem, configured to allow fluid flow therethrough when the source of backwash fluid is flowing through the filter subsystem. 10. The method as in claim 5, wherein the cathode subsystem comprises an electrode comprising carbon or an alloy thereof. 11. The method as in claim 10, wherein the power supply subsystem is configured to provide an electrical potential between the carbon electrode and the anode subsystem responsive to a determined pH of the fluid. 12. The method as in claim 5, wherein the flock removal system further comprises a gentle pump whose inlet is in fluid communication with the reactor. 13. The method as in claim 5, wherein the filter subsystem comprises first and second filters, and further comprises a distribution system configured to place one or both of the first and second filters in fluid communication with a source of backwash fluid. 14. A method for removing a contaminant from fluid, comprising: a) Providing a first anode comprising carbon;b) Providing a cathode;c) Placing the fluid in contact with the first anode and the cathode;d) Providing an electrical voltage between the first anode and the cathode, where the electrical voltage is such that current flows between the anode and cathode through the fluid and reduces the pH of the fluid;e) Removing contaminants from the fluid according to the method of:f) Providing a second anode;g) Placing the fluid in contact with the second anode and the cathode;h) Providing an electrical voltage between the second anode and the cathode, where the electrical voltage is such that current flows between the second anode and cathode through the fluid and forms flock by electrochemical combination of material from the second anode with the contaminant;i) Removing at least some of the flock from the fluid. 15. An apparatus for the removal of a contaminant from fluid, comprising: a) A reactor, comprising:i) A reactor container suitable for containing a quantity of the fluid;ii) An anode subsystem mounted with the reactor container such that fluid in the reactor container will be in contact with at least a portion of the anode subsystem;iii) A cathode subsystem mounted with the reactor container such that fluid in the reactor container will be in contact with at least a portion of the cathode subsystem;iv) A power supply subsystem in electrical communication with the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem, and configured to supply an electrical potential between the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem;b) A flock removal system, comprising:i) A filter subsystem, having an inlet port in fluid communication with the reactor, configured to substantially remove flock formed from electrochemical combination of contaminant with material from the anode subsystem, and having an outlet port. 16. An apparatus as in claim 15, wherein the power supply subsystem comprises: a) An electrical detector, indicating current below a threshold, or voltage above a threshold;b) A source of electrical energy at either of two opposing polarities;c) A control system, responsive to the electrical detector, causing selection of one of the two polarities of the source of electrical energy. 17. An apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the flock removal system comprises a) A source of backwash fluid;b) A distribution system, configured to place the source of backwash fluid in fluid communication with the fluid outlet of the filter subsystem;c) A contaminant removal port, in fluid communication with the fluid inlet of the filter subsystem, configured to allow fluid flow therethrough when the source of backwash fluid is flowing through the filter subsystem. 18. An apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the cathode subsystem comprises an electrode comprising carbon or an alloy thereof. 19. An apparatus as in claim 18, wherein the power supply subsystem is configured to provide an electrical potential between the carbon electrode and the anode subsystem responsive to a determined pH of the fluid. 20. An apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the flock removal system comprises a gentle pump whose inlet is in fluid communication with the reactor. 21. An apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the filter subsystem comprises first and second filters, and further comprising a distribution system configured to place one or both of the first and second filters in fluid communication with a source of backwash fluid.
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