METHOD OF TREATING DRINKING WATER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: water treatment. SUBSTANCE: method is designed for all engineering areas where disinfecting solutions are required. Water is treated in cathode chamber of principal diaphragm electrochemical reactor, after which suspended admixtures in sealed cylindrical flotation reactor are separated. Treatment in cathode chamber is carried out at electricity consumption from 30 to 300 Cl/l until value of redox potential of water at the cathode chamber outlet achieves at least - 400 mV relative to silver chloride reference electrode. Once freed from admixtures, water is passed through electrokinetic reactor filled with grains of mineral and electrochemically-active in reductive medium inert material with crystalline structure, e.g. quartz. Prior to be introduced into cathode chamber of principal reactor, water is purified and, after electrokinetic reactor, subjected to finishing purification. EFFECT: increased water purification degree, simplified removal of suspended particles (with no additional water supplied), and expanded engineering possibilities of process. 7 cl, 3 dwg, 3 ex