Abstract: Apparatus for treatment of wastewater which has pre-treatment apparatus for treatment of wastewater which has at least two separation tanks connected in series through which the wastewater is passed wherein there is provided a vertically oriented baffle pipe having a closed top and an open bottom which is attached to or located adjacent a side wall of a first tank Which traps triglycerides, fats or other particulate impurities in the wastewater for subsequent passage into a second tank through a primary conduit which interconnects the first and second tanks. The apparatus also includes post-treatment apparatus for treatment of wastewater after passing through an electrocoagulation cell incorporating at least one coagulation tank having a baffle located below a top end of the coagulation tank which has a spray nozzle associated therewith for washing floc off an interior of the tank whereby the floc is discharged through a conduit which extends through a side wall of the tank below the baffle.

Abstract: A process to purify wastewater that comprises the steps of passing the wastewater through an electrocoagulation cell which comprises a plurality of reaction plates or electrodes (6) disposed within said cell and spaced apart from each other, whereby said wastewater is treated by passing an electric current through the wastewater to thereby produce purified water (8); re-using said purified water for cleaning or other purposes to produce wastewater; and recycling (3) the wastewater back to the electrocoagulation cell. The wastewater may be obtained public or household showers, sinks, basins, baths, washing machines, dishwashers, kitchens or car washes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of installation of an electrocoagulation (EC) system to remove contaminants from wastewater which includes the steps of: (i) measuring conductivity of the wastewater; (ii) from the result obtained in step (i) determining the number of electrically connected electrodes or unipolar electrodes required in the EC system for efficient removal of the contaminants, and (iii) from step (ii) assessing a range of current and/or voltage to be applied to an EC cell included in the EC system.