Electrocoagulation (EC)

Electroflotation (ECF)
Water Treatment Process

What is Electrocoagulation?
EC is an electrochemical process used to:
Generate metallic ions and electrons in contaminated water
Create REDOX reactions to break up emulsions
Destabilize colloids and suspended solids
Adjust pH to precipitate metals
Fe++ or Al++ ions create a stable flocculent mass to:
Allow mechanical removal of contaminants by:
Air floatation, gravity settling or mechanical filtration

EC Process Demonstration

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Typical Applications

Municipal water treatment plants

Removal of heavy metals and toxins before water reuse

Primary food industry

Grey water recovery

Metal plating plants

Car Wash

Pre-treatment for membrane filtration systems

Process Benefits
Non biological and non chemical process. Simple to operate
Up to 70% less sludge compared to conventional processes

Ideal pre-processing step for UF, NF or RO systems

Produces quality water with small footprint and no moving parts

Iron or Aluminum electrodes interchangeable

EC process kills pathogens, viruses, protozoa and bacteria

Induces pH swings - usually to neutral

EC Removes or reduces:
High BOD / COD biomass, bacteria, viruses & cysts

Fats oils & greases (FOG)

Metals chrome 6, nickel, lead, arsenic, copper, zinc

Nutrients and minerals: P, N, Ca and Mg

Suspended and colloidal solids

Hardness in drinking water

PCBs, textile dyes, silica & pesticides

Before, During and After EC Treatment

Reduction in different industry's

Wellpappenindustrie
Paper Industry

Rohwasser

Reinwasser

Reduktion in %
reduction in %

raw water

pure water

Arsenic

arsenic

g/l

4,9

0,5

89

Cadmium

cadmium

g/l

0,6

<0,1

83

Chromium

Chrom

g/l

62

<0,5

99

Cyanide

Cyanide total

g/l

5050

630

87

Copper

copper

g/l

22000

99

Blei

lead

g/l

28

10

64

Nickel

nickel

g/l

79

18

77

Silver

silver

g/l

<40

<10

75

Zink

zinc

g/l

780

<10

98

Chrome

Chrom

mg/l

0,4

0,2

50

Phosphorous

phosphate

mg/l

865

2,4

99

Iron

iron

mg/l

1,3

67

Copper

copper

mg/l

4,1

0,03

99

Blei

lead

mg/l

0,9

0,3

66

Mineraloil

Mineral oil

mg/l

74

98

Nickel

nickel

mg/l

1,3

0,4

69

Zinn

tin

mg/l

0,64

<0,1

84

Zink

zinc

mg/l

9,4

0,03

99

Schwebstoffe

suspended solids

mg/l

86

17

80

6,2

8,4

Galvanische Industrie/galvanic Industry

Metallverarbeitende Industrie/ Metalworking Industy

pH- Wert

pH value

Cadmium

cadmium

mg/l

5,5

<0,05

99

Chrom

Chrom

mg/l

<0,1

95

CSB

COD

mg/l

5600

1900

66

Eisen

iron

mg/l

60

10

83

Kupfer

copper

mg/l

17

0,25

98

Blei

lead

mg/l

220

0,44

99

Molybdn

molybdenum

mg/l

0,6

40

Nickel

nickel

mg/l

0,43

89

Zinn

tin

mg/l

10

<2

80

Zink

zinc

mg/l

19

0,11

99

Lab Scale Cascade EC Reactor

Industrial scale Cascade EC Reactor

Capacity 3-5m /hr

Cascade EC Reactor at Food Processing Plant

Compact footprint and safe design

3 Cell EC reactor with Power Module

Contaminates Removed in foam

Pilot Scale Through EC Reactor

Essential tool to
define on-site
process parameters.
Capacity: 500l/hr

Modular Through EC Reactor design

Stable Flock Formation

Less power required to

produce strong flocks

Industrial scale Through Reactor

Capacity circa 15m3/hr

Electrode replacement

Through type EC reactor combined

with spinning membrane filter

Continuous flow
through EC reactor

Thank you for your kind attention

Contact:

Novoflow GmbH

D-86641 Rain (Germany)

Franz Fastner

Tel: +49 9090 701150

ff@novoflow.com

Green Circle (EU) Ltd

Oliver Hart

+44 77 88 101 471 (m)

+44 28 3839 8802 (o)

greencircle@talktalk.net