Evoqua Water Technologies LLC

A water treatment system for brackish water is disclosed. The water treatment system includes a first electrochemical separation stage fluidly connected to a second, downstream electrochemical separation stage, with the concentrate outlet of the second electrochemical separation stage fluidly connectable to the concentration compartment of the first electrochemical separation stage and a control system configured to regulate feed directed to the concentration compartments of the first and the second electrochemical separation stages. Methods of treating brackish water to produce potable water and methods of treating brackish water using systems of the invention are disclosed. The Donnan potential difference and osmotic water losses are lessened by controlling a source and a flowrate of a make-up feed water directed to concentration compartments of first and the second electrochemical separation stages of the systems.

An apparatus for generation of at least one of carbon dioxide or hydrogen from saline water is disclosed. The apparatus includes an anodic compartment, an anode on a first side of the anodic compartment, a cathodic compartment, a cathode on a first side of the cathodic compartment, a first cation permeable fluidic separator on a second side of the anodic compartment, a second cation permeable fluidic separator on a second side of the cathodic compartment, a center compartment between the first and second cation permeable fluidic separators, and a mixing chamber including an inlet fluidly connectable to or in fluid communication with the outlet of the anodic compartment and an outlet, the center compartment having one of an outlet fluidly connectable to or in fluid communication with the inlet of the mixing chamber or an inlet fluidly connectable to or in fluid communication with the outlet of the mixing chamber.

Techniques and systems for neutralizing discharge waters from ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems are provided. The systems utilize oxidation reduction potential control to regulate the dechlorination of a biocidal agent to allowable discharge levels in ship buoyancy systems and ship cooling water systems.

A method of operating an electrochemical cell including introducing an aqueous solution into the electrochemical cell, applying a current across an anode and a cathode to produce a product, monitoring the voltage, dissolved hydrogen, or a condition of the aqueous solution, and applying the current in a pulsed waveform responsive to one of the measured parameters is disclosed. An electrochemical system including an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode, a source of an aqueous solution having an outlet fluidly connectable to the electrochemical cell, a sensor for measuring a parameter, and a controller configured to cause the anode and the cathode to apply the current in a pulsed waveform responsive to the parameter measurement is disclosed. Methods of suppressing accumulation of hydrogen gas within the electrochemical cell are also disclosed. Methods of facilitating operation of an electrochemical cell are also disclosed.

A method of treating water in a water treatment system comprises introducing water to be treated into an ion exchange bed of the water treatment system to produce treated water, receiving an output water quality indication from a controller associated with the ion exchange bed, determining, by an algorithm, responsive to the output water quality indication, whether to replace the ion exchange bed based on a remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed, current operational parameters of the water treatment system, and historical data regarding operation of the water treatment system, and responsive to the water quality indication, providing, by the algorithm, a recommendation to a service provider of the water treatment system that there is one of no action required, that the ion exchange bed should be monitored, or that a service order for replacement of the ion exchange bed should be generated.

An apparatus for generation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen from a saline water source is disclosed. The apparatus includes an anodic compartment, an anode disposed on a first side of the anodic compartment, a cathodic compartment, a cathode disposed on a first side of the cathodic compartment, a first cation permeable fluidic separator disposed on a second side of the anodic compartment, a second cation permeable fluidic separator disposed on a second side of the cathodic compartment, a first center compartment, and a second center compartment. The first center compartment is defined between the second center compartment and the second cation permeable fluidic separator. The second center compartment is defined between the first cation permeable fluidic separator and the first center compartment. The outlet of the first center compartment is one of fluidly connectable to or in fluid communication with the inlet of the second center compartment.

Water treatment systems are disclosed. The system includes an electrochemical cell having an inlet and an outlet, a cathode comprising a catalytic material for electrochemical generation of persulfate free radicals, and an anode, a source of a persulfate positioned upstream of the electrochemical cell, first contaminant concentration sensor positioned upstream of the electrochemical cell, and a controller operatively coupled to receive one or more input signals from at least the first contaminant concentration sensor. Methods of treating water using the electrochemical cell disclosed herein are disclosed. Methods of facilitating water treatment by providing the electrochemical cell disclosed herein are disclosed. Methods of retrofitting a water treatment system having an AOP by providing the electrochemical cell disclosed herein are disclosed.

A wastewater treatment management system including a plurality of monitoring stations, a treating station for introducing a treating agent to wastewater, and a principal processing facility for controlling a dose of the treating agent. A system configured to treat a wastewater stream collection system including a source of a treating agent, a metering valve, a sensor, and a controller operatively connected to the metering valve and the sensor. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instruction that instruct a controller to perform a method of controlling addition of a treating agent into a wastewater stream collection system. A controller for a system configured to treat odor and control corrosion in a wastewater stream collection system that is operatively connectable to a metering valve for administering a treating agent to a wastewater stream collection system.

Aspects and embodiments disclosed herein include an apparatus for generation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen from a saline water source. The apparatus comprises an electrolytic-cation exchange module (E-CEM) cell unit and at least one electrolyzer, each of the E-CEM cell unit and the at least one electrolyzer disposed between a set of endplates and endblocks.

A water treatment system comprises a source of water including one or more contaminants, an electrocoagulation cell including a housing defining a fluid flow conduit, an anode disposed within the fluid flow conduit, and a cathode disposed within the fluid flow conduit, the housing including an inlet fluidly connectable to the source of water and an outlet, a solids/liquid separation system having an inlet fluidly connectable to the outlet of the housing of the electrocoagulation cell, a solids-rich outlet, and a solids-lean outlet, and a ballast feed system configured to deliver a ballast to the solids/liquid separation system.