Water treatment
Atraverda’s Ebonex® technology is a platform technology with applications beyond revolutionary bi-polar batteries. Atranova has exclusive access to Ebonex® technology worldwide which can be used in a broad range of applications in the fields of water and effluent treatment.
The primary use of Ebonex® technology currently is for reduction of COD levels, thereby producing significant savings under the Mogden formulas. This is the basis under which industry is charged for discharging to sewer.
Atranova utilizes Ebonex® in rod format as the basis for its MBB Technology. As water or effluent flows up through the MBB system, direct chemical changes occur when ions make contact with the Ebonex® electrodes. The most significant effect is the formation of free radicals (such as hydroxyl and oxygen radicals) which are highly reactive. The surface charge of these radicals is altered by the electrode charge, reducing the surface negative charge and resulting in the formation of small particulate matter previously in solution.
These agglomerate into larger particles by attraction to oppositely charged particles which can then be removed by filtration. The Atranova water treatment system has been shown to be successful in the following areas of application:
- Reduction of gross contamination in industrial effluents e.g. removal of COD, solids and increasing the ability to recycle or re-use so as to reduce costs of disposal.
- Disinfection either directly by killing organisms by passing through an electric charge, or through in-situ chlorine production to kill pathogenic organisms in water sources.
- Removal of organics and micro contaminants from potable water. Atranova’s technology therefore offers a solution to the increasing legislation for distributed water purification in the developed and developing countries and can also provide a simple safe solution to the provision of drinking water in many underdeveloped areas of the world.
For more information on the use of Atraverda’s Ebonex® technology in the fields of water and effluent treatment, please contact Atranova (www.atranova.com)
