Municipalities of all sizes face increased pressures to provide enough clean water to meet the needs of their growing populations. Effluent guidelines–discharge standards developed by the Environmental Protection Agency governing wastewater, or water that has been used in domestic or industrial applications–have become more strict in recent years, as well.
Using a revolutionized form of a time-tested process, Water Vision provides dependable, cost-effective water and wastewater (including sewage) treatment for the smallest parishes to the largest metros through its Thincell Technology filtration system.
Engineering the Way to Cleaner Water
As a leader in water purification equipment, Water Vision understands the challenges facing city waterworks and public utility departments today. That’s why we designed a new water and wastewater solution that helps public officials:
- Safeguard public health
- Protect the environment
- Reduce reliance on chemicals in water treatment
- Keep pace with increasing demand
- Reclaim surface water to be used as drinking water and wastewater for irrigation and industrial uses
- Meet all relevant effluent water quality regulations and
- Operate economical and sustainable water treatment systems.
Thincell: Powerful Technology, Proven Results
Electrocoagulation (EC) is a process utilized by municipal water treatment facilities around the world because of its ability to remove suspended solids from wastewater without the need for chemical additives. It’s effective in treating both sewage and surface water.
However, traditional EC is susceptible to passivation, or corrosion, which can cause operating inefficiencies, premature systems shutdowns, and high electrical usage.
Water Vision’s patented Thincell® Technology solves the problem of passivation, while retaining EC’s ability to remove more than 35 different contaminants from water and lower water hardness in potable water. It also helps with bacteria, virus, and pathogen destruction, as well as the removal of suspended solids in a single, efficient treatment.
Thincell’s electrochemistry also allows it to be a natural and extremely effective in-situ disinfectant that upsets the ionic balance of the bacteria and removes dead bacteria through settling or flotation. This is done in one step, whereas traditional EC requires a second technology (electro-oxidation) to complete the disinfection process.
Thincell cleans wastewater in municipal treatment facilities through a combination of electrolytic oxidation, emulsion destabilization, electrocoagulation, and flocculation.
HOW THINCELL WORKS TO TREAT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
Thincell’s Process – Stage 1-2
- Suspended, stabilized and emulsified contaminants exist in fluid
- Patented proprietary Anode and Cathode prevent electrode passivation
- Suspended and stabilized contaminants are destabilized, and break into smaller particles. Emulsified fluids are de-emulsified
- Bi-polar “Sacrificial Electrodes” release metal ions to form in-situ coagulant
Thincell’s Process – Stage 3
- Sacrificial electrodes completely dissolve and releases metal ions to form in-situ coagulant
- Contaminant particles react with in-situ coagulant and form floc.
- Hydrogen and oxygen bubbles formed at the proprietary cathode and anode carry floc to top of chamber for removal.
Thincell – “The Conductivity Bridge”
- Patented non-passivating anodes and cathodes – 6” spacing
- Bi-polar Sacrificial electrodes separated by water molecules form a “conductivity bridge”
- Thincell treatment is efficient in low conductivity environment
- Low conductivity treatment is not hindered by passivation.
Thincell’s many advantages make it the best solution for municipal wastewater processes.
The Thincell Advantage for Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment
Thincell’s inherent advantages make it the best solution for municipal water and wastewater processes:
- Low investment and operational costs
- Small equipment footprint with low power requirements
- Increased flow rates
- Eliminates passivation
- Treatment of multiple contaminants in both raw sewage and raw (or surface) water
- Minimal operator engagement and maintenance downtime
- Improved personnel safety
- Eliminates trucking of water for disposal
- No chemicals required
See the full benefits of Thincell
It’s important to note that Thincell Technology is not limited by process volumes, making it an excellent fit for any size municipal operation. The technology easily adapts to existing plants without the need for costly retrofitting, and a wide variety of automated packages are available.
our Product Overview
Water Vision is a Houston-based water treatment technology company established to provide clean water solutions using a proprietary and patented Thincell® direct contact electrochemical (EC) process system. Water Vision’s innovative approach has created a specialized product line that eliminates the traditional EC and passivation problems found in existing approaches.