Treatment of aqueous matrices using electrolysis to produce soluble tin metal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11993521
APP PUB NO 20220411292A1
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17860275

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This disclosure provides techniques for treatment of aqueous matrices using electrolysis to produce soluble metals. An aqueous matrix of interest is passed through an electrolysis device with at least one consumable electrode, which dissolves under applied current, transferring a desired reagent to the aqueous matrix of interest. In one embodiment, the electrolysis device is used in a water delivery network to passivate hexavalent chromium (Cr6) and/or convert it to trivalent chromium; the electrode can be made of food-grade metal tin, which is electrolyzed to form a stannous reagent, which then reacts with the Cr6. The disclosed techniques provide for Cr6 passivation without requiring the use of concentrated acids or other harmful substances. Long term reagent generation efficiency can be enhanced through the use of cleaning processes which maintain a fresh electrode surface in contact with the aqueous matrix of interest.

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AMS TRACE METALS INC1225 E ARQUES SUNNYVALE CA 94085

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Bacon, Richard Fremont, US 6 1
Dozortsev, Vladimir Ridgewood, US 13 5
Moreno, Jose Antonio Los Banos, US 4 1

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