A process for treating acid mine drainage removes iron ions from the acid mine drainage in the form of zero-valent iron nanoparticles which can be subsequently used for environmental remediation.

An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials.

A system and method are disclosed for automatically operating a high voltage resonance circuit. An embodiment of the system includes one or more coils each coil can be an alternating current (AC) coil or a direct current (DC) coil. Ari embodiment of the system further includes a microprocessor that issues commands to control amplitude and frequency of pulses of the one or more coils to reach and maintain a resonant condition for water treatment. The microprocessor determines whether a coil is an AC coil or a DC coil by detecting whether a capacitor is connected in series with the coil. An embodiment of the system further includes one or more sensors that measure the quality of water and provide feedback to the microprocessor.

The present invention provides a method for treating water containing pollutants, comprising the steps of 1) bringing said water in contact with magnetoelectric particles so that the pollutants in the water come into contact with the surfaces of magnetoelectric particles; 2) applying a magnetic field to the magnetoelectric particles so as to generate electric charges on the surface of said magnetoelectric particles, wherein said electric charges on the surface of said magnetoelectric particles cause redox reactions to occur which oxidize said pollutants in the water. Also provided arm water cleaning reactors which can be used to perform the method of the present invention and water cleaning assemblies which use any of said water cleaning reactors.

The disclosure provides for a device and method for initiating an electrocoagulation reaction. The device may include one or more electrodes, conductive rods, conductive pipe, non-conductive pipe, and an adjustable power source wherein the electrodes have cutouts through each to allow for concentrated magnetic and electrical fields to form increasing the efficiency of the electrocoagulation reaction. The adjustable power source may be connected to the electrodes, conductive rods, and conductive pipe. The electrocoagulation device may be combined with another electrocoagulation device wherein each electrocoagulation device comprises electrocoagulation electrodes different than that of the electrocoagulation electrodes of the other electrocoagulation device. The present invention provides for contaminant removal from fluids such as wastewater including such wastewaters as fracking water, plating waste water, septic waste water and the like, potable water, pond water, hot tub water, and the like.

The disclosure relates to the field of water environment treatment, and more particularly to a system and a method for restoring a water environment by a constructed wetland. The system for restoring the water environment by the constructed wetland includes: (1) a water distribution pipe for inputting a water body to be treated into the constructed wetland; (2) a magnetization reactor arranged around the water distribution pipe and used for applying a magnetic field perpendicular to the water flow direction to the water body flowing through the water distribution pipe in order to make the water body entering the constructed wetland through the water distribution pipe become magnetized water after magnetization treatment; (3) the constructed wetland; (4) a magnetization reactor arranged in the vertical direction of the constructed wetland and used for applying a magnetic field to the constructed wetland in the vertical direction; and (5) a water outlet pipe used for discharging the water body treated by the constructed wetland. The water body to be treated passes through the water distribution pipe, is treated by the magnetization reactor arranged around the water distribution pipe and then enters the constructed wetland. Meanwhile, the magnetization reactor arranged in the vertical direction of the constructed wetland is used for intermittently magnetizing the constructed wetland, so that the technical problems of high blocking possibility during operation and difficult rapid restoration of the constructed wetland can be effectively solved.

The invention relates to an apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of a fluid comprising an electromagnetic radiation generator means for generating an electromagnetic signal with a customized spreading and distribution in space, a one-dimensional array (10, 20) of coil means (11, . . . , 15) and same number of magnet means (21, . . . , 25) in alignment therewith, arranged peripherally on supporting means consisting of a pair of rotatable discs (1, 1′; 2, 2′) according to a circular pattern concentric about an axis (1), wherein said coil & magnet means (11, . . . , 25) are centered on the vertices of a regular pentagon or having a fivefold of vertices wherein said generated electromagnetic radiation signal (Sμ) associated to the pentagonal circuitry (11.25; 16) is related to the golden ratio (φ) defining the geometric proportion of the regular pentagon, wherein (I). It also relates to an electromagnetic treatment method.

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}\phi =\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\sim 1,618.& \left(I\right)\end{array}$

An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials. Rare earth magnets electrically connect electrolysis electrode structures and serve as electrolysis electrode segments.

In at least one illustrative embodiment, an electromagnetic filter may include a transfer pipe and multiple electromagnetic filter elements positioned in an interior volume of the pipe. Each electromagnetic filter element includes a support comb, a solenoid coupled to the support comb, and multiple magnetic members arranged in a planar array positioned within an opening of the support comb. Each magnetic member may rotate about an end that is coupled to the support comb. The magnetic members may be magnetostrictive sensors and may include a biorecognition element to bind with a target microorganism. A method for fluid filtration includes coupling the electromagnetic filter between a fluid source and a fluid destination, energizing the solenoids of each electromagnetic filter elements, and flowing a fluid media through the transfer pipe of the electromagnetic filter. The fluid media may be liquid food such as fruit juice. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

A method for the creation of structured water in a laboratory or commercial setting may be bottled and distributed for human consumption. The method creates structured water that maintains its specific matrix structure for longer than structured water that is formed naturally (signal-locked water). The method creates signal-locked water by rendering the water prepared with a magnetic field, adding additives, exposing it to electromagnetic radiation, and adding a concentrate. The signal-locked water may be bottled and distributed for purchase and consumption.