S A NI T I S IN G & WAT E R T R E AT ME N T
Diamox
A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR THE
TOUGHEST WASTEWATERS
——----— Diamox is a compact and easy-to-implement electrochemical
advanced oxidation reactor that provides on-site wastewater treatment
systems with game-changing efficiency and simplicity.
PERFECTING A TECHNOLOGY THAT
TRANSFORMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Diamox diamond electrode cells use proprietary solid
boron doped diamond (BDD) to give small to medium
volume wastewater treatment systems a transformative
increase in efficiency and capability.
DI A MOX : T HE BR E A K T HR OUGH T H AT M A K E S
EL EC T R OCHEMIC A L A D VA NCED OX IDAT ION
PR O CE S S ( E AOP) SYS T EM S EF F E C T I V E ,
R EL I A BL E A ND E C ONOMIC A L
Diamox electrochemical cells enable manufacturers
of on-site wastewater treatment systems to design
solutions that:
Conventional treatments use aerobic biological
processes to digest contaminates dissolved in waste
water. Highly contaminated effluent streams pose
a challenge for these processes since the dissolved
species can be resistant to oxidation (recalcitrant),
and can be toxic to the microbial colonies in a
bio-digesting plant.
–– Effectively treat effluents that are difficult or impossible
to treat by conventional means, by fully mineralizing
dissolved organic compounds
–– Allow discharge of treated water directly from site
–– Are cost effective and simple to operate and maintain
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) provide an
on-site solution for these challenging waste streams.
They function by mineralizing dissolved effluents
through oxidation reactions with hydroxyl radicals.
–– Avoid the need to use UV and chemicals
–– Meet the needs of key industries such as chemical,
pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, textiles and
environmental water management
THE POWER OF THE HYDROXYL RADICAL
The hydroxyl radical (•OH) is the neutral form
of the hydroxide ion (OH−). Hydroxyl radicals
are highly reactive, able to oxidize even the most
recalcitrant and toxic dissolved effluent species.
DE L I V E RE D RE A DY T O IN S TA L L
Diamox is a complete ‘bolt-in’ unit comprising a
Diamox cell with solid BDD electrodes, housing and all
electrical and pipework connections - ready to install into
Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Process systems.
EXTENDING ELECTRODE LIFE FOR YEARS
Conventional electrodes dissolve in the presence of
the hydroxyl radical giving them a limited field life.
Element Six Electrochemical Processing (EP) Grade
BDD electrodes are resistant to the hydroxyl radical
and have a field life measured in years – enabling
EAOP systems that are efficient and reliable.
C O M P L E T E T R E AT M E N T W I T H A S I N G L E
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS
AOP systems usually require additional UV and
chemical processes to generate the hydroxyl
radical and that makes them more complicated
to operate, more hazardous and less sustainable.
Electrochemical AOP systems with long life
Diamox electrodes can generate the hydroxyl
radical solely by electrochemical means to treat
highly contaminated water; for a system that is less
complicated, safer and easier to operate.
Diamox has proven reliability and
is easy to integrate into your water
treatment technology.
Diamox contains a stack of bipolar
BDD electrodes to maximize the
effluent’s exposure to oxidizing species
generated at the electrode surface.
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A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY FOR BET TER
SUSTAINABILIT Y IN MANY INDUSTRIES
E N A BL ING EF F ICIEN T EL E C T R OCHEMICA L
A D VA NCE D OX IDAT ION PR OCE S S E S
A T R E AT MEN T S OL U T ION F OR M A N Y INDU S T R IE S
Diamox is suitable for use in low to medium volume
wastewater treatment systems in a wide range of
industries, such as:
Diamox is a game changing electrochemical cell for
Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Process (EAOP)
water treatment technology since it is able to operate at
extremely high current density, with 100% of the hydroxyl
radicals generated available for useful oxidation work.
–– Spent caustic wastewater
–– Textile wastewater – dye de-colorization
E F F E C T I V E - capable of full mineralization of dissolved
–– Pharmaceutical wastewater
organic compounds
–– Reverse Osmosis brines
R E L I A B L E - using Element Six BDD electrodes that have a
–– Landfill leachate including ammonia reduction
field lifetime measurable in years
F L E X I B L E - effective with most types of effluent streams
with dissolved contaminates
C O M PA C T F O O T P R I N T
S A F E - operates at low temperature and pressure without
the addition of hazardous chemicals
PR O V EN PE RF ORM A NCE IN A VA RIE T Y OF
WA S T E S T RE A M S
Successful results have been achieved in complex waste
streams including:
–– High Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) streams
of >100,000 mgl-1 to <200 mgl-1 landfill leachate
–– Phenolic compounds
–– Mercaptans
–– Dyes
E X A MPL E OF C OD REDUC T ION IN A BAT CH
PR O CE S S
Diamox enables on-site EAOP processing in multiple industries including
pharmaceutical, textiles, landfill leachate and oil & gas.
100000
COD mg/I
10000
1000
100
10
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
ELAPSED TIME (hr)
COD reduction of dissolved recalcitrant.
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A TURNKE Y SOLUTION READY FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
T E CHNIC A L S UPP OR T
T E C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C AT I O N S F O R D I A M O X 2 0 C
Element Six has more than 20 years’ experience in
the research, development and manufacture of CVD
diamond technology for applications that range from
electrochemistry to optics.
Element Six is able to provide:
Electrodes
Element Six EP Grade BDD
COD Oxidation Capacit y
2 kg per hour
Water Connections
4 in c h V a n S t o n e f l a n g e
Power Connections
1 7 5 m m 2 f l e x ib l e c a b l e w i t h
t e r m in a l c o n n e c t o r
R E C O M M E N D E D P O W E R S U P P LY
–– Expert assistance to ensure our clients maximize
their technological potential
–– Co-development capability to solve application
problems
–– Mapping of the oxidation capacity of Diamox over
a range of effluent contamination concentrations
B ip o l a r D C P o w e r s u p p l y
120 to 250 kW
P o l a r i t y S w i t c h in g
60 seconds
O p e r a t in g c u r r e n t
250 - 375 amps
Voltage range
120 to 660 V DC
R E C O M M E N D E D O P E R AT I N G C O N D I T I O N S
Effluent Conductivit y
>2 0 m S c m - 1
O p e r a t in g p r e s s u r e
1 to 3 bar
R e c ir c u l a t i o n f l o w r a t e
>2 5 , 0 0 0 l i t r e s p e r h o u r
Water exit temperature
5 0 oC
HO W DI A MOX F I T S IN T O E AOP T RE AT MEN T PL A N T S
BIP OL A R EL EC T R OCHEMIC A L CEL L S
EAOPs are compact and simple water treatment systems.
The effluent is held in a process tank and then pumped
through the Diamox cell. The oxidation process is a batch
process with the dissolved effluents mineralized at the
surface of the anode electrode and the process controlled
by the power applied to the electrochemical process.
Diamox uses BDD for the anode and the
cathode. The designed allows for switching
the polarity of electrodes to prevent fouling,
enabling operation in highly contaminated
environments.
Vent
Diamox
Holding tank
Pump
Filter
Heat exchanger
BIPOLAR
DC SUPPLY
Power supply
F IND OU T MOR E A B OU T DI A MOX
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