Ralph Zito 
Electrochemical Water Processing [EPUB ebook] 

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Water Contaminants and Their Removal.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Technology, History, and Background.
1.3 Application Areas: Electrochemical Technology Water
Processing.
2. Basic Electrochemical and Physical Principles.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Acidity and Alkalinity, p H.
2.3 Activity and Activity Coefficients.
2.4 Equilibrium and Dissociation Constants.
2.5 Electrode, or Half Cell Potential.
2.6 Chemical Potential Definition.
2.7 Concentration Potential.
2.8 Equivalent Conductance.
2.9 Free Energy and Equilibrium.
2.10 Dissociation Constants.
2.11 Ionic Conductance and Mobility.
2.12 Osmotic Pressure.
2.13 Diffusion (Flick’s Law).
3. Systems Description: General Outlines of Basic
Approaches.
3.1 Electrodialysis.
3.2 p H Control: Analytic Development.
3.3 Biociding Technology.
3.4 Ion Exchange Resin Regeneration System.
3.5 Metals Reclamation.
4. Mathematical Analysis & Modeling Electrodialysis
Systems.
4.1 Electrodialysis: Descriptions and Definitions.
4.2 Basic Assumptions and Operating Parameters.
4.3 Parametric Analysis: Flow-Through Configuration.
4.4 Flow-Through Design Exercises.
4.5 Batch Process Analysis: Re-Circulating or Static Water
Processing System.
4.6 Design Exercises for Water Re-Circulation Systems.
4.7 Cell Potential and Membrane Resistance Contributions.
4.8 Diffusion Losses of Ions and Molecules Across Membranes.
5. System Design Exercises & Examples.
5.1 Electrolytic Generation of Bromine and Chlorine: Design
Procedures.
5.2 Simple Estimate of Capital Equipment and Operating Cost of
Electrochemical Desalination Apparatus.
5.3 Cost Estimates Outline for an Electrodialysis De-ionizing
System.
6. Applications Discussion.
6.1 Demineralizer: Electrodialysis.
6.2 Reseidentialwater Softener.
6.3 Electrical Water Processor Portable Design.
Appendix A: Some Physical Constants and Conversion
Factors.
Appendix B: Conductance and Solubility.
Appendix C: Feeder Tube and Common Manifolding
Losses.
Appendix D: Variable Current Density.
Appendix E: Mathematical Analysis: Water p H Control Cell and
Ion Exchange Resin Regeneration.
Appendix F: Industrial Chlorination and Bromination Equipment
Cost Estimates.
Appendix G: Design Mathematics in Computer Format.
Appendix H: Mathematics for Simple Electrochemical
Biociding.
Bibliography.
Index.
Also of Interest.

Ralph Zito, Ph D, has been working in the field of electrical energy for over 30 years. With more than 40 patents and 60 papers to his credit, his resume is a virtual who’s who of energy companies, such as GE, Westinghouse, and Sylvania, to name a few. He has taught at the Carnegie Institute, where he obtained his doctorate, and done research at New York University, where he received his baccalaureate.