An apparatus and method for the purification of
contaminated water whereby the
contamination level of the
wastewater is automatically monitored and treatment self-adjusted and continued until the desired level of purification is reached. Specifically, if upon treatment a pre-set purification level is not obtained a water recycle control means completely precludes the uptake of additional
contaminated water and recycles
wastewater within the apparatus until the desired level of purification is obtained. The present invention more particularly pertains to an efficient, turn key, economical, movable, automatic and compact apparatus and method for treating a fluid with
ozone comprising multiple pressurized contact columns which are arranged in a
hybrid parallel and series column configuration, which utilizes a unique water recycle
control system and
piping arrangement to improve the efficiency of the
mass transfer of
ozone into the water and increase its
solubility by increasing the
contact time between the water phase and the
gas phase. The apparatus and method of the present invention has the further
advantage that it requires minimal installation and may be used to fulfill the clean and safe water needs of any hotel, resort, restaurant, hospital, light industry, commercial business,
apartment complex or
small city.