This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of electrolysis and water treatment, Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) and disinfection, the effect ORP has on bacteria, changing ORP without adding
oxidizing or reducing agents, and the MIOX Bench-Top
Electrolysis Unit. Several experiments are presented, including: Experiment 1,
MIOX Bench-Top
Electrolysis Unit - 1; Experiment 2,
Batch Electrolysis Unit; Experiment 3,
Flow Through Electrolysis Unit; Experiment 3a&b,
HPC Growth vs. Applied Current; and, Experiment 3c,
HPC Growth vs. Dechlorinating Agent. Conclusions were that: it is possible to adjust the ORP of natural and synthetic
water by using Electrolysis;
although some chemical changes result, by themselves
they do not impact bacterial growth;
there is a strong decrease in bacterial growth caused
by changing the ORP of water; and,
the different dechlorinating agents do not impact
bacterial growth differently. Includes tables, figures.