ronz28 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial – able to kill bacteria – for as long as a week after treatment. Devices able to produce such plasmas are cheap, which means they could be life-savers in developing countries, disaster areas... http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/14/using-plasmas-to-sterilize-water/ Looks like a timely business opportunity here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Interesting but this caught my attention: "Graves was puzzled to see, however, that the water was still antimicrobial a week later, even though the peroxide and nitrite concentrations had dropped to nil. This indicated that some other reactive chemical – perhaps a nitrate – remained in the water to kill microbes, he said." Given that modern analysis techniques are as advanced as they are I can see why they are puzzled. I'll pass for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronz28 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Yes, I wondered about that too. I avoid nitrates and nitrites in food but am not sure what this is. I guess it may not be ready for prime time or someone wants to mislead potential competitors for awhile. I suspect someone with the right expertise should be able to figure this out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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