In:
Applied Sciences, MDPI AG, Vol. 9, No. 17 ( 2019-08-26), p. 3505-
Abstract:
In this work, we developed a portable device with low production and operation costs for generating an ambient air low-current arc (AALCA) that is transferred to the surface of a treated liquid. It was possible to generate a stable discharge, irrespective of the conductivity of the treated liquid, as a sequence of corona, repeating spark, and low-current arc discharges. The estimated concentration of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) in plasma-treated water (PTW) produced using AALCA treatment was two orders of magnitude higher than that of PTW produced using conventional He nonequilibrium atmospheric pressure plasma jets or dielectric barrier discharges. The strong bactericidal effect of the treatment using AALCA and the water treated using AALCA was confirmed by survival tests of Escherichia coli. Further, the possibility of treating a continuous flow of liquid using AALCA was demonstrated.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2076-3417
Language:
English
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2704225-X
