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Article

Sonoplasma Frequency Tuning of Electric Pulses to Modulate and Maximise Reactive Oxygen Species Generation

by
Egor Mikhalev
1,*,
Anna Kamler
1,
Vadim Bayazitov
1,
Madina Sozarukova
1,
Roman Nikonov
1,
Igor Fedulov
1,
Elena Mel’nik
1,
Alexander Ildyakov
2,
Demid Smirnov
1,
Mikhail Volkov
3,
Dmitry Varvashenko
3 and
Giancarlo Cravotto
4
1
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 31, 119991 Moscow, Russia
2
The Institute for African Studies (IAS), Spiridonovka Str. 30/1, 123001 Moscow, Russia
3
Federal State-Financed Institution “Federal Centre for Animal Health” (FGBI “Arriah”), Microdistrict, Yuryevets, 600901 Vladimir, Russia
4
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via. P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Water 2024, 16(19), 2753; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192753 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 28 August 2024 / Revised: 24 September 2024 / Accepted: 25 September 2024 / Published: 27 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
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Abstract

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The wastewater problem is becoming an increasingly significant environmental issue affecting various aspects of human activities. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in water through certain physicochemical processes, which can oxidise or degrade various organic and chemical compounds, offers an effective purification method. The main advantage of these methods is the elimination of chemical reagents. The aim of this work is to investigate the possibility of regulating the ROS content in water by altering the characteristics of the plasma discharge that occurs under hydrodynamic cavitation in the water flow. The ROS concentration was determined using the permanganate oxidation titration technique. It was found that the content of various reactive oxygen species in water after treatment can be controlled by varying the power of the electrical pulses applied. Additionally, this study obtained the dependence of the ROS concentration in treated water samples on storage time, with results indicating that sonoplasma treatment has a prolonged effect on the antibacterial properties of water. The analysis of water samples using a biological test culture of Salmonella typhimurium revealed the bacteriostatic properties of the water for at least 48 h after sonoplasma discharge treatment.

1. Introduction

Currently, the problem of wastewater, which entails both environmental and economic consequences, is of significant relevance [1,2]. Despite the variety of water purification technologies currently available [3,4], there is a growing need to develop new or improved methods as the amount of harmful emissions from industrial, commercial and agricultural activities continues to increase [5]. Thus, there are a large number of studies demonstrating the ability of some reactive oxygen species (ROS) to degrade organic compounds, antibiotics, herbicides and other pollutants in water [6]. Methods that apply this property of ROS are described in the literature as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) [7]. Significant progress in the purification of wastewater can be achieved by improving existing methods of generating reactive oxygen species in water through chemical reactions resulting from the decomposition of the water molecule in the AOP.
AOP methods involve the formation of hydroxyl radical OH˙, superoxide anion radical O2−˙, singlet oxygen ‘O2, hydrogen peroxide H2O2 and other forms of oxygen [8]. Ozonation, the Fenton reaction, electrochemical methods [9,10], photocatalysis [11,12], hydrodynamic cavitation and plasma treatment are commonly identified among the existing AOP methods [13]. Ozonators convert O2 oxygen molecules from the air into O3 ozone molecules, which readily dissolve in water to form aqueous ozone. Ozone has several pathways of decomposition in water, including the direct reaction with organic and inorganic compounds, and self-decomposition into oxygen and hydroxyl radicals [14]. Fenton and Fenton-like processes can also be effective in the decomposition of organic pollutants [15,16]. These processes involve the generation of hydroxyl radicals (-OH) by the reaction between hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and a catalyst, usually divalent iron (Fe2+), although other transition metals can also be used in Fenton-like processes [17]. UV treatment can also induce oxidation reactions by promoting the formation of ROS, such as hydroxyl radicals (-OH), from water molecules through photolysis [18,19,20]. However, the processes described above have a number of disadvantages from technological, economic and environmental points of view, among which we can highlight the following: the need to use chemical reagents (in the Fenton reaction), high energy costs (ozonation and UV treatment) and the high cost of equipment (UV treatment) [21,22].
A promising method of ROS generation involves the use of plasma, which is an ionised gas consisting of electrons, ions, free radicals and excited molecules [23]. Low-temperature plasma can be generated by various methods, such as electric discharge, microwave discharge or radio frequency discharge [24]. Advanced plasma-based oxidation processes represent an innovative approach to water treatment and purification. Plasma is formed by transferring electrical energy to the gas inside the reaction chamber or discharge reactor. Electrical energy ionises the gas molecules, creating a high-energy and reactive plasma. Various chemically active substances are formed during plasma combustion, including ions, electrons, free radicals (such as hydroxyl radicals -OH and oxygen radicals -O), excited atoms and molecules and UV photons. Plasma-based AOPs provide the flexibility to control various purification parameters such as discharge power, treatment time and water flow rate, allowing the process to be optimised based on specific water quality requirements and contaminant characteristics while reducing energy consumption.
The effectiveness of water treatment can be enhanced when a combination of some of the above methods are applied to water at the same time. Thus, directly applying electric discharges to a continuous flow of water to maintain a stable plasma discharge is challenging [25] due to the high breakdown voltage in liquids (>10 MV/cm). This means that in such cases, enormous electrical power must be allocated to maintain high-frequency and high-voltage voltage pulses for a stable plasma effect on the water. This approach is extremely energy-inefficient and places significant limitations on the volume at which plasma can be generated. To solve this problem, scientists have used the creation of an auxiliary gaseous phase in water, in the volume of the liquid or on its surface, which leads to a decrease in the breakdown voltage of the medium to values in the range of 1–10 kV/cm. Various scientific groups have proposed methods such as the generation of plasma discharge at the liquid–gas boundary [26,27,28], artificial introduction of various gases into the liquid [29], etc. Hydrodynamic cavitation has shown to be the most effective of all existing methods in creating a gaseous medium in the water flow for plasma ignition [30]. The work of Arijana Filipi’s research group, which managed to ignite plasma in water under supercavitation conditions and demonstrate the effectiveness of such a method in destroying viruses, is of particular interest [31].
The equipment for obtaining the combined effect of hydrodynamic cavitation and plasma discharge developed in the present work is based on the fact that as the water flow passes through the hydrodynamic emitter and enters the area of reduced pressure, the liquid starts to cavitate. This approach can significantly reduce the energy cost of plasma discharge generation in water and can also be successfully applied in flow reactors, which simplifies its use in many industrial applications.
The purpose of this work is to investigate the possibility of influencing the efficiency of the ROS generation process in the reactor by adjusting the characteristics of the electrical signal applied to the electrodes, as well as to optimise the energy consumption of the developed equipment. In addition, the authors of this article were faced with the task of determining the minimum concentrations of ROS formed in water after sonoplasma discharge treatment sufficient to achieve a prolonged suppressive effect on microbial growth.

2. Materials and Methods

Figure 1 shows the schematic of the experimental unit for water treatment by plasma discharge under cavitation conditions.
In this unit configuration, a constant flow of water pumped by a pump at 40 bar pressure enters the reactor tube, where a hydrodynamic emitter is used to create a cavitation field. A stable plasma discharge is maintained in the reactor by applying an alternating voltage in the frequency range from 30 to 70 kHz with an amplitude of up to 4 kV. The pulse frequency is set directly on the generator’s panel. The amplitude of the secondary winding current during plasma combustion can reach up to 9.3 A, depending on the current treatment mode. The capacity of this equipment is 12 litres/min.
Electrical power measurements were made with a Tektronix TPS 2024B four-channel oscilloscope between the generator and the high-voltage unit. Also, oscillograms were obtained to take voltage and current readings on the windings and to calculate the plasma combustion time.
Chemiluminescence analysis was performed at room temperature on a 12-channel Lum-1200 chemiluminometer (DISoft LLC, Russia, Moscow). Chemiluminescent probes are compounds that react with ROS or organic free radicals to form product molecules in an excited electronic state. The observed luminescence is due to the transition of molecules to the ground state, which leads to the emission of photons. The highly sensitive luminol analogue L-012 was used as an indicator of hydrogen peroxide in treated water. This indicator is a chemiluminescent probe sensitive to the formation of reactive oxygen species, namely various radicals, hydrogen peroxide, etc. [32,33,34].
The determination of hydrogen peroxide concentration in plasma-treated water was performed according to the standard titration technique: 20 mL of cooled sulfuric acid solution (normality 2 N) was added to an aliquot (100 mL) of the analysed sample, after which the solution was stirred and titrated with a standardised solution of potassium permanganate with a concentration of 0.0159 N until the appearance of a weak pink colour was stable for 2 min. This standardised methodology is based on the redox reaction of potassium permanganate’s interaction with hydrogen peroxide in an acidic environment [35,36]:
2 K M n O 4 + 5 H 2 O 2 + 3 H 2 S O 4 → 5 O 2 ↑ + 2 M n S O 4 + K 2 S O 4 + 8 H 2 O
In this work, distilled water was treated in different modes of operation of the plasma unit. All obtained water samples were passed through the reactor tube only once. A series of studies were carried out to determine the dependence of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide generated in water during plasma combustion on the power input to operate the generator. The power was adjusted by changing the frequency of electrical pulses. To evaluate the decomposition time of hydrogen peroxide in treated water, samples were collected in specially prepared glass containers and stored out of reach of sunlight.
The study of bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties of distilled water after its treatment in the sonoplasma unit was carried out using the biological test system Salmonella typhimurium (CFU = 4 × 107/mL).
Salmonella typhimurium substrate (CFU = 4 × 107/mL) was diluted in treated water samples in 3 disposable tubes at ratios of 1:10, 1:100 and 1:1000. An amount of 1 cm3 of the original suspension was transferred to a disposable tube with 9 cm3 of sample water for a 1:10 dilution of the substrate. The same procedure was followed to obtain 1:100 and 1:1000 dilutions. Then, 0.05 cm3 of each of the 3 dilutions of artificially contaminated water was transferred to a Petri dish with meat-peptone agar as its solid nutrient medium. The samples were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. The described procedure was repeated at specified time intervals (1, 3, 17, 24, 24, 48 and 72 h). Contaminated water samples were stored at 22 ± 2 °C. The control sample was not treated with artificially contaminated distilled water.
The counting of microbial colonies in the obtained samples was carried out according to the following formula:
M = a × 10 n / V
where M is the number of cells, a is the average number of colonies at seeding, 10n is the dilution factor, and V is the sample volume (1 mL).

3. Results

3.1. Plasma Combustion Process

The plasma discharge in the reactor tube does not form immediately when an alternating voltage is applied to the electrodes at the ends of the tube. In order for the plasma combustion process to begin, the medium must be saturated with hydrogen and hydroxyl radical ions, which arise as a result of the decomposition of the water molecule during the collapse of cavitation bubbles. However, once saturation occurs, the resulting plasma discharge in the tube cannot be kept constant—the plasma combustion process is periodic, with characteristic periods of the order of 2–12 µs, which makes it imperceptible to the human eye. However, the obtained oscillograms show that the plasma combustion process is “flickering” at high frequency [37]. The oscillograms of the current and voltage, from which the plasma combustion time was determined at different frequencies of electric pulses, are presented in Figure 2.
Plasma generation in the reactor starts at the moment of a sudden voltage spike. Then, the plasma discharge is maintained while the current increases linearly and the voltage decreases. Once the current starts to drop, the plasma fades out until the next voltage spike. Consequently, one period of the plasma combustion process contains two characteristic time intervals: the plasma combustion time τ p , and the idle time τ i , which is when water flows through the reactor without plasma treatment. It can be seen from the obtained oscillograms that the ratio between τ p and τ i is not constant and depends on the frequency of electrical pulses. Thus, it becomes possible to achieve more efficient plasma generation at certain operating modes of the unit when most of one period is plasma combustion time τ p . The dependence of the plasma combustion time τ p on the frequency of electric pulses f was obtained (Figure 3). This dependence was approximated with a high degree of accuracy by an exponential curve. The approximation equation is as follows:
τ p = 28.401 e − 0.032 f
Increasing the frequency of electric pulses leads to a decrease in the plasma combustion time. In addition, Figure 4 shows the dependence of the plasma discharge combustion time on the generator’s operating power P, which was linearly approximated using the least squares method:
τ p = 2.0635 P + 1.3629
Decreasing the frequency of electric pulses leads to an increase in the time of plasma combustion in the reactor; however, the energy consumed in the whole process also increases. Based on the fact that the combustion time increases linearly with increasing power, we can conclude that the equipment has high energy efficiency at the considered frequency range.

3.2. Hydrogen Peroxide Generation in the Process of Plasma Combustion

Many sources in the literature provide data suggesting that the plasma generated after the formation of a cavitation field in the reactor initiates chemical reactions leading to the formation of reactive oxygen species [38]:
H 2 O + e → O H · + H · + e −
H 2 O + e → O H · + H + + 2 e −
H 2 O + e → H · + O · + H · + e −
O H · + O H · → H 2 O 2
A qualitative analysis of samples using the chemiluminescence probe L-012 was carried out to indicate hydrogen peroxide in treated water (Figure 5).
A reaction followed by a high-intensity glow was detected for water samples treated at two different frequencies. In addition, a water sample was analysed after cavitation treatment without plasma ignition. However, in this case, the resulting luminescence can be considered insignificant. L-012’s high-intensity glow can be an indicator of both hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl or superoxide anion radicals [39]. However, such free radicals are extremely unstable and characterised by very short lifetimes (milliseconds to seconds) [40,41]. Since the samples were analysed one hour after the plasma discharge treatment, it can be assumed that hydrogen peroxide is the main cause of the glow.
A graph of the dependence of the hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water on the pulse frequency is shown in Figure 6.
The concentration of hydrogen peroxide was found to decrease with increasing pulse frequency, and this dependence was approximated with a high degree of accuracy by an exponential curve described by the following equation:
C H 2 O 2 = 0.0106 e − 0.041 P
where C H 2 O 2 is the measured concentration of hydrogen peroxide and P is the power of the electric pulses.
This dependence may be due to the fact that the plasma combustion time, and hence the power of the electric pulses, changes nonlinearly with increasing frequency.
The dependence of hydrogen peroxide concentration on the pulse power was also obtained (Figure 7).
It can be seen from the above graph that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide increases in direct proportion to the increase in the power input over the entire operating frequency range of the generator. The obtained curves for the hydrogen peroxide concentration as a function of the frequency and power of electric pulses show a clear correlation with the same dependence for the plasma combustion time. It can be assumed that the natural reason for the increase in the hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water is the increase in the duration of plasma combustion in the reactor in one period, which, in turn, can be achieved by adjusting the characteristics of electrical pulses.

3.3. Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide over Time

Despite the fact that pure hydrogen peroxide can remain stable for quite a long time, it is known that the covalent bond O-O has low resistance to breakage, which means that the hydrogen peroxide molecule easily reacts and decomposes under the influence of various substances. The catalyst in the hydrogen peroxide decomposition reaction may be metal ions of variable valency, acids, alkalis and other random contaminants, some of which inevitably enter the solution from the environment under normal storage conditions [42,43,44]. For this reason, stabilisers that deactivate catalytically active substances are introduced into hydrogen peroxide solutions to maintain constant concentrations [45,46].
However, the rate of decomposition may decrease at relatively low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in solution. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide generated from the treatment of water in the plasma unit was studied in this work (Figure 8).
The above graph shows that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide during the first two weeks after treatment decreases slightly (1–2% of the initial concentration), and the hydrogen peroxide content in the water samples can be considered almost constant. After 3 weeks of observation (504 h), the water sample with the highest concentration of hydrogen peroxide showed the highest decomposition rate; its H2O2 content decreased by more than 20%, while for the other two samples, this decrease reached no more than 10%. The obtained results correlate with data from sources in the literature [47].
Thus, hydrogen peroxide persists in the treated water for the first 14 days after treatment with little change in concentration, but slowly decreases with time. This means that the treated water has redox properties for a relatively long time after passing through the plasma reactor. Consequently, it is necessary to make an estimate of the H2O2 content required in the treated water for a prolonged bactericidal effect.

3.4. Results of Water Testing for Antibacterial Activity

Data on the bactericidal and antibacterial properties of water treated with plasma discharge have already been provided in various scientific works [48,49]. These properties may be primarily due to the formation of hydrogen peroxide, singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species during plasma combustion in a volume of water. The reactive oxygen species enter an oxidation reaction and decompose various organic contaminants for some time after water treatment.
The results of our evaluation of the bactericidal properties of water treated by plasma discharge under hydrodynamic cavitation conditions are presented in Table 1. For the analysis, a dilution with a culture of water samples treated with plasma discharge at 68 kHz electrical pulse frequency was prepared.
Based on the obtained data (Table 1), it can be concluded that during the first 17 h, the number of microorganism colonies decreased exponentially (for dilutions 1:10, 1:100). Between 17 h and 48 h, bacterial growth was completely absent. When the culture was diluted with treated water at a ratio of 1:10, growth of Salmonella typhimurium resumed after 48 h of exposure. These trends are visible in the graph (Figure 9). No bacterial growth was detected throughout the observation period for the treated water samples with Salmonella culture at a dilution of 1:1000.
The present data suggest that water samples treated with plasma discharge under cavitation conditions have bacteriostatic properties for more than 48 h after treatment. This result can be explained by the fact that hydrogen peroxide and other reactive oxygen species in water at the concentrations at which they are generated with the proposed equipment are able to block the development of bacterial colonies and microorganisms. Reactive oxygen species react with pollutants and lead to the destruction of microbial cells [50]. At the same time, as it was shown earlier, these bacteriostatic properties are also due to the low rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the treated water. Although the rate of hydrogen peroxide decomposition in the presence of biological contaminants can increase significantly [51,52], the initial concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the samples are sufficiently high to maintain the antibacterial properties of the water more than 48 h after treatment.

4. Discussion

The cavitation medium in the reactor tube must be filled with hydrogen and radical ions, which are produced by the decomposition of water molecules, in order for the plasma discharge to occur when electric pulses are applied to the electrodes at the end of the tube.
From the moment the plasma discharge is activated in the reactor tube, the plasma combustion process is periodic, with characteristic intervals of up to 20 µs. This periodic process can be divided into two intervals: the active plasma time τ p and the idle time τ i , during which the water is not subjected to plasma treatment. It was found that when the frequency of the electrical pulses decreases, the power output of the generator increases. A decrease in frequency, accompanied by an increase in power, extends the plasma irradiation time in the reactor. It was discovered that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide increases with a decrease in the pulse frequency. Since the water flow through the reactor does not depend on the generator’s operating modes but is determined only by the pump pressure, this means that as the ratio between the plasma combustion time and the entire process period increases, the volume of liquid treated in the reactor relative to the total volume of liquid flowing through the reactor also increases. Thus, it can be concluded that the increase in the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide generation by adjusting the frequency and, accordingly, the power of electrical pulses is not primarily due to a change in any physical or chemical characteristics of the plasma combustion, but to a direct increase in the combustion time. With our findings, the generation of reactive oxygen species in water through sonoplasma treatment can be predicted and controlled.
A study of hydrogen peroxide degradation over time showed that concentrations change only slightly over a prolonged period (up to two weeks). Water treated in a sonoplasma unit exhibited a prolonged redox effect. The antibacterial properties of the treated water were demonstrated using a Salmonella culture, revealing that distilled water treated with electric discharges in a sonoplasma unit maintains bacteriostatic properties for at least 48 h post-treatment. Analysis of data on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide over time and the antibacterial properties of water treated by sonoplasma discharge suggests that treatment at the maximum frequency of electrical pulses (68 kHz) is most effective. This frequency mode optimises the rate of decomposition of reactive oxygen species, enhances the antibacterial properties of the treated water, and minimises the energy costs of operating a generator.

5. Conclusions

A new reagent-free sonoplasma water treatment unit with an electrical pulse frequency control module was developed. The proposed equipment allows for the effective generation of reactive oxygen species in plasma-treated water.
This work demonstrates that with the adjustment of plasma discharge power and frequency tuning in cavitating liquid, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide generated can be modulated and even predicted with an empirical formula. This enables the precise adjustment of the hydrogen peroxide concentration at the reactor outlet based on the specific application. The experimental results were analysed, and a mechanism explaining the dependence of hydrogen peroxide generation on the frequency of electric pulses was proposed.
It was shown that water treated in a sonoplasma unit exhibited a prolonged antibacterial and bacteriostatic effect (up to 48 h post-treatment). This can be used to enhance biological protection systems at various industrial productions. The authors concluded that the 68 kHz electrical pulse frequency mode is the most optimal in terms of the antibacterial efficiency of treated water and energy consumption.
The proposed equipment enables an increase in the energy efficiency of generating reactive oxygen species in plasma depending on specific tasks and can be applied in various fields of water treatment and sanification.
Future investigations will focus on conducting experiments based on the degradation of complex organic pollutants in sonoplasma-treated water. In addition, a more detailed analysis of the active oxygen species and dissolved gases contained in the treated water will be carried out.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.K. and G.C.; data curation, E.M. (Egor Mikhalev); formal analysis, A.K.; investigation, E.M. (Egor Mikhalev), R.N. and D.V.; methodology, M.S., E.M. (Elena Mel’nik) and M.V.; project administration, V.B.; resources, R.N., I.F. and D.S.; supervision, V.B. and A.I.; validation, A.K., V.B. and A.I.; visualization, E.M. (Egor Mikhalev) and I.F.; writing—original draft, E.M. (Egor Mikhalev); writing—review and editing, A.K. and G.C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

The article was prepared within the project “The “Clean Water” project as the most important component of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the countries of the Global South: socio-economic and technological dimensions” supported by the grant from Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation program for research projects in priority areas of scientific and technological development (Agreement № 075-15-2024-546).

Data Availability Statement

The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors on request.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Figure 1. Schematic diagram of a unit with frequency control for the power of electric pulses fed for plasma generation in water under cavitation conditions: 1—input water tank; 2—pump; 3—hydrodynamic emitter; 4—plasma reactor; 5—electrodes; 6—high-voltage cable; 7—generator; 8—frequency control; 9—output tank with treated water.
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of a unit with frequency control for the power of electric pulses fed for plasma generation in water under cavitation conditions: 1—input water tank; 2—pump; 3—hydrodynamic emitter; 4—plasma reactor; 5—electrodes; 6—high-voltage cable; 7—generator; 8—frequency control; 9—output tank with treated water.
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Figure 2. Oscillograms of voltage (purple lines) and electric current (turquoise lines) dependences on windings during plasma combustion for different pulse frequencies: (a) 68 kHz; (b) 60.37 kHz; (c) 40 kHz; (d) 35.29 kHz; (e) 30.58 kHz; (f) 30.34 kHz.
Figure 2. Oscillograms of voltage (purple lines) and electric current (turquoise lines) dependences on windings during plasma combustion for different pulse frequencies: (a) 68 kHz; (b) 60.37 kHz; (c) 40 kHz; (d) 35.29 kHz; (e) 30.58 kHz; (f) 30.34 kHz.
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Figure 3. The dependence of the plasma discharge combustion time τ p in the cavitation field on the frequency of electric pulses.
Figure 3. The dependence of the plasma discharge combustion time τ p in the cavitation field on the frequency of electric pulses.
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Figure 4. The dependence of the plasma discharge combustion time τ p in the cavitation field on the power of electric pulses.
Figure 4. The dependence of the plasma discharge combustion time τ p in the cavitation field on the power of electric pulses.
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Figure 5. Chemiluminescence curves with L-012 as hydrogen peroxide indicator.
Figure 5. Chemiluminescence curves with L-012 as hydrogen peroxide indicator.
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Figure 6. Dependence of hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water on pulse frequency.
Figure 6. Dependence of hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water on pulse frequency.
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Figure 7. Dependence of hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water on pulse power.
Figure 7. Dependence of hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water on pulse power.
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Figure 8. Hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water as a function of storage time.
Figure 8. Hydrogen peroxide concentration in treated water as a function of storage time.
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Figure 9. Growth of test microorganisms in treated water as a function of time at dilutions of 1:10 and 1:100.
Figure 9. Growth of test microorganisms in treated water as a function of time at dilutions of 1:10 and 1:100.
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Table 1. Culture growth in water samples as a function of time and initial dilution.
Table 1. Culture growth in water samples as a function of time and initial dilution.
Time, HourMicrobial Colonies of Salmonella typhimurium, CFU/cm3
Treatment Modes
PAW,
1:10		Ctrl.
1:10		PAW,
1:100		Ctrl.
1:100		PAW,
1:1000		Ctrl.
1:1000
0107107107107107107
1 2.6 × 105>1071.6 × 104>107No growth>107
38 × 102>107No growth>107No growth>107
17No growth>107No growth>107No growth>107
24No growth>107No growth>107No growth>107
483 × 104>107No growth>107No growth>107
722 × 105>1074 × 104>107No growth>107
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