{"id":1053,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"plasma-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1053","title":{"rendered":"Plasma water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 153);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">PLASMA WATER TREATMENT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/plant-PAW.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"214\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">PLASMA ACTIVATED WATER FOR AGRICULTURE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Plasma Activated Water (also known as &quot;Plasma Water&quot;) has been shown to:<br \/>\n&bull;\tIncrease rooting speed<br \/>\n&bull;\tReduce water consumption<br \/>\n&bull;\tEnhance seed germination<br \/>\n&bull;\tStimulate plant growth<br \/>\n&bull;\tPrevent pests<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">By replicating natural processes:<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.ted.com\/the-strange-healing-properties-of-water-zapped-by-lightning\/\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">The strange properties of water zapped by lightning<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&bull;\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vDcQhkt3-L0\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Nature&#8217;s answer to chemical pesticides<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n&bull;\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedplasmasolutions.com\/what-is-plasma\/\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">What is Plasma?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>How it works<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A gas discharge (plasma) is initiated via a plasma power supply in an oxygen and nitrogen containing gas flow. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This ionizes the gas flow, creating ions, radicals and reactive species. This discharge will provide a number of key chemical processes:<br \/>\n&bull;\tThe plasma-chemical production of NO and NOx.<br \/>\n&bull;\tThe plasma-chemical production of ozone.<br \/>\n&bull;\tThe plasma-chemical production of reactive species including (but not limited to) OH, HO<sub>2<\/sub>, O<sub>3<\/sub>P.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Electrolysis is the process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In PAW, ambient air is brought into the plasma phase with electrical energy and plasma activated air is brought into contact with water. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen are dissolved into the water creating Plasma Activated Water.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Plasma-reactor.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Plasma can be used in the entire life cycle of fresh produce, from soil to fork:<br \/>\n&bull;\tSterilize seeds while in storage<br \/>\n&bull;\tEnhance seed germination<br \/>\n&bull;\tAir cleaning, sterilization, and removal of volatile organic compounds in greenhouse facilities<br \/>\n&bull;\tTreatment, sterilization, and cleaning of water used for produce washing after harvest<br \/>\n&bull;\tDisinfection of produce before packaging<br \/>\n&bull;\tAir cleaning, sterilization, and removal of volatile organic compounds in the packaged produce storage facility and transportation vehicles<br \/>\n&bull;\tControl of pests and pathogens at the in-store display case and in-store storage<br \/>\n&bull;\tRemoval of ethylene from air to reduce rate of aging<br \/>\n&bull;\tSterilization of cutting boards, knives, and other food processing equipment both at home and in food processing facilities or grocery stores<br \/>\n&bull;\tPlasma-assisted destruction of hazardous waste and\/or waste-to-energy conversion of the nonhazardous food wastes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/PAW-plants.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"135\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">PLASMA AND THE WATER INDUSTRY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Water is essential for all lifeforms, both for personal use, like drinking and bathing, or industrial processes such as cooling towers. Its importance cannot be understated. The scarcity of fresh water makes the situation especially complicated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Because non-thermal plasma (NTP) is such a powerful catalyst, it can be applied to water to achieve valuable reactions\/results. Plasma can be used to sterilize and disinfect dirty water and make it safe for drinking. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Also, the pH of water can be both increased and decreased with plasma. Arguably one of the most exciting water applications of plasma is its potential to create an organic and nitrogen rich fertilizer for agriculture purposes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">See below some of the many water applications of plasma:<br \/>\n&bull;\tBreakdown of organics\/hydrocarbons<br \/>\n&bull;\tColor treatment<br \/>\n&bull;\tDeodorization<br \/>\n&bull;\tBreakdown of chemicals in water (i.e. pharmaceuticals)<br \/>\n&bull;\tBreakdown of algae and unwanted bacteria<br \/>\n&bull;\tIncrease\/decrease of pH<br \/>\n&bull;\tBleach alternative<br \/>\n&bull;\tIncrease the N in water for agriculture (creating fertilizer)<br \/>\n&bull;\tRemoval of scale build up in inner wall of pipes<br \/>\n&bull;\tSterilization\/disinfection<br \/>\n&bull;\tIncrease the moisture sensitivity of surfaces<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedplasmasolutions.com\/plasma-applications\/agriculture\/#indus\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Plasma Activated Water Device<\/span><\/a> from APS Uses Standard &quot;Push to Connect&quot; Connector<br \/>\n&bull;\tUses Standard US 120 V Outlet Plug<br \/>\n&bull;\tCreates Approximately 300 mL per minute<br \/>\n&bull;\tSimple Design with just ON\/OFF Button<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/PWTUnit.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"309\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLASMA WATER TREATMENT PLASMA ACTIVATED WATER FOR AGRICULTURE Plasma Activated Water (also known as &quot;Plasma Water&quot;) has been shown to: &bull; Increase rooting speed &bull; Reduce water consumption &bull; Enhance seed germination &bull; Stimulate plant growth &bull; Prevent pests By replicating natural processes: &bull; The strange properties of water zapped by lightning &bull; Nature&#8217;s answer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}