Horace wrote: > ... At local state well operator classes I've seen an actual > demonstration of a MIOX pocket pen run by AA batteries. The MIOX is > produced in the pen by electrolysis and then mixed with a much larger > volume of water to be decontaminated. The pen was produced for the > military.
Very clever indeed, one only needs 2 drops of household bleach to potabilize 1 L of contaminated water so I can well imagine a pocket device is enough for one man's drinking needs. Every person in the third world should have one of those. What are the electrodes made of, do you know? And what do you feed it apart from AA batteries, just table salt? Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horace Heffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Britannica "electrolysis" concise article corrected > > On Jun 8, 2007, at 9:31 PM, Michael Foster wrote: > >> Is there no one who remembers practical chemistry >> anymore? ... What actually >> happens to a strong sodium chloride solution under electrolysis >> is considerably more complex. Depending on the current density and >> the temperature, the electrolyte becomes a mixture of, yes, sodium >> hydroxide, but also hypochlorite, chlorate, and perchlorate. > > > > You are so right. About the practical side of things, electrolysis > of saltwater is now used commercially and very effectively to make a > water decontaminate called "MIOX" which stands for "mixed oxidents". > See: > > http://www.miox.com/ > > A google search on "miox" shows lots of other references. MIOX is > the stuff that accumulates about the cathode when electrolysing NaCl > brine. MIOX is mostly HOCl, hypochlorous acid, but also lots of > other oxy-chloro compounds and also H2O2, hydrogen peroxide. The > process requires de-ionized water, otherwise the reaction product mix > can vary substantially. It is far more effective than chlorine or > bleach, and far safer, but requires very careful flow and/or > concentration regulation to keep it that way. With holding times of > a couple hours or more, even in concentrations with almost no > residual taste, it is even effective against viruses. MIOX > decontamination units are made in many sizes for use by water > companies. At local state well operator classes I've seen an actual > demonstration of a MIOX pocket pen run by AA batteries. The MIOX is > produced in the pen by electrolysis and then mixed with a much larger > volume of water to be decontaminated. The pen was produced for the > military. > > Regards, > > Horace Heffner >
