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Sterilization of solutions by underwater electric discharges

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A possibility of using low-voltage underwater pinhole discharge for sterilization of aqueous solutions has been considered. It was experimentally established that the time of complete sterilization of a solution is determined by the type of bacterial culture and the number of diaphragms. The posteffect phenomenon has been revealed. The sterilizing property of the solution persists for a long time. An analysis of the results has allowed for identification of the main sterilizing factors, which include chemically active species, discharge-induced shock and sound waves, and UV radiation.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry of Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskaya ul. 1, Ivanovo, 153045, Russia

    A. I. Maksimov & A. V. Khlyustova

  2. Ivanovo State Academy of Agriculture, ul. M. Ryabininoi 45, Ivanovo, 153012, Russia

    I. K. Naumova

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Maksimov, I.K. Naumova, A.V. Khlyustova, 2012, published in Khimiya Vysokikh Energii, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 259-262.

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Maksimov, A.I., Naumova, I.K. & Khlyustova, A.V. Sterilization of solutions by underwater electric discharges. High Energy Chem 46, 212–215 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018143912030058

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