Abstract
Abstract
It is crucial to analyze the aqueous system's electrical conductivity, pH, and temperature to evaluate its quality for the intended use. This study examined the impact of exerting several cold plasmas (argon, nitrogen, air, and oxygen) on the alteration of tap water properties used for a variety of applications under atmospheric pressure. The findings indicated that electrical conductivity and temperature were ascending-descending for non-homogenized water and ascending for homogenized water after plasma exerting. The effects of argon, nitrogen, air, and oxygen plasmas on homogenized water resulted in acidification water. According to the agreement of the results with the previous reports, oxygen gas with the most decrease in pH was chosen to change the acidic result. Oxygen plasma exerting caused basic properties in water after filtering water via argon gas. It was shown that is possible to obtain different results through a change in plasma exerting process from the same reactor. So, this attribute of the designed reactor made it capable of being used in many applications.
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Research Square Platform LLC
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