s_m_m t1_j684l68 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:18 PM Reply to ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch Yes, you can. I actually keep an electrolytic water purifier (mixed oxidant) in my emergency kit. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_water_purifier > A simple brine {salt + water} solution in an electrolytic reaction produces a powerful mixed oxidant disinfectant (mostly chlorine in the form of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and some peroxide, ozone, chlorine dioxide). Permalink 10
s_m_m t1_j684l68 wrote
Reply to ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
Yes, you can. I actually keep an electrolytic water purifier (mixed oxidant) in my emergency kit.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_water_purifier
> A simple brine {salt + water} solution in an electrolytic reaction produces a powerful mixed oxidant disinfectant (mostly chlorine in the form of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and some peroxide, ozone, chlorine dioxide).