Industrial Plasma Water Treatment

PP-07 MODULE

Plasma in contact with water generates a cocktail of reactive species: hydroxyl radicals (OH·), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), ozone (O₃), atomic oxygen, and UV photons. These species are collectively more effective at destroying organic contaminants, pathogens, and micropollutants than any single conventional water treatment process.

The Physics

A pulsed discharge (10–100 kV, nanosecond rise time) creates a non-thermal plasma. Electron temperature reaches 10,000–50,000 K while bulk water temperature rises by less than 5°C. No chemical additives. No consumables except electricity.

What It Destroys

Pathogens. 99.99% inactivation of E. coli, Legionella, Cryptosporidium, and viruses at 1–10 J/mL.

Micropollutants. Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, PFAS. Hydroxyl radical attack mineralises these compounds. PFAS defluorination efficiency: 85–95% in laboratory tests.

Biofilms. Plasma-generated reactive species penetrate biofilm matrices that protect bacteria from chlorine and UV.

System Configuration

The PP-07 processes 1,000 litres per hour in a flow-through reactor. Total electrical consumption: 500 W. The module fits in a standard 19-inch rack enclosure and requires no chemical supply chain.

For the Foundation humanitarian deployment, the PP-07 is integrated into the MK-Oasis pod alongside solar power, communications, and Codex educational printing. A single pod provides clean water and printed textbooks to a community of 500 from a shipping container powered by the sun.