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Anode (+) oxidering (pH 2-5):
|The natural chloride already dissolved in the water
is oxidised at the BacTerminator's anodes to:
H2O –> ½O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
2Cl- –> Cl2 + 2e-
In water, chlorine gas will further react to give hypochlorous acid:
Hypochlorous acid is in equilibrium with hypochlorite (ions), depending on pH:
Ozone is formed from oxygen:
Hydrogen peroxide is in equilibrium as follows:
Cathode (-) reduction (pH 9-12):
2H2O + 2e- –> H2 + 2OH-
After the electrochemical process, active hypochlorous acid is present in the water for residual disinfection, depending on dimensioning of the system.