Technology

Reverse Ionizer™ has undertaken years of research and development for its two core products.

Reverse Ionizer's Plasma Disinfection System™ solution is designed for use in existing and new evaporative cooling towers, denaturing bacteria, parasites and viruses by using non-thermal plasma discharges alongside other killing mechanisms to address biological and organic contaminants, including:

Reverse Ionizer's Plasma Disinfection System™ provides the inactivation of pathogens/viruses/parasites exceeding EPA Clean Drinking Water Standards as follows:

  • Pathogens, including Legionella: Log 6 reduction (99.9999% reduction)

  • Viruses: Log 4 reduction (99.99% reduction)

  • Parasites: Log 3 reduction (99.9% reduction)

These disinfection methods used by the PDS are expected to lower chemical usage in cooling towers, resulting in an increase in cooler tower life expectancy, as well as generate savings in chemical, personnel, handling, storage, and liability costs.

The PDS utilizes proprietary software to monitor and store system parameters, including pH, conductivity, power, frequency, temperature (cell, transformer, enclosure, water), input water pressure, and flow rate.

The PDS also sends system alerts, including indications of the following: leaks, high temperature, high pressure, power outage, limited and/or no flow.voltage.

The plasma discharges (specifically, dielectric barrier discharges) ignite plasma by applying a high voltage between two electrodes, where at least one electrode is insulated by a dielectric. Fine plasma filaments form between the electrodes that have a very short lifetime due to the accumulation of charge carriers on the dielectric surface, which generates an opposing field to the externally applied voltage.

Reverse Ionizer™ Electro-Magnetic (ExB) Solution

RI's Electro-Magnetic (ExB) Solution uses radio frequency to soften scale in cooling towers - aimed at decreasing the use of harmful chemical additives. The ExB Probe System is comprised of 1) a treatment chamber (probe), and 2) a broadband electromagnetic generator (BEG).

The ExB Probe System uses orthogonal electromagnetic fields to alter the crystalline structure of scale inherent to cooling towers. Instead of calcium carbonate scale in the form of cement-like calcite, the treated solution deposits calcium carbonate in the form of soft-scale aragonite and unstable vaterite. In other words, the ExB Probe System exploits chemical reactions using high-frequency electromagnetic force to make calcium carbonate scale more manageable and easily filtered in a side stream.