| Authors |
Marcinauskas, L ; Aikas, M ; Ragelienė, L ; Jankaitytė, .E ; Uscila, R ; Tamošiūnas, A ; Mildažienė, V |
| Abstract [eng] |
Nowadays, plasma activated water (PAW) is widely used in different fields such as agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, the food industry, etc [1-5]. Performed research revealed that the unique physicochemical properties of the PAW or liquids are attributed to the existence of the nitrite (NO2 −), nitrate (NO3 −), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). It should be noted that the concentration of NO2 −, NO3 −, and H2O2 very strongly depends on the used plasma equipment, type of the gas, gas flow rate, treatment duration, volume of used water and etc. [1-8]. Once the PAW is produced, the treatment could be done in different ways: by immersing the samples, by washing the food or plants, and spraying on the plant, seeds or foods. Meanwhile, the effect of the plasma activated water on the seed germination or plant growth will depend not only on the physicochemical properties of used PAW, but also on the nature of the seeds or plants, as well as the treatment procedure [4-7]. The main aim of the study was to adopt the gliding arc discharge (GAD) plasma device for the creation of the plasma-activated water and to determine the relationship between the physicochemical properties of treated water and the composition of the produced PAW. |
