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1.2 The MIOX Concept <br /> MIOX is a system that produces Mixed OXidants (thus the name "MIOX") by <br /> electrolyzing salt water (brine) and separating the resulting products. Strong oxidants, referred <br /> to as the mixed-oxidant solution, are produced within the cell, discharged at the top of the <br /> cell, and collected into a holding tank until they are mixed with untreated water. These <br /> oxidants act as a disinfectant that together are more effective than a single oxidant is alone <br /> (See Figure 1. The MIOX Process). <br /> Reductants <br /> Oxidants <br /> Brine <br /> 3°/6 to 4% <br /> Power Supply <br /> AC Power <br /> ion water source <br /> Figure 1. The MIOX Process <br /> The mixed oxidants produced by the MIOX cell are created by the electrochemical <br /> reaction of salt and water. Resultant products from this electrolytic process are oxidants, such <br /> as hypochlorous acid and other chlor-oxygen species. The mixed-oxidant and catholyte <br /> solutions are separated in the MIOX electrolytic cell. Under specific conditions in the cell, the <br /> anode product is a mild acid, is corrosive to certain metals, and is a strong disinfectant. The <br /> catholyte is a mild base and is composed mainly of sodium hypochlorite and sodium <br /> hydroxide. <br /> Adding mixed oxidants to untreated water in the proper amounts will disinfect the <br /> water by killing or inactivating most water-borne microbes. When using mixed oxidants, the <br /> Concentration times Time (CT) values for chlorine should be used to calculate CT credits. <br /> WARNING! <br /> The mixed oxidant solution is a disinfectant—not drinking water - and <br /> therefore should not be consumed without diluting it with water. Neither is MIOX <br /> equipment a desalinization device for making fresh water from salt water, but instead <br /> uses salt water in making the mixed-oxidant solution (a disinfecting solution). <br /> Appendix3i-34 of 40 08/17/07 <br />