Table 1 Properties of different waters and Electrolyzed water (EW) production conditions.

From: Sanitization Efficacy of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water against pure cultures of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus spores, in Comparison with Different Water Hardness

Water sample

pH

Water hardness (ppm)

Ca2+ (mg/l)

Mg2+ (mg/l)

  

(A)

Tap water

6.86

29

8.70

1.70

  

Underground water

6.97

12

3.65

0.63

  

(B)

Water sample

Input

Output

Electrolyte Flow rate (mL/min)

Amperage (A)

Voltage (V)

pH

ACC (ppm)

ORP (mV)

Tap water

4.00

8.0

2.9

3.10

57

969/998

3.00

2.3

3.23

44

952/992

2.00

2.5

3.31

33

913/982

1.00

3.9

4.16

16.5

818/925

Underground water

4.00

8.0

2.1

2.83

49

1088/1091

3.00

2.4

2.86

35

905/1007

2.00

2.5

3.03

30

937/1021

1.00

2.8

3.65

14.5

992/995

  1. (A) Basic properties of different waters used in EW production. (B) EW properties produced from Tap water and Underground water using various electrolyte flow rate, amperage, and fixed electrolyte concentration (6% HCl). ACC; available chlorine concentration (ppm), ORP; oxidation-reduction potential (mV).
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