Patent ID: 9512018
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: C02F

Claim Text:
1. An improved treatment system for inactivating microorganisms comprising: a plurality of electrodes; a treatment chamber, the plurality of electrodes are arranged and spaced forming the treatment chamber therebetween, the treatment chamber receives a microorganism and a liquid medium surrounding the microorganism, the microorganism further comprising an exterior cellular membrane; a high intensity pulse means generates an inactivation pulse having a specific energy of at least 60 kJ/kg and a field strength of at least 10 kV/cm; an ion control means generates an ion control waveform, the ion control waveform further comprising alternating between a +Vion period which creates ions in the liquid medium and a space period void of ion generation; and a pulse pattern switching means generates a treatment cycle waveform, the treatment cycle waveform further comprising alternating between: wherein certain of the plurality of ions are attracted to and concentrate proximate the exterior cellular membrane of the microorganism increasing the microorganism susceptibility to inactivation by the inactivation pulse.