The significance of Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) using MHI, including its relevance, advantages, and influence on both health and water purity.
A high positive ORP is desired in sewage treatment, swimming pools and spas, because the higher the ORP, the more oxidation will occur, thus killing the bacteria and unwanted pathogens, by stealing electrons from the bacteria’s DNA, cell membranes and proteins.
Oxidation-reduction potential can be measured using a potentiometer (voltmeter) or an ORP meter.1 Water produced from electrolysis (ionized water), as well as other forms of hydrogen water, exhibit a negative ORP.2 But what is the meter actually measuring? And how does it work?
One of the characteristics of water containing dissolved molecular hydrogen (such asionized water) is that it exhibits a negative oxidation-reduction potential (O.R.P.).1Chemical reactions occurring in an aqueous solution are called redox reactions.2 The ORP measures the capacity of a solution to either release or accept electrons from chemical reactions. The ORP value, much like pH, is important for determining water quality and for water treatment processes.3
ORP is measured in volts and informs us of a solution’s oxidizing or reducing potential. An ORP probe measures the voltage difference between redox couples in accordance with their half reactions
