Electrical apparatus and method for generating antibiotic

Abstract

Apparatus and method for generating negatively charged molecules of the form [MO.sub.x ]-where Mis a positive ion, O is Oxygen and x is a number at least equal to 3. The apparatus comprises a specially shaped anode and cathode spaced apart from each other in a non-conducting housing. The anode has a first portion comprising a long shaft with a support to the housing at one end and a grid at the other end, and a second portion attached to the first comprising a plurality of electrodes. The electrodes are connected together at the end attached to the shaft and separated at their other end, the end toward the cathode. The cathode is in the form of a grid attached to a conductor rod carrying a resistor. When a substantially constant voltage is applied across the anode and cathode, through the shaft and conductor rod, respectively, a plasma forms between and around them that in turn forms a magnetic field around the plasma and the shaft. Diatomic oxygen molecules enter the housing and are polarized by the magnetic field and the resulting oxygen ions accelerated toward the plasma. The plasma excites and confines the oxygen ions long enough for them to strike the materials forming the cathode and anode, releasing positive ions of the cathode and anode materials which bind together and form the negatively charged molecule that is expelled from the apparatus. Once outside the apparatus, the molecules attach themselves to surfaces, neutralize electrically and the excess oxygen atoms oxidize molds, mildews, fungus, and bacteria.