Apparatus and method for producing an antibiotic liquid

Abstract

An apparatus and method for producing an antibiotic liquid. The apparatus includes an ion generator that produces negatively-charged molecules of the formula [MO.sub.x ].sup.-, where M is a positive ion, O is oxygen and x is a number at least equal to 3, and means for mixing a gas containing said molecules with a liquid such as water. Molecules [MO.sub.x ].sup.- are produced in a generator that comprises a specially shaped anode and cathode spaced apart from each other in a non-conducting housing. When a substantially constant voltage is applied across the anode and cathode, a plasma forms between and around them that in turn forms a magnetic field around the plasma and the anode. 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 charged molecules [MO.sub.x ].sup.-. Upon exiting the generator, air enriched with the charged molecules is mixed with water to produce a liquid having antibiotic properties.