how the Zeta Rod™ works

The capacitive field generated by the Zeta Rod™ has strong effects on mineral and organic particles present in the water.

In the illustrations above, two particles suspended in water have multiple negatively-charged sites at their surfaces. At left, the particles approach closely enough to be bound together, or to stick to the vessel surface.

At right, exposure to a Zeta rod electrode results in the elevation in potential of the charged sites, and the development of a strongly bound layer of counter ions that prevent the particles from approaching close enough to bind to each other or nearby surfaces.

Read "Fouling Mitigation in Aqueous Systems Using Electrochemical Water Treatment," a paper presented at the June 18-25, 1995 conference on Fouling Mitigation of Industrial Heat Exchangers, sponsored by AIChE and ASME.