Composition for electrolytic treatment of mycotoxin, glyphosate, and microbial contamination comprising an electrolyzed carrier fluid with a reductive potential
Compositions, methods, systems and equipment capable of significantly reducing glyphosate, microbial, mycotoxin and other contaminant levels in various food commodities, such as, but not limited to, grains (e.g., corn, wheat, oats barley, rye, sorghum, millet, rice, etc.), nuts, seeds, and other agricultural products, are described. A contaminant treatment fluid suitable for use in reducing contaminant levels in foods may include an electrolyzed carrier fluid having a reductive potential with an oxidizer, a carbohydrate, and a sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound. Contacting food commodities with the contaminant treatment fluid reduces contaminant levels in the food commodity.
1 . A method of making a contaminant treatment fluid, the method comprising the steps of:
A) mixing the following components:
i) an electrolyzed carrier fluid having a reductive potential;
ii) an oxidizer;
iii) a carbohydrate; and
iv) a sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound to form a contaminant treatment fluid; and
B) removing chlorine, chlorine-containing species, or both from the contaminant treatment fluid.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adding the oxidizer is done before adding the carbohydrate, and adding the carbohydrate is done before adding the sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizer is sodium percarbonate.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate is glucose.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound is sulfuric acid.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyzed carrier fluid has a reductive potential of −900 mV to −1000 mV.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyzed carrier fluid comprises hydroxide.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyzed carrier fluid comprises NaOH or KOH.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizer is mixed with the electrolyzed carrier fluid in an amount of 10 to 100 grams of oxidizer per liter of electrolyzed carried fluid.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate is mixed with the electrolyzed carrier fluid in an amount of 1 to 15 grams of carbohydrate per liter of electrolyzed carried fluid.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound is mixed with the electrolyzed carrier fluid in an amount of 1 to 5 mL of sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound per 100 mL of electrolyzed carried fluid.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein mixing the electrolyzed carrier fluid having a reductive potential with the oxidizer, the carbohydrate, and the sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound to form a contaminant treatment fluid is carried out in a manner such that the contaminant treatment fluid has a pH of about 8.5 to about 10.5.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein mixing the electrolyzed carrier fluid having a reductive potential with the oxidizer, the carbohydrate, and the sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound to form a contaminant treatment fluid is carried out in a manner such that the contaminant treatment fluid has an reductive potential of about −50 mV to about −300 mV.
14 . A method of lowering contaminant levels in a food commodity, the method comprising:
A) contacting the food commodity with the contaminant treatment fluid of claim 1 ; and
B) separating the contaminant treatment fluid from the food commodity.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein contacting the food commodity with the contaminant treatment fluid comprises submerging at least a portion of the food commodity in a bath of the contaminant treatment fluid for a period of time.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein contacting the food commodity with the contaminant treatment fluid comprises spraying the food commodity with the contaminant treatment fluid.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein separating the contaminant treatment fluid from the food commodity comprises rinsing the food commodity with water.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein separating the contaminant treatment fluid from the food commodity comprises shaking or spinning the food commodity.
19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the food commodity comprises grains.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein during the step of mixing an electrolyzed carrier fluid having a reductive potential with an oxidizer, a carbohydrate, and a sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound to form a contaminant treatment fluid, no chlorine or chlorine-containing species is actively added when forming the contaminant treatment fluid.