Floral preservative

摘要

An electrochemically treated solution and method for cut flower and plant preservation, the solution having potassium, hypochlorous acid, dissolved oxygen, and a surfactant.

主权项

1. An electrochemically treated solution for cut flower and plant preservation consisting of:
at least 99.5% by weight water; an effective amount of potassium chloride; an effective amount of but no more than 0.01% by weight hypochlorous acid, wherein the hypochlorous acid is supplied in an undissociated form; a surfactant, wherein the surfactant concentration is between 0.5 to 15,000 ppm; and an effective amount of dissolved oxygen, wherein the solution has a total dissolved solids level of no more than 9 g/L, has a conductivity of 0.2-18 mS, has 5-600 ppm of available free chlorine equivalent, and has a pH of about 4.5 to 6.0.