Titanium electrodes have numerous advantages and wide applications in the disinfection industry, as detailed below:

1. High Efficiency in Disinfection:

   - Production of Strong Oxidizing Substances: During the electrolysis process, titanium electrodes can produce strong oxidizing substances such as hypochlorous acid and ozone. These substances can rapidly destroy the cell membranes, oxidase systems, proteins, and nucleic acids of microorganisms, exhibiting powerful lethal effects against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. For example, in the preparation of acidic electrolyzed water, titanium electrodes serve as anodes to electrolyze sodium chloride solution, generating hypochlorous acid that has significant disinfection effects against various pathogenic microorganisms.

   - Broad-Spectrum Bactericidal Properties: They exhibit good killing effects against various types of microorganisms, including common bacteria such as E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as viruses like influenza and hepatitis B. They also effectively inhibit the growth and reproduction of fungi, such as molds and yeasts.

2. Good Stability and Durability:

   - Strong Corrosion Resistance**: During the disinfection process, titanium electrodes come into contact with various chemicals, such as disinfectants and acidic or alkaline solutions. They possess excellent corrosion resistance, allowing them to maintain stable performance in harsh chemical environments, resulting in a long service life.

   - Stable Electrode Size**: Over prolonged use, titanium electrodes do not undergo significant dimensional changes, ensuring that electrolysis operations can be conducted under stable cell voltage, thereby ensuring the stability and reliability of the disinfection effect.

3. Safety and Environmental Protection:

   - No Secondary Pollution: Compared to some traditional disinfection methods, titanium electrodes do not produce toxic or harmful by-products during the disinfection process, posing no additional hazards to the environment or human health. For instance, using chlorine-based disinfectants may produce carcinogenic substances like trichloromethane, while the hypochlorous acid generated by titanium electrodes decomposes into water and harmless substances after disinfection.

   - Operational Safety: The working voltage of titanium electrodes is relatively low, resulting in high safety during use and a low risk of electrical accidents.

4. Easy Operation and Control:

   - Simple Operation: The usage of titanium electrodes is relatively straightforward; they can simply be installed in the corresponding electrolysis equipment, and the appropriate current and electrolyte solution can be supplied to perform disinfection.

   - Precise Control: By adjusting parameters such as current intensity and electrolysis time, the concentration of oxidizing substances produced by titanium electrodes and their disinfection effects can be precisely controlled to meet the disinfection needs in different scenarios.

5. Wide Range of Applications:

   - Water Treatment: They can be used for disinfection in drinking water plants, swimming pools, and hospital wastewater treatment. In drinking water plants, titanium electrodes can pre-disinfect raw water, removing microorganisms and organic matter, thus improving water quality. In swimming pool water circulation, titanium electrodes continuously generate hypochlorous acid to disinfect the pool water and maintain its cleanliness.

   - Food Processing Industry**: They are used for washing fruits and vegetables and disinfecting food processing equipment. The strong oxidizing substances produced by titanium electrodes during electrolysis can effectively remove pesticide residues, bacteria, and viruses from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables, ensuring food safety.

   - Healthcare Sector**: They can be applied for disinfecting medical instruments and the air in hospital wards. Some small electrolyzed water disinfection devices use titanium electrodes as core components, allowing for rapid disinfection of medical instruments and enhancing the safety of healthcare operations.