Compositions, methods and systems for electrolytic treatment of mycotoxin, glyphosate, and microbial contamination

A contaminant treatment fluid suitable for use in treating food commodities to thereby lower contaminant levels on the food commodities, comprising:

• an electrolyzed carrier fluid comprising a hydroxide brine;
• an oxidizer;
• a carbohydrate;
• and
• a sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound.

A contaminant treatment system suitable for lowering contaminant levels on food commodities, the system comprising:

• an electrolytic cell, comprising:
• a vessel having a fluid inlet to receive a hydroxide brine;
• a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode within the vessel, each operably connected to a power source to apply a potential therebetween;
• means for applying the potential to the pair of electrodes to produce a first electrolyzed carrier fluid and a second electrolyzed carrier fluid in the vessel;
• the vessel having a first outlet located proximate the cathode to remove the first electrolyzed carrier fluid from the vessel and a second outlet located proximate the anode to remove the second electrolyzed carrier fluid from the vessel;
• a mixing vessel in fluid communication with the first outlet of the vessel of the electrolytic cell, the mixing vessel thereby configured to receive the first electrolyzed carrier fluid, the mixing vessel comprising a contaminant treatment fluid outlet;
• a first additive storage vessel, the first additive storage vessel storing an oxidizer and being in fluid communication with the mixing vessel;
• a second additive storage vessel, the second additive storage vessel storing a carbohydrate and being in fluid communication with the mixing vessel;
• a third additive storage vessel, the third additive storage vessel storing a sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound and being in fluid communication with the mixing vessel;
• a neutralization system in fluid communication with the second outlet of the vessel of the electrolytic cell, the neutralization fluid thereby configured to receive the second electrolyzed carrier fluid;
• and
• a treatment vessel in fluid communication with the contaminant treatment fluid outlet of the mixing vessel, the treatment vessel being configured to receive the food commodity and contact the food commodity with the first electrolyzed carrier fluid having oxidizer, carbohydrate, and sulfonic acid functional group-containing compound mixed therewith.