aeroponics with oxygen tank for o2?

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doser

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spencer2121 said:
im so fucking tired of people answering my questions who dont know what they are talking about!
Oxygen is not a fuel. Flames, fire and all related chemical reactions are a result of a fuel being oxidized, or being combined with oxygen. The application of oxygen to a burning fuel will cause the fire to burn much more vigorously, as well as hotter.

Oxygen, by itself, will not burn. If it did, our atmosphere (which is 20.9% oxygen) would have burned up a long time ago.

Oxygen is mixed with a number of different fuel sources to get a faster, hotter burn. Acetylene, used in metal cutting torches, is mixed with oxygen to get a super hot flame that will quickly cut through metal.

Nasa uses oxygen to burn hydrogen fuel, not only to get a fast burn required in a rocket engine, but also because surrounding oxygen in the atmosphere becomes much more scarce as you leave the atmosphere for space.
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stretch1988

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I know this thread is old but id like to revive it since ive had a similar question for over a year. oxygen occurs in the air in a ratio of 20.95% no matter where you are on the planet. If in an aeroponic root zone you were to artificially raise this ratio to say 35% would the growth rates of the plant increase. It seems logical to me that it would. We all no oxygen can be unsafe if the proper precautions are not used so posts on oxygen is dangerous and so forth are falling on def ears. Has anyone ever tried using bottled oxygen or an oxygen generator side by side with an aeroponics system not using it? Does anyone know if plant roots can use more than the 20.95% in the air or if that is already more than they use?
 
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Mooobaby

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stretch1988 said:
I know this thread is old but id like to revive it since ive had a similar question for over a year. oxygen occurs in the air in a ratio of 20.95% no matter where you are on the planet. If in an aeroponic root zone you were to artificially raise this ratio to say 35% would the growth rates of the plant increase. It seems logical to me that it would. We all no oxygen can be unsafe if the proper precautions are not used so posts on oxygen is dangerous and so forth are falling on def ears. Has anyone ever tried using bottled oxygen or an oxygen generator side by side with an aeroponics system not using it? Does anyone know if plant roots can use more than the 20.95% in the air or if that is already more than they use?
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I will be able to tell you shortly, developing a unit that will control root zone gas levels, temperatures and deliver oxygen directly into the root ball.

From what I can see on this thread everyone repsonded out of fear of trying something new, well from what I know that is the worst fear anyone ever came up with.

Pics to follow in the months ahead.
 
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JacksonStorm

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Just following up on this - I"m thinking about a similar solution but with Liquid Nitrogen...
I figure that if I have a tank of liquid nitrogen, I won't need a pump at all and would (probably) only need to swap out the tank every 2-3 months. (TBC)...

FWIW, there is a fair bit of research now that higher oxygenation does lead to better growth.
Might not be worth the expense, but good to know all the same.
 
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