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• Laundries
• Odor Control
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• Small Community Drinking Water
• Spas
• Waste Water

When properly utilized, ozone provides many advantages

• Environmentally compatible operation
• Strongest single oxidizing agent available - 152% stronger than chlorine over a broad pH range
• Generated on site - no transportation, handling or storage of hazardous compounds
• Can prevent need for Risk Management Plans
• Can prevent reporting for Title 111
• No added taste or odor
• Dissolved in water, it will not irritate skin, nose, or ears
• Will not dry out or leave a chemical film on food product or processing equipment
• Reverts to oxygen, simplifying water chemistry
• Unlike traditional chemicals, ozone is pH neutral and does not affect the pH balance of water.
• Can reduce chlorine or bromine consumption to a minimum, saving money on maintenance and material handling

Ozonization is the technological process whereby ozone, a natural but more highly activated form of oxygen, is injected into water. The result of ozonization is cleaner, clearer, and more odor free water than is possible by standard purification methods.

At the present time, chlorine is the most widely used chemical in the treatment of water. It is effective in killing or neutralizing many microorganisms that carry and spread disease. However, chlorine has properties that also make it harmful to people, animals and the environment in general. This is being recognized worldwide, and new standards governing the use of chlorine and chlorine compounds call for a major reduction and restriction of their applications in treating water.

Ozone has all the characteristics to qualify it as the ideal alternative to chlorine in treating water. Consider its properties:

• Ozone is the strongest oxidizing agent available, next to fluorine. Even stronger than hydroxylation which is formed from ozone as it disintegrates in water.
• Ozone reacts 3000 times faster than chlorine
• Ozone leaves few residuals, since it is unstable and quickly reacts with materials it comes into contact with. It also does not produce THMs, PCBs, and other halogen based DBPs.
• Ozone is the most effective biocide available.
• Ozone can be effective in low doses.
• Ozone is cost effective. New developments in ozone generating processes have reduced costs to pennies per day in most applications.
• Ozone is generated on-site. Ozone cannot be stored and must be generated at the point of injection, thereby removing the dangers associated with handling and maintaining hazardous substances.

Ozone has been successfully used for the treatment of recirculating cooling waters for many years. Benefits of ozone treatment include reduction of chemical costs and the labor associated with ongoing chemical concentration sampling and dosing, increase in the cycles of concentration, reduction (in some cases totally eliminating) blow down, and elimination of blow down water disposal costs. This last benefit can be a function of less blow down water to be paid for, less costs incurred to treat the blow down water to reduce chemical contamination to allowable levels, or reduction of penalties imposed due to disposal of heavily contaminated water.

Ozone works by attacking the biofilm present in all cooling tower waters, resulting in less (or no) physical labor to power-down the tower for hand-stripping of the biofilm. By operating cleaner, efficiency of heat transfer increases, reducing excess load on compressors, pumps and heat exchangers. Therefore, operating costs are lowered.

Some case studies report superior corrosion control, and reduction of scale buildup, even with increased cycles of concentration.

Applications for ozone in the food processing/packaging industries are extremely varied. Since ozone is the most powerful disinfectant available for practical use, its utility for inactivation of harmful food borne pathogens, without formation of trihalomethanes is outstanding. It is also being shown effective for increasing the storage life, ranging from minimally processed to fully processed commodities, by reducing the level of food spoilage microorganisms contained on the food surface.

Further uses included treatment of hydrocooling tank waters and wash waters, to reduce or eliminate penalties imposed for disposal of contaminated water. Recycling of these waters is also possible with ozone, without the potential for buildup of conventional chemicals beyond allowable levels. Another benefit is the ability to inactivate microorganisms washed off of the food surface during these processes, reducing (or preventing) the potential for cross contamination.

Food handling and storage equipment and facilities can benefit from ozone's oxidizing powers if washed with ozonated water on a regular basis, to eliminate bacteria and spores. This can also reduce or prevent cross contamination from batch to batch, or commodity to commodity.

Packaging and transport containers can be sanitized by ozone prior to introduction of the commodity, further reducing or preventing cross contamination. This method also eliminates increased levels of contamination by disinfection chemicals that can result in off tastes, odors, or potential harm from ingestion. Ozone reverts to elemental oxygen after a very short time, making it impossible to be ingested by the consumer.

Ozone used in the gas phase in cold storage environments has been shown to lengthen storage life, by controlling the germination of mold and yeast spores. This is important to packagers or processors of fragile commodities that cannot hold up to water based processing (such as strawberries).

Ozone has seen widespread use as a supplemental (or in some cases, replacement) sanitizer in swimming pools, spas and jacuzzis. By relying upon ozone, rather than the typical halogen (i.e., chlorine) to perform primary sanitization, formation of disinfection by-products (trihalomethanes) is minimized, resulting in a more comfortable pool environment.

Depending upon the intended pool, spa or jacuzzi use, halogen addition can be significantly reduced or eliminated completely.

Point of entry water is a term meaning that water treatment is performed at the point water enters the residence. This means that all water, whether used for drinking or flushing toilets, is treated in the same manner.

Ozone based point of entry systems are available to treat any number of groundwater contaminants, with iron, manganese and hydrogen sulfide the most common. Water containing contaminants such as these can cause problems of sufficient severity to justify the expense of treating water intended for use other than drinking.

The typical system involves an ozone injection / contacting step, followed by mechanical filtration to remove the precipitated solids.

Point of use is a term meaning that water treatment is performed at a specific location within the home, usually at the kitchen tap for drinking water purposes. Generally speaking, point of use treatment devices are small and portable and are used to treat water problems that, while objectionable for drinking purposes, are not likely to cause problems elsewhere in the home.

Common complaints, such as undesirable tastes and odors, are readily treated by ozone based point of use systems.

Ozone is used effectively in the processing of water laden with concentrations of industrial byproducts. Pesticides, organics, BOD and COD are all treated thoroughly and effectively through ozone oxidation.

Due to the degree of variation in contaminant makeup and loading, waste water treatment equipment is usually specified after scaled down pilot testing has been performed to determine required ozone dosages.

Reduction in processing costs, as well as reduction or elimination of penalties imposed due to disposal of contaminated water are some of the benefits. Further benefits include use of a clean, environmentally friendly technology that is as effective and economical as less friendly technologies.