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What is Ozone Odor Removal? Ozone is created in nature by lightning and can be smelled after a storm. It is one of nature’s most powerful oxidizers. Ozone is created by converting Oxygen (O2) into Ozone (O3). Oxidizers are a class of chemicals that break down organic substances. Other common oxidizers include chlorine or fluorine. Ozone works for applications in water including water treatment, swimming pools, process water, and others, as well as in air for odor control, scrubbing, or pollution control.
How Is Ozone Produced?
Ozone Generators are used to “manufacture” Ozone out of one of the most readily-available substances on earth – Oxygen in the air. In fact, Ozone has been called “Enhanced Oxygen” for the simple reason that Oxygen (O2) can be converted to Ozone (O3). Ozone is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere (the Ozone layer) through ultraviolet radiation. Lightning will also produce Ozone through electrical excitation of Oxygen molecules. Ozone Generators use both forms of producing Ozone. Some generators will use electrical fields (corona discharge) to produce Ozone. Others use ultraviolet lights (UV method) to produce Ozone. Generally, the UV Ozone systems produce a lower concentration of Ozone. Since concentration of Ozone is important, most applications will use Corona Discharge Ozone Generators. Since Ozone cannot be stored, it is used as quickly as it is produced. Ozone Generators are used to produce Ozone at the location where it will be used. Ozone Generators come in all sizes, ranging from small DC units used to clean the air in your car (not recommended) to large industrial systems used to purify millions of gallons per day of water in municipal water systems. Since they require no inputs other than Oxygen, they are very cost-effective.
How Does Ozone Odor Removal Work?
Ozone is classified as an “oxidant” or a substance that converts organic material into their base compounds. Oxidants can be put to work as a sanitizer and disinfection agent or simply to break down organic substances. Other examples of oxidants are chlorine and fluorine. For example, Ozone Odor Removal can be put to use to convert airborne pollutants such as ammonia, mercaptans, sulfides, and other organic chemicals into inert, non-odorous by-products. Or to oxidize pollutants and organics in water. As a powerful oxidizer, it is a very effective disinfecting agent and will kill germs, viruses, bacteria, molds, and yeasts. Ozone is an extremely fast-acting oxidant. After oxidizing substances, Ozone then simply reverts to Oxygen. The target substances are broken down into their base components. Ozone production and application is a chemical process that is predictable and well understood by chemical engineers, chemists, and, increasingly, doctors around the world.
Ozone – In Use for Over a Century: For the past 100 years, Ozone has been used commercially for odor reduction and water purification. This substance is also a very effective anti-bacterial, germicidal, and fungicidal agent. It is classified as an “oxidant” or a substance that converts organic material into their base compounds. Other examples of oxidants are fire, chlorine, and fluorine. In Europe, the use of Ozone has been readily-accepted for water treatment, wastewater treatment, air purification, and is now gaining attention for medical treatments. Ozone was first used commercially in France in the late 1800s in a slaughterhouse to control odors. Ozone is equally effective at treating impurities in air or in water. The name “ozone” is derived from the Greek word “ozein” which means “to smell”. Ozone is a bluish, water-soluble gas with a distinctive smell. The use of Ozone leaves no toxic by-products or residues and is non-carcinogenic. Ozone occurs naturally in the environment. In nature, oxygen is released from plants and sea plankton during photosynthesis. Oxygen floats upward into the atmosphere and in turn is converted into ozone by ultraviolet radiation. This blocks out the harmful UVb rays that cause skin cancer.
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