What is Ozone Disinfection?
Ozone occurs quite readily in nature, most often as a result of lightning strikes that occur during thunderstorms. In fact the “fresh, clean, spring rain” smell that we notice after a storm most often results from nature’s creation of Ozone. However, we are probably the most familiar with Ozone from reading about the “Ozone Layer” that circles the planet above the earth’s atmosphere. Here Ozone is created by the sun’s ultra-violet rays. This serves to protect us from the ultra-violet radiation. Ozone, (03) sometimes called “Activated Oxygen”, contains three atoms of oxygen rather than the two atoms we normally breathe. Ozone is the second most powerful disinfectant in the world and can be used to destroy bacteria, viruses and odours. Ozone is currently used in a wide range of applications including, pools, fruit and vegetable cleaning, room deodorising, sewerage treatment and as a disinfecting process for bottled water just to name a few.
How is Ozone Produced?
Ozone is created when air is exposed to either: ultraviolet light, lightening or high voltage electric arcs.
EnviroSaver uses the ozone manufacturing technique known as a “corona discharge” – by sending a spark through a stream of oxygen.
The electricity produces arcs that come into contact with the oxygen (O2) that splits oxygen molecules into single oxygen atoms.
The separate atoms then attach themselves to other oxygen molecules (02) thus creating ozone (O3)
Ozone very quickly reverts back to oxygen after it is used. This makes it a very environmentally friendly oxidant.
Compared to UV ozone systems, corona discharge systems create much more ozone at a higher concentration by weight, making them better suited for commercial and high-volume applications such as a laundry disinfection systems.
EnviroSaver uses the ozone manufacturing technique known as a “corona discharge” – by sending a spark through a stream of oxygen.
The electricity produces arcs that come into contact with the oxygen (O2) that splits oxygen molecules into single oxygen atoms.
The separate atoms then attach themselves to other oxygen molecules (02) thus creating ozone (O3)
Ozone very quickly reverts back to oxygen after it is used. This makes it a very environmentally friendly oxidant.
Compared to UV ozone systems, corona discharge systems create much more ozone at a higher concentration by weight, making them better suited for commercial and high-volume applications such as a laundry disinfection systems.
