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Page 1 of 2 <br /> kH �+ N� <br /> I How Ozone Works <br /> Hoene Ozonation is one of the many methods used for the <br /> disinfection of water It is a technology substantially more <br /> How Ozone Works effective than others <br /> Sample Beverage Ozone has been used to treat ground and surface water in <br /> Installation many European cities for years, with Paris, France opening its <br /> first ozone treatment plant in 1906 Now, there are more than <br /> Ozone Generators 2,000 municipal water treatment plants worldwide using <br /> ozone Ozone is also becoming the industry standard for <br /> Ozone Tanks disinfecting bottled water <br /> Accessories Ozone, also referred to as triatomic oxygen, is an unstable <br /> gas having life in water of minutes Oxygen, which is normally <br /> bi-atomic, becomes ozone through the addition of a third <br /> Outstanding Service unstable atom Ozone, because of its instability, cannot be <br /> generated and stored for future use It must be generated and <br /> International used for treatment immediately It is created by one of two <br /> Representatives generation methods Ultraviolet radiation or corona discharge <br /> Of the two, corona discharge produces the substantially <br /> higher ozone concentration needed for the removal of <br /> Related Links complex impurities Generated ozone is pumped into the <br /> water through a stone of fine porosity, creating very small <br /> Trade Show bubbles which rise slowly through the water The slower the <br /> Schedule bubbles rise through the water, the greater the amount of <br /> ozone transferred to the water Most critically for water quality, <br /> Search Our Website ozonation does not add chemicals to the water as does <br /> chlorine, chlorine dioxide, permanganate, etc As the ozone <br /> passes through the water, the third unstable atom detaches, <br /> Contact Hess attacks, and destroys impurities in the water The residue in <br /> Machine the water is pure oxygen, which quickly dissipates in a few <br /> minutes Any excess dissolved ozone which is not needed for <br /> treatment, reverts to simple oxygen in approximately 20-30 <br /> minutes <br /> The primary effects of ozonation of drinking water are <br /> . 1 Bacterial disinfection and viral inactivation <br /> 0 2 Oxidation of inorganics such as iron, manganese, <br /> organically bound heavy metals, cyanides, sulfides and <br /> nitrates <br /> e 3 Oxidation of organics such as detergents, pesticides, <br /> herbicides, phenols, taste and odor caused by <br /> impurities <br /> The action of ozone in each of these cases follows <br /> Disinfection and Viral Inactivation <br /> The extent of bacteria destruction and viral <br /> inactivation is related to the concentration of <br /> ozone in the water and its contact time with the <br /> microorganisms Bacteria are the most rapidly <br /> destroyed E-Coli bacteria are destroyed by <br /> Yttp //www hessmachine com/how—ozone htm 11/10/2004 <br />