Water scarcity and droughts are a continual concern for human and livestock populations, especially in California. Additionally, with water that is or can be used, there are many areas where contamination can be a concern with the chemicals that we use, industrial waste, pesticides and all microorganisms which can be present in raw water, process water, and wastewater.

These factors cause significant issues for humans, companies and especially for the environment. Many organizations and municipalities have initiated programs to treat process water and wastewater which results in allowing water to be re-usable, in efforts to acknowledge the water scarcity and quality issues. One of the techniques is using the method of chlorine dioxide water purification.

The usage of chlorine dioxide in drinking water is one of the smartest methods to clean the water. It purifies the water by killing all the harmful bacteria from our water making it potable. Inorganic compounds are removed by chlorine dioxide.

Why should We Choose Chlorine Dioxide

Chlorine dioxide clears the water. It gets rid of impurities and microorganisms that can be found in water. Generally, it is used for public water treatment facilities such as the process of water which is used by companies. They use this chlorine dioxide the cleanse the water so they can be assured they use purified water in their process for creating finished products.

Breweries are a good example of these types of companies where this treatment would benefit because water is the main factor of their production. Pre-treating process water with chlorine dioxide would ensure their brews are using purified water for their numerous varieties. Additionally, they can collect and disinfect their wastewater with chlorine dioxide and re-use the water for washing down of floors or tanks to save on overall water usage.

Added benefits of chlorine dioxide disinfection in water treatment are iron and manganese removal, sulfide odor control, hard surface disinfection, and even bleaching and bacterial slime in paper manufacturing.

Benefits of Using GO2 Chlorine Dioxide

• Wide spectrum oxidizing biocide
• EPA approved disinfectant, sanitizer, fungicide, algaecide, slimicide, and deodorizer
• It can be used as an effective general-purpose antimicrobial agent
• Not only for purifying the water, has a wide array of uses in hard surface sanitation, fruit and vegetable wash, CIP, cooling towers, horticulture/hydroponics and bacterial control in oil wells
• It does not affect the taste or odor of the water

Summary

Chlorine dioxide is versatile, easy to generate, and requires minimal infrastructure which can provide lasting solutions to your water treatment needs. Please feel free to reach out to GO2 with any questions and we will be happy to help.

Companies are starting to look for replacements for chlorine, and are finding that in many applications, Chlorine Dioxide is a better and more useful biocide for their sanitation needs. Chlorine bleach is hard to compete against on cost, however, chlorine dioxide can add value in ways which chlorine bleach cannot. Please see some reasons below.

Now, you will catch four key instigators to make use of Chlorine Dioxide:

Solubility and Oxidizing Strength

Chlorine may be cost effective, but chlorine dioxide is approximately 10x more soluble in water as compared to chlorine. Additionally, for comparing concentration strength, we look at how these products oxidize. An oxidizing agent is an “electron receiver”, with chlorine having the capacity to receive 2 electrons, whereas chlorine dioxide can receive 5 electrons. This helps to explain why chlorine dioxide is about 2.5x stronger and more effective at lower ppm rates as compared to chlorine.

pH is Important

Chlorine dioxide has a much wider pH spectrum as compared to chlorine, which results in chlorine dioxide being more versatile and forgiving in a wide variety of applications. Since the product retains biocidal effectiveness over a wide pH range, this takes away the extra time and need for pre-treating water to ensure chlorine bleach will be effective in an application.

Corrosion and DBP’s

GO2 chlorine dioxide has been tested and validated to show no corrosive properties up to 1,000 ppm on stainless steel (disinfection use rates are only 150 ppm).

Additionally, chlorine bleach applications have to deal with the issue of disinfection by-products (DBP’s), because bleach chlorinates organic material, which results in by-products like THM and HAA’s.

In comparison, chlorine dioxide oxidizes humic substances, which act as DBP precursors, making them non-reactive and unavailable for THM production. Instead, the oxidized DBP precursors can be removed from the “finished” water through coagulation, settling, and filtration prior to final treatment.

Biofilm Destructions Issues

Chlorine dioxide has been found to be highly effective at removing and controlling biofilm formation found inside many waterlines. Biofilm is a polysaccharide film that protects and harbors bacteria colonies. Since chlorine dioxide is a true gas vapor, with water as its carrier, chlorine dioxide is able to penetrate the biofilm and oxidize from within. Chlorine dioxide can help users remove and control biofilms at much lower ppm levels as compared to chlorine bleach.

Chlorine dioxide is an effective solution for a wide range of applications. Please reach out to GO2 for additional information, and we will be happy to help you.

Conclusion

Chlorine dioxide is a faster and more potent source of disinfectant capability without any worry of high Ph levels. This disinfectant is more soluble than others as it has a dissolving capacity 10 times faster than chlorine. Using chlorine dioxide is good for any sized company in need of slime control due to product efficacy at low ppm levels, low infrastructure needs and competitive product pricing. Please reach out with slime control needs and we will be happy to help.