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Frequent questions about ozone

What is ozone?

Ozone is a molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms.

Ozone is a very active form of oxygen and forms when oxygen is exposed to a high energy field.

The oxygen atoms react to form oxygen (O3).

Ozone is unstable and has a reversible reaction which means that the ozone layer can decompose back to oxygen, is 100% ecologic and leaves no chemical residues.

Ozone is the most powerful known oxidizer.

What does ozone do?

With ozone, bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould, smells are not simply covered but completely destroyed.

How does ozone work?

The third atom of ozone oxygen is extremely reactive. This atom attaches to the molecules of smell or to other contaminants such as bacteria or viruses, that enter in contact with ozone and their chemical structure is changed.

This process is called oxidation.

Ozone in essence, comes back to oxygen after it has been used. This makes ozone a 100% ecologic oxidizer. Ozone is the biggest element of purification of pollutants that a man has at his disposal.

It annihilates the toxins from the air (nitrates, sulphates, car emissions and many others) making the air respirable.

With ozone, bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould, smells are not simply covered but destroyed.

How is ozone produced?

There are two usual methods to produce ozone:

  • UV
  • Electric discharge

The electric discharge creates ozone by high voltage application in a metallic grill caught between two electric areas.

The UV create ozone when a wavelength of 254 nm (millimicrons) hits an oxygen atom.

Both processes combine the atom of O with the molecule of oxygen (O2) to form ozone (O3).

Short period of time?

When it is produced the ozone gas disintegrates. In the water it halves in around 30 minutes, which means that at every half an hour the ozone concentration will be reduced at half of the initial concentration.

For example, when you have 16 g / l, the concentration reduces at every 30 minutes, as follows: 8, 4, 2, 1; etc.

In practice, the half-time is shorter, since a great deal of factors can influence the half-life time. The factors are temperature, pH, the concentration of diluted substances.

Since the ozone layer reacts with all sorts of components, the ozone concentration reduces rapidly.

Is ozone harmful? Which are the effects?

High ozone concentrations are harmful for man’s health after inhalation.

The maximum admitted concentration for man: 0.06 ppm for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (PPM = parts per million).

The above concentrations are much bigger than the ozone smell threshold from which this can be smelled, consequently the critical concentrations will be noticed rapidly.

When people are exposed to bigger ozone concentrations the symptoms can vary from dryness of the mouth, cough, headaches and chest aches. At the superior terminal limits (5ppm), serious problems can appear:

  • decreases of pulmonary function
  • asthma aggravation
  • neck irritation and cough
  • chest aches and respiration problems
  • pulmonary issue inflammation

U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that the ozone exit from the interior medical devices should not be more that 0,05 ppm.

U.S The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stipulates that workers should not be exposed to an average concentration above 0.10 ppm for 8 hours.

U.S. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends a superior limit of 0,10 ppm, that should not be exceeded in no circumstances.

When can ozone be used?

Common use of ozone:

  • destroys bacteria and viruses
  • oxidizes organic compounds
  • oxidizes hard metals (iron and manganese), that should allow them to be filtered
  • eliminates colour from the water (for example, such as the yellowish colour caused by tannin)
  • eliminates smell from the water (caused by hydrogen sulfide)
  • eliminates unpleasant smells from the air
  • eliminates cigarette smoke and the smell of fire and burned.
  • destroys pathogen agents: E.coli, Listeria
  • destroys mould and mould spores
  • destroys fungi

With ozone, bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould, smells are not covered but destroyed.

Is ozone smog?

No.

The "smog" is an air pollutant created by combustion pollutants and is made up in a great measure from harmful chemical substances, such as carbon monoxide. Actually, the pollutants like smog can cause the deterioration of the ozone layer.

Does ozone smell?

Ozone smells like herbage.

It's the smell of a forest after a storm

Does the ozone smell come back?

No, if it is applied correspondingly. Ozone destroys any source of smell.

A treatment can vary according to the power of smell, but 98% of the treatments with ozone are a success. If you can't get rid of humidity, which is the source of mould, the smell and mould will come back.

Does ozone kill bacteria?

Yes.

Ozone is one of the most important bactericides of all the measurable elements on the earth.

Ozone destroys bacteria and viruses through the destruction of the cellular wall. After the cellular wall is destroyed, these pathogen agents will not survive.

With ozone, bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould, smells are not covered but destroyed.

Is ozone different than chlorine?

Ozone purifies water and air very rapidly and effectively and is 3.000 times more effective than chlorine.

Ozone in necessary quantities for the purification of water has no visible smell, taste or color. It's not irritating for people or equipments. Ozone leaves no chemical residues, except for pure oxygen. Instead, chlorine leaves behind a chemical product called hypochlorite acid and additional salts when applied in the water.

With ozone, bacteria, viruses, fungi, mould, smells are not covered but destroyed.

What happens with ozone after use?

Ozone converts back to oxygen leaving behind no harmful product!

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