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Ozone Use in the Wastewater Treatment Industry

Ozone Use in the Wastewater Treatment Industry

Applications for Industrial Facilities:

Water Purification with Ozone

The use of ozone and its equivalent UV, which are two well-known methods for both water and wastewater treatment, have been in demand all over the world for decades and have been implemented by local governments and industrial facilities. In addition to its disinfection ability, ozone offers successful solutions in removing taste, odor and color, and reducing iron and manganese levels in water with its precipitating effect. The biggest advantage of our method is that we use a natural disinfectant that keeps the environmental added value at a high level.

Color Removal with Ozone

The color originating from organic molecules or substances in water begins to break down and lose its effect as soon as it comes into contact with ozone. Due to the strong oxidant structure of ozone gas, its success in removing color and odor from drinking water has also created an important market in wastewater treatment. Ozone systems have very low operating costs and no personnel costs. Ozone systems provide 85-98% success in color removal and 40-55% success in COD removal. Today, in many countries around the world, ozone applications are among the most preferred methods in industrial facilities such as paint, textile, pharmaceuticals, etc. In addition to the applications listed above, ozone is used as a “bleach” in pulp and paper production, kaolin production, and textile production.

Wastewater Treatment with Ozone

Wastewater from an industrial facility may contain BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), color, phenol, cyanide, cleaning agents and a number of chemicals. Ozone, which can also be combined with UV and/or other physical, chemical or biological processes, provides excellent results in treating this type of complex waste thanks to its high oxidation ability. It reduces the TOC (Total Organic Carbon) rate by breaking down organic substances in water.

Especially ;

  • To prevent water victimization in regions where water recycling is important
  • In terms of protection of natural resources
  • Ozone treatment applications offer a wide range of options in terms of reducing operating and consumable costs in recycling and contributing to the budget.
  • Removal of Micropollutants with Ozone

Urban wastewater is contaminated with organic waste materials such as biocides, endocrine disruptors, pentachlorophenol and pharmaceuticals. Many of these contaminants threaten the aquatic ecosystem and human health and become a significant problem. Many facilities and businesses experience significant difficulties and high costs in eliminating these micropollutants with classical methods. Compared to other traditional purification systems, ozone-based purification applications have proven their effectiveness under many different conditions and are economical and energy efficient solutions for managements.

Advantages:

  • Cost Impact
  • Low electricity consumption,
  • Extends the effectiveness and life of water filters,
  • Consumable free

Areas of Use of Ozone in Water Disinfection:

  • Government agencies
  • Hospitals
  • Hotels
  • Food processing plants
  • Soft drink and water bottling plants

Advantages of ozone application in drinking water:

  • It destroys pathogenic (harmful to human health) microorganisms in water.
  • 3125 times more effective than chlorine
  • Due to its very strong oxidation structure, it also eliminates substances in water that are extremely dangerous to human health, such as iron, manganese, and arsenic.
  • Increases the oxygen concentration of water.
  • It reduces the degree of hardness.
  • Removes heavy metals
  • It clarifies the water.
  • It maximizes the quality of water.
  • Since ozone is produced and used as needed, there is no storage problem.
  • It eliminates bad odors and tastes.
  • It prevents greening.
  • It is economical and does not require extra time and personnel.
  • Provides faster and more continuous sterilization.
  • Prevents the transmission and spread of waterborne diseases,
  • It ensures that every point of the installation is disinfected.
  • Since ozonated water can be used as a disinfectant, it produces great results both in the kitchen and in general cleaning areas.
  • Since ozone, which has completed its task, turns into oxygen, oxygen-rich hygienic water is formed.
  • Ozone does not change the PH value of water.
  • It eliminates 99.9% of the insects, especially ecoli and legionella, that nest in water tanks.
  • There is no consumable expense,
  • Since it is not chemical, it does not leave a residue.
  • It is not carcinogenic.
  • It is environmentally friendly,
  • Maintenance and installation are easy.