I am not sure how many of you have heard about decontaminating water with ozone, but here we are with a brief account of how ozone is better than chemical cleansers like chlorine or ammonia. To begin with; chemically cleaning water can give rise to health hazards and also harm the environment. Secondly, ozone is claimed to be 50 percent more effective than chlorine and about 3,200 times faster. The one major deterrent in the use of ozone is its expensive application, but now even this is being taken care of. Read after the break to find out more.
The structural mechanism that makes ozone more effective is that it consists of three oxygen atoms instead of two. These are generated by ultraviolet light, which helps break the atoms apart allowing it to recombine with ozone. Once injected in water, it will not permit the survival of any pathogen. In fact it does not even allow germs to get adapted to it.
As stated above the only problem in the application of ozone to water is its cost, but now solutions are being developed to tackle that too. A company by the name Greeneng Solutions has recently been able to develop a technology that can produce ozone cheaply and will be price competitive with other chemical disinfectants.
Ozone will at present, be used for commercial kitchens as well as for safely recycling water on a large scale to provide economy. Ozochef is one such system developed by Greeneng that will be fixed at the source of water in the kitchen. It is a smart system and will determine on its own about how much ozone has to be released and when. For recycling used water, the company has developed greyOgreen system.
The above is just an example about the advancements that are being made and soon enough ozone application may find its way through every home and every place where water disinfection is a necessity.
Via: Israel21c
