Designer Oxidizers for Industrial Cooling Chlorine Dioxide

1

• Designer Oxidizers
• for
• Industrial Cooling

2
Comparison of the Measured
Residual
vs. Dosage of ClO2 with Cl2 for a
Heavily Contaminated Water.
3
Chlorine Dioxide - Chlorine
Table 9-8. C. parvum Inactivation Using Chlorine
Dioxide Followed by Free Chlorine

Disinfectant Level of Inactivation (log-units)

pH 6.0 pH 8.0 pH
11.0 Chlorine dioxide 1
.0 1.4
1.6 Free chlorine
0 0
0 Chlorine dioxide followed by free chlorine
2.2 3.0
2.3 Inactivation attributed to synergism
1.2 1.6
0.7 Source Finch, 1997. Chlorine dioxide 1.3
mg/L for 120 minutes, free chlorine 2.0 mg/L for
120 minutes.
Table 9-9. G. muris Inactivation Using Chlorine
Dioxide Followed by Free Chlorine

Disinfectant Level of Inactivation (log-units)

pH 6.0 pH
8.0 Chlorine dioxide
0.8 0.8 Free
chlorine
0.8 0.6 Chlorine
dioxide followed by free chlorine 2.2
2.0 Inactivation attributed to
synergism 0.6
0.6 Source Finch, 1997. Chlorine dioxide 1.0
mg/L for 10 minutes, free chlorine 2.0 mg/L for
30 minutes.
EPA Guidance Manual Alternative Disinfectants and
Oxidants
4
Chlorine Dioxide-Chloramine
Table 9-11. C. parvum Inactivation Using Chlorine
Dioxide Followed by Chloramine

Disinfectant Level of Inactivation
(log-units)

pH 6.0 pH 8.0 pH 11.0 Chlorine
dioxide
1.0 1.5
1.6 Monochloramine
0
0
0 Chlorine dioxide followed by monochloramine
2.2 2.8
2.1 Inactivation attributed to synergism
1.2
1.3 0.5 Source Finch,
1997. Chlorine dioxide pH 6, 8, and 11 1.3 mg/L
for 120 minutes. Monochloramine pH 6 and 11 2.0
mg/L for 120 minutes, pH 8 2.8 mg/L for 180
minutes.
Table 9-12. G. muris Inactivation Using Chlorine
Dioxide Followed by Chloramine

Disinfectant Level of Inactivation
(log-units)

pH 8.0 pH
11.0 Chlorine dioxide
0.8
0.8 Monochloramine

0.5
0.7 Chlorine dioxide followed by monochloramine
1.7
1.5 Inactivation attributed to synergism
0.4
0 Source Finch,
1997. pH 8.0 Chlorine dioxide 1.0 mg/L for 5
minutes, monochloramine 2.0 mg/L for 150
minutes. pH 11.0 Chlorine dioxide 1.0 mg/L for 5
minutes, monochloramine 2.0 mg/L for 5 minutes.
5
Recovery of Bacterial Activity After Shock
Dosage with ClO2 and Cl2.
L. McGuire, and T. Dishinger, "Chlorine Dioxide
Solves Biofouling Problems in a Refinery Cooling
Tower Used for Phenol Destruction," CTI, Houston,
1984.
6
(No Transcript)
7
Comparison of Oxidation Potential and Oxidation
Capacity of Several Oxidants Along with Relative
Oxidation of Materials Commonly Found in Cooling
Water.
8
(No Transcript)
9
Cooling Tower Treatments
Choose the Treatment that is Right for You
HVAC Systems
Light Industrial
Heavy Industrial