Disinfection
There are a variety of techniques to disinfect fluids and surfaces. Lenntech can supply several disinfection techniques with the emphasis on environmental friendly solutions. The techniques are:
Other solutions are:
- Chlorine
- Hypochlorite
Every technique has its specific advantages and its own application area. In the table below some of the advantages and disadvantages are shown:
| Technology | Environmentally friendly | Byproducts | Effectivity | Investment | Operational costs | Fluids | Surfaces |
| Ozone | + | + | ++ | - | + | ++ | ++ |
| UV | ++ | ++ | + | +/- | ++ | + | ++ |
| Chlorine dioxide | +/- | +/- | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | -- |
| Chlorine gas | -- | -- | - | + | ++ | +/- | -- |
| Hypochlorite | -- | -- | - | + | ++ | +/- | -- |
In the table below a few applications can be found:
| Technology | Applications |
| Ozone disinfection | Pharmaceutical industry, drinking water, process water, ultra pure water, surface disinfection |
| UV | Process water, drinking water, ozone breakdown, ultra pure water, surface disinfection |
| Chlorine dioxide | Drinking water, disinfection of piping |
Please feel free to contact us on any water disinfection treatment or air purification issues related to disinfeciton.
More specific information on water disinfection or disinfectants is now available on our website
Feel free to visit the following pages:
Introduction water disinfection Necessity water treatment History of drinking water treatment
What is water disinfection? Necessity of drinking water disinfection History of water disinfection Waterborne diseases Factors that influence disinfection Conditions of water disinfection Regulation drinking water disinfection EU USA
Swimming pool treatment Swimming pool pollutions Swimming pool disinfection Swimming pool disinfection & health
Cooling tower water Cooling tower water pollutions Cooling tower water disinfection Cooling tower water legislation
Chemical disinfectants Chlorine Sodium hypochlorite Chloramines Chlorine dioxide Copper silver ionization Hydrogen peroxide Bromine Peroxone Peracetic acid
Disinfection byproducts Types of disinfection byproducts Research on health effects of disinfection byproducts
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