We at Clear World Corp understand the importance of clean, safe, and sustainable water supplies and the responsibilities municipalities have in providing this resource to our communities. With increasing population and urbanization, municipalities serve a key role by collecting and treating wastewater. Wastewater treatment is necessary to prevent adverse impacts to the environment and human health such as algae blooms, fish kills, red tide, and waterborne disease transmission. One of the final steps in treating wastewater is to disinfect the plant effluent water stream to kill or inactivate bacteria, viruses, pathogens, and other harmful organisms in the water.
As with water treatment plants, common disinfectants include chlorine, chlorine dioxide, UV, and ozone. Depending on wastewater treatment process, the treated water may meet reclaimed water standards and be reused for agricultural and landscape irrigation, industrial process water, and environmental restoration (stream or aquifer replenishment). If the reclaimed water is being discharged to the environment dechlorination may also be required to remove the disinfectant and protect sensitive aquatic life. However, no matter the reuse application, properly treated and disinfected wastewater is a valuable resource that should be considered for sustainable management of water resources.
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Chlorine Dioxide helps improve the overall quality of wastewater as it has remarkable disinfecting and oxidizing properties, making it a potent chemical against contaminants like pathogens, bacteria, and viruses. It is effective over a broader pH range than chlorine and does not react with organics to form THMs. Our generators can be deployed to wastewater treatment facilities or remote locations to disinfect the water supply before safely discharging the water to the environment or reuse applications.
Key benefits of Chlorine Dioxide and CWC’s Generators for Wastewater Treatment
- Chlorine Dioxide is a highly effective disinfectant and biocide which can eradicate many harmful contaminants including pathogens, bacteria, viruses, and biofilms.
- Chlorine Dioxide is as effective or superior to chlorine on a mass dosage basis, which means less chemical is required to disinfect the water.
- Chlorine Dioxide can be used to obtain a CT disinfection credit and allow for a smaller sized chlorine contact chamber.
- Chlorine dioxide is effective over a broad pH range making it better than chlorine disinfection for high pH wastewaters.
- Chlorine Dioxide can oxidize sulfides, phenols, and cyanides to remove odorous compounds.
- Chlorine Dioxide is less corrosive than other disinfectants as it has a lower oxidation potential and does not hydrolyze to form an acid.
- Chlorine Dioxide is generated onsite using the facility’s own makeup water and existing chemical supply contracts.
- Using Chlorine Dioxide increases the resilience of the utility as it doesn’t compete with the chemical supply chain of chlorine systems.
- Our Chlorine Dioxide solutions maintain a similar stability as sodium hypochlorite and the shelf life of the dry reagents can prolong the chemical storage period and reduce delivery occurrences.
- Our customers are reducing their transportation footprint by shipping lighter dry reagents rather than heavier liquid solutions, contributing to a greener environment.
- The generators produce Chlorine Dioxide solutions with concentrations ranging from 3,000 mg/L to 3,500 mg/L for safe storage and handling.
- Chlorine Dioxide solutions can be dosed directly into the wastewater stream using standard metering pumps.
- Chlorine dioxide rapidly degrades when exposed to UV light which may reduce the need for dechlorination chemicals prior to discharging into the environment.
- Chlorine Dioxide does not produce THMs DBPs as with chlorine disinfection.
- Chlorine Dioxide is non-reactive with ammonia and most nitrogen-containing compounds and therefore will not produce di- and tri-chloramines.
Contact us today for further information regarding our wastewater treatment solutions and how this can benefit you!
