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Green Marine Solutions: A Special ‘Advertorial’ Section

Chlorine Dioxide is NOT Chlorine

By Ricky Dixon, Director of Sales, tive against bio? lm, which can enhance mental Protection Agency and the World In 2001, the founders of Ecochlor pro-

North America regrowth of bacteria. Industries have long Health Organization. posed the use of ClO as a safe and effec- 2 recognizedthe excellent bio? lm removing tive treatment for shipboard ballast water.

It is perplexing how many ballast water properties of ClO and it has been used to A patent was issued to encompass US and 2 treatment consultants think that chlo- disinfect extensively in even the nastiest of International protection for the use, gen- rine dioxide (ClO ) is actually chlorine. environments. eration and control of an active substance 2

More than one person has commented While chlorine can be a good, low-cost (ClO ) for the elimination of aquatic in- 2 to me, “but it has chlorine in the name”! bactericide, it is not as good as ClO . The vasive species in ballast water. Using this 2 ®

In response, I refer them to water (H O), reason is because chlorine reacts with al- ClO technology, the Ecochlor Ballast 2 2 which has H in the namebut is not hy- most any organic compound, such as Water Treatment System (BWTS) is com- 2 drogen gas. Chlorine dioxide has been humid acids, bath oils, algae, ammonia, pletely effective on all potential aquatic used safely in land-based industrial and etc. Not only does this tendency reduce invasive species including zooplankton, municipal applications for over 70 years. chlorine’s effectiveness in dirty water, but phytoplankton, algae, microorganisms

The most signi? cant difference between also forms undesirable by-products such as and even pathogens and viruses, regardless

ClO and chlorine is in its activity when chloramine (combined chlorine) and tri- of turbidity, salinity or temperature. 2 ® placed in water. Chlorine reacts when halomethanes (THMs); THMs, have been The Ecochlor BWTS is a two-step pro-

Current land-based applications placed in water to form hypochlorous cited as possible carcinogens. cess that includes ? ltration and treatment include: acid(s). Chlorine dioxide does not have a Another important distinction between with ClO . The heart of the treatment • Mouthwash 2 reaction and it remains a dissolved gas in the two chemicalsis that chlorine can be system is agenerator that delivers a dilute • Oil and gas water treatment water; it is also 10 times more soluble (es- an effective biocide where pH is less than solution of ClO to treat the incoming • Municipal drinking water 2 pecially cold water) than chlorine. 8, whereas ClO retains its useful oxida- ballast water. The fully automated, com- • Food processing (wash water 2 tive and biological properties throughout pact generator has few moving parts and is for vegetables)

The distinctions in reactivity are very im- a much broader pH range from 2 to 10 the same physical size for all systems. The • Zebra and quagga mussels in portant. pH. In addition, ClO has 2.5 times the operation is quite simple and when the water intakes 2

Chlorine dioxide, while completely disinfectant capability of chlorine. system is off, there are no stored chemicals • Mold soluble in water, only attacks living cells, In 1944, drinking water treated with in the generator. • Cooling towers not organics. ClO penetrates the bacterial ClO was ? rst introduced; 12 years later Ecochlor’s ? rst system was placed in op- • Ballast water treatment 2 2 cell wall and reacts with essential amino it was utilized as a drinking water disin- eration in 2004 and it has been proven ef- acids in the cytoplasm of the cell to kill fectant on a much larger scale. It is now Ecochlor’s proprietary ballast water treat- fective and reliable for over 11 years at sea. the organism. Thus, ClO is very effec- approved by the United States Environ- ment technology 2 IT’S

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