Chlorine Dioxide - A Powerful Sanitiser
Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) is a powerful sanitiser that has been relied on for over a century to make drinking water safe and help prevent disease. It kills germs extremely quickly, and it is particularly effective against germs that have developed resistance to other sanitisers. Chlorine dioxide works by oxidation – it steals electrons from the acid inside the cell wall of microorganisms, destroying the cell and killing the organism. It is also able to react with the proteins that are responsible for enzymes used by microorganisms to break down other molecules, preventing them from functioning and causing rapid bacterial kills.
It has excellent residual disinfection action and a superior ability to control biofilms in water systems. It is about ten times more soluble in water than chlorine, and it can be produced on site using relatively simple and inexpensive equipment. It is...