In Industrial Facilities

Chlorine dioxide is ideal for killing Legionella, a fatal group of bacteria that is found in high humidity environments such as water-cooling towers and warm springs. Using chlorine dioxide will disinfect the water, remove biofilm, and prevent biofilm formation in cooling towers. For the proper functioning of cooling systems and to ensure that there is no loss of heat transfer in heat exchangers, biofilm prevention and maintaining microbiological control are essential.

Chlorine dioxide eliminates biofilm, kills bacteria associated with biofilm, and prevents biofilm formation like no other biocide .

Removing biofilm is crucial for preventing damage to and the corrosion of equipment and piping to ensure efficient pumping. In an aqueous solution, it has the ability to penetrate the slime layers of bacteria and oxidize the polysaccharide matrix that keeps biofilm intact so as to act on the bacteria themselves. This reaction reduces chlorine dioxide to chlorite ions (ClO2). Once the biofilm begins its regrowth, an acid environment is formed, transforming chlorite ions back into chlorine dioxide capable of removing the remaining biofilm and thereby preventing future biofilm formation.

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