What is OZONE Water?

We’ve all heard of OZONE. It’s a gas that occurs naturally in trace amounts in the upper atmosphere that can protect the Earth from the Sun’s harmful radiation. But did you know that OZONE is also extremely useful in our food and beverage industry?

OZONE water, or aqueous OZONE is one of the strongest disinfectants known to mankind. It is effective and fast in disinfection. Compared to general chlorine disinfectants, its disinfection speed is said to be 3,000 times faster, and its sanitization ability 50 times stronger.

An Environmental-Friendly Disinfectant

OZONE water is also one of the safest disinfectants. It’s 100 percent natural. In fact, the OZONE cycle is happening every day around us. OZONE in the air protects us from the harm of UV and microorganisms. The energy from lightning and ultraviolet light break down oxygen molecules to form OZONE. 

These reaction processes can absorb harmful ultraviolet rays and convert them into heat energy, while also effectively purifying the air. After the OZONE decomposes those organic matters, it will revert to oxygen. The whole process does not produce any harmful substances.

OZONE water that is produced by BiOLUX electrolytic OZONE generator leaves no chemical residues, nor has a taste or smell after the reaction. 

Reason BiOLUX OZONE water is widely used in the food and beverage industry. 

• It does not change the taste of food when applied for food sanitation
• It has no effect on the pH balance of water
• It causes no negative effect or irritation to our mouth, nose, or skin
• Produces no Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), which is known as a carcinogen, without raising a health concern and the producing process creates no known carcinogens, allowing it to be discharged directly without causing environmental pollution.

Because of its safe and reliable characteristics, as early as 2001, the US FDA has approved OZONE water as a safe disinfectant and added protection for food ingredients and food-contacting surfaces.

How We Benefit From OZONE

OZONE Disinfection is a “broad-spectrum” disinfection. OZONE water can directly oxidize and decompose essential biomolecular components in bacteria. Therefore, bacteria cannot survive in OZONE water. Also, unlike chemical fungicides, pathogenic bacteria cannot develop a resistance to high-concentration OZONE water.

OZONE Water Applications

The treatment of water with OZONE has a wide range of applications. It’s efficient for disinfection as well as for the degradation of pesticides in industries including food and beverage, bottling, healthcare, commercial laundry, and wastewater treatment, just to name a few. Electrolytic OZONE is one of the most effective methods to produce OZONE. It’s done by subjecting oxygen (O₂) to a high electric voltage. Below are some of the main applications for OZONE water.

Disinfection

OZONE water is becoming a more cost-effective, safer, and more efficient replacement for chlorine in the food and beverage, and hospitality industries. Kitchen managers are integrating OZONE water as a surface disinfectant, automating sanitation by implementing OZONE systems in beverage lines and eliminating bacteria in the commercial laundry. The benefits over chlorine include cost savings over the long term, no chemical residues, and OZONE systems that automate the disinfection process, removing the possibility of human error.

Infection Control

OZONE is one of the most powerful and effective disinfectants on the market. This means OZONE water is great at disinfecting dental unit waterlines that tend to collect biofilm and bacteria due to their narrow tubing and inconsistent water flow. Through OZONE water in dental water units, patients have been kept safe from numerous diseases caused by contaminated water lines in the past, making OZONE a primary ally against infection.

Food Preparation

When OZONE is placed into water, it’s able to kill viruses, bacteria, and reduce pesticides that are situated in the substance. Restaurant and central kitchen staff count on OZONE water to disinfect vegetables and fruits, getting rid of any contaminants on the surface. Washing fish and meat in OZONE water will get rid of any parasites and bacteria while also increasing the shelf life for the product.

Beverage Bottling

OZONE is widely used in bottling plants of major beverage corporations. OZONE water is simply sprayed into each bottle to disinfect the plastic or glass bottles before mineral water, soda, or other common beverages are put inside. If you’ve ever drank soda or bottled water, then we can say that OZONE is not far away from us.

Other Applications

Hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, bars, and breweries have equipped OZONE water disinfection systems for beverage line disinfection, hand washing, food materials disinfection, food processing station cleaning, and tool disinfection. These are just a few applications where chlorine has traditionally been used. However, chlorine’s numerous disadvantages have led to OZONE being the new sustainable standard of disinfection.

How OZONE Is Created

OZONE cannot be stored because of the short half-life and must be produced on-site and on-demand. Therefore, an OZONE generator is the most critical component of any successful OZONE system. 

There are three common methods to generate OZONE: corona discharge (CD OZONE), photochemical (UV OZONE), and electrochemical (electrolytic OZONE). The photochemical method is the most economical method, yet the OZONE it produces has lower purity, with a concentration of only about 0.3% or lower, and its productivity is the lowest among all three methods. 

The electrolytic method is by far the safest way to produce OZONE with higher purity. In this process, water is introduced to the anode side of the electrolysis cell, electrolytically decomposed, and converted to OZONE. 

Through this method, In addition to gaining OZONE in high concentration, the amount of gas aeration is also small and the efficiency of dissolution is also high, achieving the advantages of safety and low cost of post-processing.

BiOLUX – Leading in OZONE Disinfection

Since 1988, BiOLUX powered by BES Group has been a leading electrolytic OZONE manufacturer dedicated to “chemical-free” sanitation solutions. We provide professional solutions applying advanced OZONE technologies in food safety and hygiene, commercial laundry, air quality control, water treatment, healthcare, and other industries.

Our sanitation solutions have helped numerous global corporations and organizations, spanning hospitality to medical care industries, to reduce millions of chemical detergents used annually. The Central OZONE Water Sanitation System we offer uses BiOLUX patented electrolytic OZONE technology, generating OZONE-dissolved water containing high concentration OZONE. It can be integrated with the existing water supply, transforming the general tap water into high-concentration antibacterial disinfection water. It’s just that simple and hassle-free.