What is an ozonizer for, its application and how it works
What is an ozonizer for?
Before talking about ozonizers, let's understand what ozone is and how it affects the body. Ozone (from the ancient Greek smell) is a modification of oxygen, under normal conditions it looks like a blue gas with a characteristic odor. It was discovered back in the 18th century by the Dutchman van Marum, the term "ozone" was suggested by the German chemist X. F. Schönbein in 1840 for its scent.
Ozone is a toxic substance due to its strong oxidizing ability, therefore it is necessary to use ozonizers, observing the safety precautions and operating instructions. Ozone has a pronounced disinfectant property - it kills bacteria and mold. Due to these properties, ozone is used to disinfect clothing, premises, disinfect water and air. The ozone-generating device is called the ozonizer.
How the device works. The principle of operation of the ozonizer
The operation of the device is based on one of three principles:
- Passing an electrical discharge through air, preferably pure oxygen, resulting in ozone. Obtaining ozone in an electric discharge is subdivided into silent, barrier, volume barrier, surface, arc and corona discharges. It makes no sense to go into the details of the process, we only emphasize that ozonizers based on an electric discharge are the most common.
- The synthesis of ozone under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, although simpler in execution, is less efficient than the transmission of the discharge. The principle of operation is as follows - air, or another oxygen-containing gas, or pure oxygen, is passed through a quartz reactor, which is exposed to UV rays. With low pressure amalgam lamps, satisfactory performance results are obtained.
- Through a chemical reaction, oxidizing pinene (contained in turpentine) with oxygen from the air. This method, although quite efficient, is expensive due to the cost of reagents, and has not received widespread use in household and industrial devices.
The use of ozonizers: where is the device used
Devices show themselves very effectively:
- When disinfecting foodstuffs - meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, cereals - any kind of food.
- For cleaning the indoor air from foreign odors, including tobacco.
- For taking ozone baths, rejuvenating and healing the body.
- For elimination of diseases of the skin, nails, mucous membranes, early healing of wounds.
- For purification of water from the mains, as well as in aquariums.
- To protect food from the appearance of mold, thereby, in fact, to extend their shelf life.
- Eliminate the smell in the refrigerator.
This list is far from complete, the range of applications is very wide.
What is an air ozonizer for?
It is used for the following purposes:
- Elimination of unpleasant odors in the room - effective against the smell of drugs, animal odors, missing food, tobacco, alcohol, etc.
- Air disinfection in the autumn-winter period.
- Saturation of indoor air with oxygen and elimination of toxins contained in the air.
- Eliminates mold in walls, as well as mites in mattresses and pillows.
- Disinfection of clothing and footwear in the ozonized room.
How the air ozonizer works, depending on the type of device (industrial, household, medical)
The industrial ozonizer is not intended for use in residential premises, as it gives a very high concentration of ozone in the air, which leads to health damage. Medical ozonizers have parameters similar to household devices, the only difference is that medical devices are designed for a longer period of continuous operation. They also differ in the principle of operation - most of the household and medical devices work according to the principle of discharge transmission, while industrial ones often work due to UV radiation, as well as electrolysis. There is also a difference in price and size - the largest and most expensive are industrial, then medical, and the most compact and cheapest will be household appliances.
Important! Do not use medical and industrial ozonizers in everyday life, in order to avoid harm to health for yourself and your loved ones.
Why do you need an ozonizer in the house
Summing up - the task of the device is to improve the environment and disinfect the air, walls, clothes, interior items, bed linen, as well as the fight against infections of the skin and mucous membranes, healing wounds. The range of application of the device is wide, and if it is used correctly in compliance with safety measures and operating instructions, this unit in the house is very useful.