Brochure: Ozonia: Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP)

Complex Problems Require Radical Solutions
State-of-the-art AOP systems developed by Ozonia use or combine three proven treatment technologies (Ozone, UV, Hydrogen Peroxide) to create hydroxyl radicals, the ultimate oxidant for elimination of organic pollutants.

AOP are aqueous phase oxidation methods consisting of highly reactive species used in the oxidative destruction of target pollutants. AOP creates a more powerful and less selective secondary oxidant, hydroxyl radicals, in the water. This secondary oxidant can cause the oxidation of most organic compounds until they are fully mineralized as carbon dioxide and water. The hydroxyl radical has a much higher oxidation potential than ozone or hydrogen peroxide and usually reacts at least one million times faster, thus leading to a smaller contact time and footprint.

Municipal & Industrial Water Management
Limit pollution discharge into the environment

Due to industrial and demographic pressures, the use of AOP's in water treatment is expanding for a number of critical uses including the oxidation or removal of:

• Industrial chemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC's)
• Personal Care Products (PCP's)
• Pesticides
• Toxic compounds
• Odor, color and taste
• Pathogens
• Persistent organic matter

Urban waste waters are increasingly contaminated with organic substances such as biocides, endocrine disruptors (EDC's), personal care products (PCP's), pharmaceutical products, fuel additives, and other emerging contaminants. These contaminants are known threat for aquatic ecosystems and human health and have become a major issue for water utilities around the world. Current treatment practices in existing waste water plants struggle to eliminate these pollutants and meet current and future regulations. AOPs, thanks to their high oxidation potentials, have proved to be the most efficient solution for the removal of theses persistent organics.