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A Chlorine Dioxide Generator is the conventional means of treating water with ClO2 but they aren't the best way of delivering chlorine dioxide..
Feedwater's patented Activ-Ox chemistry and dosing system simplify treatment by doing away with gas generation as the chemistry reacts instantly within the water line being treated.
Chlorine Dioxide Generators – ClO2 Dosing Systems
Feedwater’s range of Activ-OxChlorine Dioxide Generators or more accurately ‘dosing systems’ are the simplest, safest and most cost-effective way to produce a controlled dosage of ClO2 for a wide range of commercial, industrial and water treatment applications.
A conventional chlorine dioxide generator tends to be an expensive and complicated system for dosing ClO2, which requires 2 or 3 hazardous chemicals and is very much for the specialist user. Activ-Ox dosing systems by contrast special food-safe pre-cursors, as an easy and low-cost way to generate ClO2 for almost all applications where a conventional chlorine dioxide generator would have historically been used.
Important Warning!
Many chlorine dioxide suppliers don’t actually make the generator themselves – they are simply distributors. Feedwater is actually the manufacturer of the Activ-OX® dosing systems and also makes the chemicals – so if you want the best product at the best price then contact us today!
How does an Activ-Ox Chlorine Dioxide Generator alternative work?
The Activ-Ox chlorine dioxide system uses 2 pre-cursor chemicals in much the same way a conventional chlorine dioxide generator does, but with some very important differences. The patented Activ-Ox chemistry releases ClO2 instantaneously whereas a conventional Chlorine Dioxide generator or stabilised Chlorine Dioxide dosing system can take several hours to give its maximum yield of ClO2.
The chlorine dioxide yield of the Activ-Ox process is very high, converting around 95% of the pre-cursor to ClO2. This is higher than other processes and much higher than some so-called stabilised Chlorine Dioxide systems which not only give a low yield but take a long time to do it.
Another critical difference between Activ-Ox and other chlorine dioxide generators is that it doesn’t need hydrochloric acid to work. Activ-8, the matching pre-cursor to Activ-Ox is a special blend of acids that are approved for food and drinking water applications. The patented Activ-Ox chemistry is so different from that used in a conventional Chlorine Dioxide generator that you could even activate it with Lemonade!
How is Activ-Ox Dosed?
Unlike other processes for producing Chlorine Dioxide, Activ-Ox releases ClO2 instantaneously and completely. Because of this, we have been able to develop a much simpler dosing system than a conventional Chlorine Dioxide generator or stabilised Chlorine Dioxide system. No gas is released, and there is no need for a reaction vessel storing dangerous concentrated mixtures.
Instead, the ClO2 is produced directly in solution in a special reactor T fitting which is installed in the water stream to be treated.
The Superior Activ-Ox® Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) Generators and Dosing Systems
ACTIV-OX® dosing systems have a number of design features which make them the safest, most controllable way of continuously dosing Chlorine Dioxide to a water system.
Since ACTIV-OX® activates instantaneously, there is no need for mixing and dilution tanks, or reaction vessels containing large volumes of strong chlorine dioxide solutions.
Activation takes place in a special reaction manifold which is integral to the system pipework, so there are no fragile injection tubes containing concentrated Chlorine Dioxide.
No ClO2 gas is produced, Chlorine Dioxide is only ever produced in solution, and only a few millilitres of concentrated solution is held within the manifold, so there is no hazard.
The dosing pumps are controlled automatically and are normally initiated by an impulsing water meter to prevent under or overdosing.
To prevent the inadvertent mixing of chemicals the dosing pumps are housed in separate lockable enclosures, the injection tubing is double-walled and the chemical drums are normally contained inside individual bunds with lids.
A range of alarm options are available including chemical low level, dosing pump flow monitoring and chlorine dioxide monitoring.
Our range of Activ-Ox Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) Generators and Dosing Systems are suitable for treating anywhere from a few litres of water to 1000’s of cubic metres per day and have been used to treat water in a wide range of applications such as:
