Ozone Sterilization Principle: Ozone is the oxidation of oxygen atoms to destroy the structure of the microbial membrane, thus realizing the sterilization effect.
The inactivation reaction of ozone on bacteria is always very rapid, unlike other bactericides, ozone can carry out a double-bond reaction with the cell wall lipids of bacteria, penetrate into the interior of the bacterium, act on the proteins and lipopolysaccharides, and change the cell permeability, which leads to the death of bacteria.
Ozone technology is both old and new technology, the German chemist invented this technology in 1840, and began to be used in the water treatment and disinfection industry in 1856. At present, ozone has been widely used in water treatment, food processing, medical treatment, air purification, aquaculture and other fields, the development of these industries has played a role in promoting.
Ozone can be produced using an ozone generator, the principle of its generation ozone can be obtained through high-voltage discharge, corona discharge, photochemistry, electrochemistry, atomic radiation and other methods.
Ozone's strong oxidizing properties
Ozone can make most organic pigments fade. It can slowly erode rubber and cork and oxidize organic unsaturated compounds. Commonly used in: disinfection and sterilization of beverages, air purification, bleaching, water treatment and drinking water disinfection, grain silo to kill mold and insect eggs.
Reaction with organic unsaturated substances, can generate ozonated oxides, these ozonated oxides in the presence of water can be decomposed, the original unsaturated bond open chain, generating aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids, etc.. As a result of ozone decomposition, it can be used as a means of synthesis and determine the structure of organic matter.
Ozone has a strong oxidizing and bactericidal properties, is one of the strongest oxidants in nature, in the water redox potential second only to fluorine and the second. At the same time, the product of ozone reaction is oxygen, so ozone is a highly efficient oxidizer without secondary pollution.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ozone