How does Potable Aqua® Chlorine Dioxide work?
Chlorine dioxide, a water-soluble gas, is an extremely effective and powerful biocide that has been used for many years, exhibiting rapid kill over a wide range of organisms. It does not form chlorinated molecules in the presence of organics and is efficacious over a wide pH range. Although chlorine and chlorine dioxide share the word “chlorine” in their names, their chemistries are very different. Unlike chlorine, chlorine dioxide doesn’t chlorinate. It works through oxidation and penetrates bacteria cell walls and reacts with vital amino acids in the cytoplasm of the cell to kill the organism. However for most applications, chlorine dioxide must be produced and used at the same location because the compound is unstable and in large quantities cannot be stored or transported. Now, Potable Aqua antimicrobial technology allows for the delivery of chlorine dioxide in a stable tablet form. Potable Aqua Chlorine Dioxide Water Purification Tablets produce chlorine dioxide only when they com
