How is Ozone generated in the Zuvo Water Filtration System?
UV energy has a germicidal effect, i.e. it disrupts the DNA in microorganisms, thereby inhibiting their ability to replicate. The Zuvo Water Filtration System is tested to NSF/ANSI 55B, the standard for UV reduction of non-pathogenic microorganisms. These are “bugs” in the water that can affect the taste, odor and aesthetic quality of water. At 185 nanometers, UV energy breaks apart oxygen molecules in air. Because oxygen atoms are highly unstable, some of these recombine with other oxygen molecules to form ozone. Chemically, this is O + O2 = O3. This reaction takes place in the space between the UV lamp and the quartz sleeve in the Zuvo unit. The ozone is then siphoned through a tube attached to a Venturi (a simple device that creates a vacuum from a pressure differential) and infused into the inlet stream of water, where it creates the bubbles that swirl up in the Filtration System chamber. These bubbles are a combination of air and ozone in the gas phase. Some of the ozone is actual
