ON-SITE CHLORINE GENERATION

The most widespread disinfectant used in the treatment of water is chlorine, which can be applied in a variety of ways. History has taught us that, in bacteriological terms, chlorinating water is a quite safe way of disinfecting drinking water. After all, more than 100 years have passed since chlorine was used to disinfect drinking water for the first time. Many years of experience have shown that acute toxicity can be excluded, when chlorination is executed correctly.

Generally, three methods are used for chlorinating drinking and pool water:

• Chlorine gas dosing
• Dosing of commercial sodium hypochlorite solution or calcium hypochlorite solution
• Electrolytic sodium hypochlorite generation on site

The third method in particular offers a number of advantages, which are incorporated in the Klorigen™ chlorine electrolysis systems.

With electrolysis, sodium hypochlorite is produced directly from a solution of common salt using electricity.

The sodium hypochlorite solution, which is the disinfectant, has a pH value between 8.5 and 9.5, and a chlorine concentration of 8 g/l. It has a half-life of several months, which makes it ideal for storage in a buffer tank.

Benefits of the electrolysis with Klorigen™

• Safe and reliable method of producing sodium hypochlorite on-site
• Common salt is the base material – it is non-toxic, easy to store and easy to handle
• Only water, common salt and electricity are needed for the electrolysis – low operating costs, world-wide use
• Fresh sodium hypochlorite is always on hand and does not dissociate like commercial sodium hypochlorite solutions
• Prevents large storage requirements of high strength chlorine if purchased externally

Recommended applications:

• Drinking Water (SPAN Approval Certificate No: SPAN/BPAI/5047-2023)
• Recreational Water / Swimming Pools
• Cooling Towers
• Power Plant Seawater Intake