Let’s look into the critical aspects of these two solutions to help you make an informed decision for your agricultural needs.
Biofilm Removal: Chlorine Dioxide vs Hydrogen Peroxide
Chlorine Dioxide’s Superior Biofilm Penetration: The robust action of Chlorine Dioxide is unrivalled when it comes to effectively penetrating and removing biofilm build-up in water pipework and drinkers. Its targeted approach focuses on compounds commonly found in bacterial cells, ensuring a thorough and efficient cleaning process.
Hydrogen Peroxide’s Broader Reactivity: In contrast, Hydrogen Peroxide reacts with a wider array of compounds, including those naturally occurring in water. However, this broader reactivity comes at a cost. Achieving an equivalent disinfection impact requires a significantly higher concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide (50ppm) compared to Chlorine Dioxide (0.5ppm).
Scotmas Solutions with Chlorine Dioxide
Scotmas stands out by providing an automatic package of equipment and water treatment chemicals that requires no pre-dilution. This approach ensures a safe and straightforward application. In contrast, pre-mixing Hydrogen Peroxide demands a comprehensive Health and Safety procedure and full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) due to exposure to hazardous chemicals. Hydrogen Peroxide is even classified as a Tier 2 Explosive Precursor under new European Regulations (above 12%w/w), mandating appropriate regulatory licensing for sites using the product.
Scotmas has successfully applied Chlorine Dioxide in poultry drinking water systems for over 30 years, showcasing a wealth of industry expertise. This extensive experience positions Scotmas as a reliable partner with the knowledge to apply Chlorine Dioxide technology effectively in diverse agricultural settings.
Results in firmer droppings, producing cleaner first-class eggs.
Reduces Ammonia content.
3. Reduced Production Drops:
Less stress due to bacterial challenges at peak production and close to depletion times.
4. Cleaner, More Palatable Water:
Removal of iron and manganese for improved water consumption.
5. Virus Prevention:
Removes viruses transmissible vertically to the egg.
Ensures a more stable egg content with minimal infection risk and improved shelf life.
6. Efficient Biofilm Removal:
Faster and more effective response to supplements.
Elimination of the potential for resistant strain development.
7. Streamlined Compliance:
No registration requirements, storage, or audit obligations for handling and storage.
Chlorine Dioxide Triumphs: More Power, Lower Corrosion
Chlorine Dioxide emerges as the superior choice, offering ten times the power of Hydrogen Peroxide. This translates to lower dose rates and a reduced risk of corrosion to metals, plastic pipes, or rubber seals.
In conclusion, when the goal is effective biofilm removal, enhanced safety, and ease of use, Scotmas Chlorine Dioxide Systems prove to be the optimum solution for ensuring the health and productivity of your agricultural water systems. Contact us to find out more.
Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula ClO2 that exists as yellowish-green gas above 11 °C, a reddish-brown liquid between 11 °C and −59 °C, and as bright orange crystals below −59 °C.
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emerges as the superior choice, offering ten times the power of Hydrogen Peroxide. This translates to lower dose rates and a reduced risk of corrosion to metals, plastic pipes, or rubber seals.
Both chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide are registered sterilants, which means both are capable of eliminating all viruses, bacteria, fungi and spores. In addition, chlorine dioxide gas has been shown effective against pinworm eggs, beta lactams, and amplicons, all of which hydrogen peroxide is unproven against.
Overall, hydrogen peroxide is more expensive than chlorine and works best when iron and sulfur are present in the water supply. Since it works faster than chlorine, no contact tank is required. Additionally, H2O2 is effective at a more comprehensive pH range, meaning that it is more effective on more types of water.
The main disadvantage is the small disinfecting and oxidising ability of hydrogen peroxide at active concentrations (tens of milligrams per litre), which are required for swimming pool disinfection. Another problem is the quick decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in water and the presence of oxygen radicals.
For spas and smaller bodies of water, use 1 oz.of 3% drug store grade hydrogen peroxide per 100 gallons of spa water to lower chlorine (or bromine) levels by about 5 ppm. Remember that pH levels will drop after an effective hydrogen peroxide treatment. Be sure to rebalance your water when done.
Hydrogen peroxide is not an effective treatment because it actually irritates the skin and inhibits wound healing. The advice about using it has changed because new research shows that the irritation it causes is not worth the antiseptic effect.”
The peroxide functional group is attached to a hydrogen atom, so it's called hydrogen peroxide. Calling it a dihydrogen dioxide (hydrate is water, not hydrogen) would not only be long but also not show the type of reactivity the substance has.
Disadvantages of Hydrogen Peroxide use in Swimming Pools
Perhaps the biggest disadvantage is the relatively high dosage required and the short life of hydrogen peroxide. Also, hydrogen peroxide is not compatible with DE filters, which represent about one/fourth of the residential swimming pool market.
Chlorine is a highly effective method of disinfection. However, while in the pipes it produces small amounts of chemicals (called “disinfection by-products”) if the source water has higher levels of dirt or germs that may react with chlorine. Chlorine is also used up quickly in water systems.
Under aerobic aquatic metabolism conditions, hydrogen peroxide degrades with half- lives of 1.1-5.3 hours in non-sterile conditions, and ca.80 hours in sterile conditions.
Bleach plus hydrogen peroxide creates oxygen gas so violently, it can cause an explosion. “One should not mix household cleaners as a general rule,” Langerman says. “You do not necessarily make a strong cleaner by mixing two cleaners together.”
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment is an alternative for disinfection in aquaculture, which may be advantageous as it dissociates and disinfects while increasing water oxygen concentration.
Add 250 mL (1 cup) of hydrogen peroxide for every 1,000 litres (250 gallons) of pool water. Weekly, test your pool water and add hydrogen peroxide whenever necessary to maintain a level of 50-90ppm.
For drinking water, the EPA recommends a concentration of at 25 to 50 ppm of residual hydrogen peroxide. For irrigation water, the recommended concentration for disinfection purposes is around 1000 ppm.
Boiling water for 15 minutes also helps to remove chlorine as it causes the chlorine to evaporate. But the quickest and most effective way to remove chlorine from drinking water is with activated carbon filters in a reverse osmosis drinking water system.
If you were to breathe air containing chlorine dioxide gas, you might experience irritation in your nose, throat, and lungs. If you were to eat or drink large amounts of chlorine dioxide or chlorite, you might experience irritation in the mouth, esophagus, or stomach.
In general, rubbing alcohol is a better option for your skin. This isn't necessarily because it's more effective, but because hydrogen peroxide is too harsh to be used on your skin.
Its effectiveness at killing germs is recognized by the CDC and the EPA. It is like bleach but without bleach's fumes or abrasiveness. Hydrogen peroxide is an effective disinfectant and its foaming action aids in cleaning.
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Hydrogen Peroxide’s Broader Reactivity: In contrast, Hydrogen Peroxide reacts with a wider array of compounds, including those naturally occurring in water. However, this broader reactivity comes at a cost. Achieving an equivalent disinfection impact requires a significantly higher concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide (50ppm) compared to Chlorine Dioxide (0.5ppm).
1. Elimination of Water Borne Bacteria: