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AK47 Dry Cleaning System
Link to
commercial odor control systems
Link
to Gov't of Canada Study on Envron's Odor Control (commercial)
system
Long a staple in
the dry cleaning and remediation industries, the use of Ozone is
undergoing somewhat of a renaissance as more powerful Ozone
Generators and larger and more sophisticated systems like the Ak47
are entering the market.
Ozone is an environmentally-friendly substance that removes smells
from garments including smoke, urine, vomit, cigars, skunk and other
substances that “linger” even after repeated washings. Ozone is made
from Oxygen or 02 and converted to Ozone or O3
by Ozone Generators. While it is fairly easy to make Ozone through
Corona Discharge (such as a lightning bolt), modern Ozone Generators
have left much of the problems of the older systems behind.
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In any chemical
application, concentration is important. Gone are the days of old UV-style
Ozone systems that put out a very low concentration of Ozone and required
hours of contact time. Also going by the wayside are cheap Corona Discharge
Ozone Generators that do not use air preparation units, another key point in
a quality Ozone system. If the air going into the generator is not bone-dry,
the Ozone output will drop off, affecting Ozone concentration. This is true
of any Ozone Generator on the market.
Another key point in any system is proper sizing. Waiting for a tiny Ozone
Generator to huff and puff and fill up a large treatment room is not going
to cut it in any modern drycleaning or remediation system. Large Ozone
generating systems can now be used to quickly fill rooms and cut down on
treatment times considerably. Prices of these systems have dropped
substantially as systems become more available.
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Ozone delivers
the lowest cost per treatment on the market.
It is also the ONLY system that works on virtually ALL odor
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The application of Ozone
is quite simple. Take a typical example of a treatment room full of
smoke-damaged clothing. The “smoke” smell is really an on-going chemical
reaction that is releasing very low concentrations of long-chain “combined”
chemicals. Many of these chemicals by themselves are non-odorous.
However, when they combine and start reacting, the smell can linger for
months or even years. The human nose is very sensitive to this and can
detect odors in the parts per billion range!
As we introduce Ozone into the treatment room, the highly reactive Ozone gas
mingles with the still-reacting smoke compounds. As the two mix, the
reactive Ozone starts pulling apart the long-chain bonds of the smoke
molecules, halting the chemical process.
 Ozone
is being consumed as the “fuel” to pull the long chains apart. In Ozone
chemistry, these fast-reacting compounds make up “instant Ozone demand.”
Satisfying “instant” Ozone demand means that the reactive substances have
been converted to non-odorous compounds. In other words, the odors are now
“dead”.
While this is a straightforward chemical process, the concentration of Ozone
in the room becomes important. Low concentrations of Ozone means that the
reaction strength of the Ozone may not be high enough to pull apart the long
chains, resulting in an inferior job or very long wait times.
In a practical sense, our room full of smoky clothes quickly consumes as
much Ozone as is required to fulfill the “instant” Ozone demand. At some
point, the Ozone gains the upper hand and does not have any “instant”
reactions left. This is where Ozone levels quickly build up and you can be
assured the reactions (and the odors) are now done.
The other very nice thing about Ozone
Generators is the cost of operation. Very low operating costs are realized
because the Generators only consume air. There are no chemical inputs to
order or high-value consumables, only electricity. The on-going costs are
for maintenance of the system only. It's like having an Ozone factory!
As with any highly-reactive substance, safety is an issue. Anyone entering
the room or having the chance of being exposed to Ozone should wear a carbon
mask to destroy Ozone. Other than that, once the room has been ventilated
and the Ozone levels drop, the clothes are now treated. The owner also has
the satisfaction of knowing that he has not released any harmful chemicals
into the environment.
How
Does Ozone
Destroy Odors?
By gassing the odors with Ozone, the
odors are literally "torn apart" at a chemical level. Ozone is in the same chemical family as
chlorine and other oxidizers. However, Ozone is made from Oxygen
and is much faster-acting.
Also, because Ozone is made from
Oxygen, it
does not leave harmful chemical residues.
Ozone literally "disassembles" odors at
a chemical level.
Ozone has a very key place in your
odor control and remediation department. Used properly, Ozone will remove all kinds of odors including
those generated by beer, smoke, gas, diesel, vomit, skunks, livestock
odors, urine, feces, cigars, cigarettes and most other odors. In fact Ozone will remove almost any lingering
organic odor.
Ozone is an "oxidizer". Oxidants are
used to destroy or convert organics in all kinds of industries. Ozone is
used to oxidize numerous organics in air treatment. It has been used for
odor control for decades in remediation industries, dry cleaning and
commercial and industrial plants.
Ozone
quickly breaks these complex substances down into component parts at an
atomic level. In so doing, it quickly and permanently destroys odors. In
Europe especially and increasingly in North America, Ozone has long been
used in remediation industries to kill odors in homes or businesses
where fires, flooding and other disasters have occurred.
Ozone delivers the lowest cost per treatment on the market.
It is also the ONLY system that works on virtually ALL odor sources.
Ozone can be put to use to convert pollutants such as
ammonia, mercaptans, sulfides and other organic (odor-causing) materials
into inert, non-odorous by-products. Ozone is an extremely fast-acting
oxidant. It is these unique characteristics that allow Ozone to be put to
use in odor control.
After oxidizing substances, Ozone simply reverts back
to Oxygen. There are no toxic or caustic residues. The target substances are
broken down into their base components. Smells are permanently destroyed.
There is no magic in the application of Ozone. It is a chemical process that
is predictable and well understood by Chemical Engineers, Chemists and Ozone
Engineers.
Envron Ozone
is used to destroy odors in industrial applications including hog barns,
poultry barns, composting operations, car washes and other applications.
Ozone is the most powerful, fastest-acting oxidant commercially available
and has a long history of odor control.
Ozone- Not A Masking Agent
In the odor control industry,
there are two different ways to control
odors. Masking agents are used to disguise
or alter the base odor. These systems work
with success in some areas and fail
miserably in others. The difference between
Ozone and other odor control agents is that
Ozone provides a permanent end to odors. It
is not a masking agent or perfume and does
not “cover up” odors.
Many odor causing
substances can generate odors for weeks,
months or years. For example, smoke-damaged
clothes can literally be smelled for years. The
only way to permanently and quickly kill
these odors is with Ozone. There is no other
more powerful odor killer on the market.
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