Chlorine dioxide effect on humic and organic matter

Chlorine dioxide effect on humic and organic matter

4.2 Oxidant action

The oxidant action of chlorine dioxide often improves the taste, odor, and color of
water. Chlorine dioxide reacts with phenolic compounds, humic substance,
organics, and metal ions in the water.

For example, iron is oxidized by chlorine dioxide so that it precipitates out of the
water in the form of iron hydroxide. The precipitate is then easily removed by
filtration.

ClO2 + 5Fe(HCO3)2 + 3H2O = 5Fe(OH)3 + 10Cl2 + Cl- + H+ (3)

Chlorine dioxide reacts with organics, typically by oxidation reactions, and forms
few chlorinated organic compounds. Free chlorine, in the presence of organic
precursors can form trihalomethanes (THM’s) and other halogenated compounds
(Aieta and Berg, 1986).

Phenolic compounds present in drinking water

Humic acid, a THM precursor, is oxidized by chlorine dioxide thus minimizing
halogenated compound formation in secondary treatment (Aieta and Berg, 1986).

7.2 Disadvantages

· Chlorite and chlorate byproducts are formed.


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