Disinfection

Generally, two methods of disinfection are used: chemical and physical. The chemical methods, of course, use chemical agents, and the physical methods use physical agents. Historically, the most widely used chemical agent is chlorine. Other chemical agents that have been used include ozone, ClO, the...

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Published inPhysical-Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater pp. 762 - 813
Main Authors Sincero, Arcadio P., Sincero, Gregoria A.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2003
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Waste treatment & disposal
Water industries
Chloro Organic Compounds
Unit Operation
Organic Chloramines
Sodium Metabisulfite
TRC
Disinfecting Power
UV Disinfection
Chlorine Dosage
Chlorine Contact Tank
Residual Chlorine
Self-cleaning Velocity
Hydrogen Sulfide
Chlorine Gas
Chlorine Disinfectant
Rt 1T
Contact Tank
Liquid Chlorine
Fecal Coliforms
Cl2 Aq
Chick’s Law
Contact Time
Activated Sludge Plant
Chlorine Solution
Chick Watson Model
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Summary:Generally, two methods of disinfection are used: chemical and physical. The chemical methods, of course, use chemical agents, and the physical methods use physical agents. Historically, the most widely used chemical agent is chlorine. Other chemical agents that have been used include ozone, ClO, the halogens bromine and iodine and bromine chloride, the metals copper and silver, KMnO, phenol and phenolic compounds, alcohols, soaps and detergents, quaternary ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide, and various alkalis and acids.
ISBN:1587161249
9781587161247
DOI:10.1201/9781420031904-24