About Clo2

What is Chlorine Dioxide?

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a synthetic, green-yellowish gas with a chlorine-like, irritating odor. Chlorine dioxide is very different from elementary chlorine, both in its chemical structure as in its behavior. Chlorine dioxide is a small, volatile and very strong molecule. In diluted, watery solutions chlorine dioxide is a free radical. At high concentrations it reacts strongly with reducing agents. Chlorine dioxide is an unstable gas that dissociates into chlorine gas (Cl2), oxygen gas (O2) and heat. When chlorine dioxide is photo-oxidized by sunlight, it falls apart. The end-products of chlorine dioxide reactions are chloride (Cl–), chlorite (ClO–) and chlorate (ClO3–). At –59°C, solid chlorine dioxide becomes a reddish liquid. At 11°C chlorine dioxide turns into gas. Chlorine dioxide is 2,4 times denser than air. As a liquid chlorine dioxide has a bigger density than water.

Analysis

Residual Measurement Of ClO2

Determination of residual ClO2 in process or potable water is a tricky situation. As there are several interferences from other oxidants present in water in addition to ClO2 and its disinfection bi-products. The test method for measurement of ClO2 is a normally interfered with its bi-products chlorite & chlorate due to the difficulty in measuring a specific oxidants among other oxidants.

Following are the methods available and selectively used for analytical measurement of ClO₂ :

Amarnath :

Amaranth – Amaranth is a colorimetric indicator that is selectively decolorized by mg/L concentration of ClO2. The method does not have interference by chlorite,chlorate,monochloramine,free chlorine & ferric ion. And the minimum measurement that can be performed is up to 5mg/L. Hence the said is recommened only in the lab level and not in field.

DPD method :

DPD method – This is the most commonly used method for testing ClO2 in industrial methods. DPD forms a pink color & the intensity of the color is proportional to the concentration of ClO2. The problem with the method is chlorine & chlorite ion also reacta with DPD reagents. The system works fairly well in clean water system. But in cases of cooling tower & waste tower there are several interferences from hydrocarbon, SRB etc…

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