Ozocan Corporation

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Ozone is formed naturally in the atmosphere, as a colorless gas having a very pungent odor. Ozone, chemically, is the triatomic, allotropic form of oxygen having the chemical symbol O3 and a molecular weight of 47.9982. These three oxygen atoms form a relatively unstable, highly oxidative molecule that serves as a strong oxidant for many commercial and industrial applications. In 1785 Van Marum noticed that air near his electrostatic machine acquired a characteristic odor when electric sparks were passed. In 1801, Cruickshank observed the same odor at the anode during electrolysis of water. Finally, in 1840 Shonbein named the substance which gave off this odor, ozone, from the Greek word "ozein" - to smell. In 1857 Werner Von Siemans designed an ozone generator that has since evolved into the present day, cylindrical dielectric type that makes up most of the commercially available ozone generators in use, and which has sometimes been called the "Siemans Type" ozone generator. The first drinking water plant to use ozone was built at Oudshoorn, Holland in 1893, while Bon Voyage drinking water plant began operations at Nice, France, in 1906 and because it has been using ozone since that time, it is referred to as the "birthplace of ozonation for drinking water treatment." The use of ozone in the United States can be traced back to the 1940's.

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