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The electrochemical chlorine dioxide produced by the CDE generators has very high purity. Chlorine dioxide is produced in an electroytic cell from the oxidation of chlorite ion. The chlorine dioxide solution is then recirculated through a gas separator to extract chlorine dioxide gas. The chlorine dioxide gas is then dissolved into dilution water to produce a solution of 2,000 ppm. As pure chlorine dioxide gas is used to make the chlorine dioxide solution, there can be no other impurities or reaction by-products present. This method is totally different to other generation systems where chlorite or chlorine is always present in the chlorine dioxide solution.
If you are going to disinfect water and use it for human consumption, it would seem logical to choose the method of disinfection which has the highest purity and lowest risk to human health. Chlorine dioxide generated by our Electricide^® CDE generator is what you are looking for.

Reaction by-products from the presence of chlorine such as Trihalomethanes (THM’s), HAA’s, chloramines and chlorophenols will not be formed with this electrochemical chlorine dioxide generator. The water you use for drinking, process or product contact will be of the highest quality.

Acid-chlorite (2-chemical) generators use hydrochloric acid and sodium chlorite as reactant. These two chemicals react together inside a reaction chamber to form chlorine dioxide at high strength (2%). It is clear that these two chemicals are incompatible, as they react to form chlorine dioxide. This is fine as long as the reaction occurs in a reaction vessel, there are no leaks and the chemicals are stored correctly. There is an inherent safety risk associated with the handling of two incompatible chemicals. There is always the possibility (however small) that an operator could spill one chemical into the other, outside the generator and form chlorine dioxide. Handling acid is always a problem as it fumes and is nasty to work with. We have seen many sites where acid is stored and the sheds are corroded from the acid fumes. With acid, chlorite, hypochlorite (3-chemical) generators, the chemical handling scenario is even more complex as 3 chemical must be handled by an operator. With the Electricide^® CDE generator, the chemical handling risks are removed as there is only one chemical and no acid.

The Electricide^® electrochemical chlorine dioxide generator produces chlorine dioxide solution at 2,000 ppm and neutral pH. The alkalinity of the dilution water used to make the chlorine dioxide solution is virtually unchanged. When dosing chlorine dioxide from the Electricide^® generator into recirculating closed or semi-closed water circuits, alkalinity will not be reduced and pH will not be altered so pH correction with caustic is not required. Acid-chlorite (2-chemical) generators produce chlorine dioxide with a 250% molar excess of HCl. This excess of acid is added to the treated water, reducing alkalinity and pH. With recirculating water circuits, caustic, lime or soda ash dosing is required for pH correction.

Multiple point dosing using an acid-chlorite generator is complex, as a dilution tank with level sensors has to be added to the basic generator. The Electricide^® CDE generator is designed for multiple point dosing and only requires the addition of one dosing pump per dosing point. The system has a central touchscreen controller which provides an interface for control of each dosing point via flow, residual or combined flow/residual.

The Electricide^® CDE generator can be accessed remotely via the internet. This aspect is very useful for remote sites and where chlorine dioxide addition to an application is critical. Our service tech’s can get on-line and investigate problems, start and stop the unit and get the unit running quickly without having to attend site. A wired connection to the unit is not required.

Raw water is pumped from the local river into a 1ML underground storage dam. This water is continually circulated with a small centrifugal pump. Chlorine dioxide solution is generated and dosed into this recirculation line on the basis of the chlorine dioxide setpoint of 0.40 ppm. Chlorine dioxide residual is measured using a chlorine dioxide transmitter and an amperometric probe. Using PID control and the make-up water flow signal, a PID control output is calculated which is provided as a 4-20mA signal to a chlorine dioxide dosing pump.

The chlorine dioxide generator is located inside a plant room with IBC storage of chemical inside a fibreglass IBC (tote) bund. Chemical flows under gravity to the generator. 10-20% caustic is produced as a free by-product and this is collected in a 500L HDPE tank from which it is pumped to a bulk storage tank for re-use.

The complete system is controlled with a PLC and touchscreen which interfaces with the site SCADA system.