Ozone Lab Testing – MTBE vs. Ozone!

Posted by Joel Leusink on November 25, 2009 under Commercial Ozone Usage, Water Remediation | Be the First to Comment

MTBE & TBA Reduction Using Ozone

Here’s the story.  A while back I had a customer who wanted to know if ozone would reduce MTBE levels in water.  He wanted this data so he could bid a remediation job effectively.  Our concern was, this was DIRTY water.  We didn’t know if the ozone would be consumed by the organics and other loading factors prior to the MTBE.  So, he sent me 5 gallons of water, I tested it in my sample tube, and what you see below is our results!

Chart

This was Great data.  It was wonderful that the customer was willing to pay for TBA testing along with the MTBE testing.  This showed the relationship between MTBE & TBA.  Much of the MTBE was broken down into TBA initially, then the TBA was broken down further.

Conclusion and Application

The data indicates that ozone was very effective in our lab testing. After this successful lab test, the data inspired an on-site pilot test with our WS-3010, which led to the eventual implementation of a “pump and treat” ozone remediation system.  Today this system is in use at a water flow rate 5 – 10 GPM.

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