Posted by markO3 on November 15, 2012 under Odor Removal | 
PRESS RELEASE
November 12, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
Becky Elgersma
Office: (712) 439-6884 x197
Fax: (712) 439-6733
E-mail: PR@ozonesolutions.com
OZONE TO THE RESCUE FOR HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS
Ozone Generators for odor removal
Hull, IA – Ozone Solutions, Inc., is offering 50% off all Ozone Generator rentals to victims of Hurricane Sandy. Ozone is great for removing any musty or mildew odors that might be present in homes or basements as a result of the recent hurricane.
For over ten years, Ozone Solutions’ has been renting ozone equipment nation-wide for destroying odors. For homes or businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, Ozone Solutions would like to help you by offering their Ozone Generator rentals at a discounted price. “We are called to take care of our brothers. This is our sincere gesture to help all those that have been effected by this hurricane, our hearts go out to you” states Ozone Solutions’ Sales Representative, Dave Kuiper.
Their rental program is convenient. Ozone Solutions’ will ship the unit to your doorstep and include a return shipping label for easy return. All you have to do is run the Ozone Generator in the affected area for a few days, and then send it back. They guarantee their Ozone Generators will completely destroy any type of odor or your money back (minus shipping costs).
Ozone Solutions has been in business for the past 15 years, providing innovative solutions and reliable ozone equipment.
For more information, please call them at 712-439-6880, e-mail at info@ozonesolutions.com or visit their website: http://www.ozonesolutions.com/info/hurricane-sandy-victims.
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Posted by Joel Leusink on October 5, 2012 under Odor Removal |
Waste-water Odor Control
This project was performed by RES (Remediation Equipment & Services) with Ozone Solutions equipment.
Project Description
Provide Ozone System for Fugitive Odor Control at Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Client
Little Washington Wastewater Company, a Division of Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
Baseline Odor Study at Site
In the summer of 2011, RES was approached by Little Washington Wastewater Company (LWWC), the wholly owned wastewater utility subsidiary of AQUA Pennsylvania, about performing a fugitive odor emissions study as part of an ongoing project to satisfy nearby resident concerns regarding periodic odor complaints from a small wastewater treatment facility. RES determined a course of action which included a two week period of nuisance emissions monitoring at three locations within the site. After the initial two week data gathering period, RES, for an additional two week period, encapsulated the suspected source areas of odor emissions. Monitoring these points as well as a point downwind began in order to identify local concentrations of odor causing gasses. The result of this month-long study led
to the recommendation for the utilization of gaseous ozone as an odor controlling agent to mitigate, if not eliminate the nuisance emissions.
Ozone Equipment Installation
The ozone system design included the following hardware: a small air compressor with a drier unit, an oxygen concentrator, a 40 gram per hour Ozone Solutions, Inc. ozone generator and the necessary tubing, fittings, check valves and dispersion equipment. The ozone system as it was designed was installed in early 2012. Based on the design, after ozone is generated by the Ozone Solutions, Inc. generator, it is distributed and injected into three points at the headworks of the facility; the equalization tank (EQT) via existing aeration system piping, both the influent grit screening chamber and the influent flow meter pit have ozone injected through the use of perforated Teflon tubing above the water level where oxidation of gasses occurs. The influent pits, previously exposed to the atmosphere were then covered to provide additional containment of any malodors or stray gas. The installation was successful and completed at a relatively low capital cost and with a minimal impact to LWWC’s ongoing operating costs.
Results
At this time there have been a total of 0 odor complaints from this site. This is a reduction of 100%. Previous odor complaints had been averaging 1/week and peaked at a daily caller to complain. Ozone was a true success at this application!
Learn more about the use of ozone for industrial odor control
See this page with additional details and images on our website
Posted by Joel Leusink on January 23, 2012 under Odor Removal |
Ozone Solutions continues to improve on our line of ozone scrubbers for ozone removal. Recently we announced the addition of the ODS-1H to our ozone destruct for water treatment line. Today we are announcing an addition to our dry gas ozone scrubber line.
The ODS-1is a completely stainless steel ozone scrubber for use with dry gas streams.
The ODS-1 will filter ozone from dry gas streams up to 30 SCFH with 99.9% efficiency. Due to the stainless steel construction ozone gas concentrations up to 10% by weight can safely be filtered with the ODS-1 ozone scrubber. In the event the destruct media (carulate 200) requires replacement, the ODS-1 offers an easy method for carulite replacement.
The ODS-1 joins our line of great ozone scrubbers for dry gas applications. This scrubber offers a lower cost option to our ODS-2 and ODS-3 ozone scrubbers. The ODS-3 has remained unchanged for 2012, while the ODS-2has seen slight changes that have increased it’s capacity to 60 SCFH.
We also offer a full line of PVC ozone scrubbers for dry ozone gas applications. These are a low cost alternative for low ozone concentration applications.
Common application for the ODS-1 ozone scrubber can be seen in the image below:
To see our full line of ozone scrubbers and destroyers click HERE
We also have a great informative page on the use of ozone scrubbers, click HERE for information on what ozone scrubber may be right for you!
Posted by Joel Leusink on December 8, 2011 under Odor Removal |
JBS plant odor complaints drop 25 percent
Full article available at the Times-Republican HERE
Odor complaints at Marshalltown’s JBS plant have dropped 25 percent since 2009, according to Troy Mulgrew, general manager of the meat-packing plant.
Mulgrew, who addressed the city council Monday, said pork producer JBS has made investments to respond to community concern.
“We consider ourselves trying to do the right thing at the plant,” he said. “We’ve improved many things.”
According to city records 206 calls were received in 2009, 179 calls in 2010 and 149 by the end of November this year.
Detailing work with an ozone system installed this year, as well as a room air “scrubber” that functions like a vent on a household stove, he said JBS has done a considerable amount of work to get rid of unwanted odors.
Read the full article HERE
JBS Swift in Marshalltown uses a WS-120 Ozone Injection System to provide ozone for the current scrubbers to reduce odors and keep clean water in these scrubbers.
See our Ozone use in Wet scrubbers page on our website to understand more about how ozone can be used to improve the operation of a wet scrubber.
Posted by DonaldVR on September 8, 2011 under Odor Removal, Residential Ozone Usage |
While wildfires in Texas have destroyed hundreds of homes, many property owners with buildings left standing will suffer from the lingering problem of smoke odor.
Getting rid of smoke smell can be very difficult. However, the application of ozone gas can simply the process and reduce costs.
Ozone Solutions is currently offering a discount to customers in Texas who might be interested in renting an ozone generator for smoke odor removal.
If you are from Texas and would like to rent an ozone generator, click here for more information.
OzoneSolutions.com offers volumes of information on applying ozone to different problems, including smoke odor.
Posted by Joel Leusink on May 21, 2011 under Odor Removal |
A wet scrubber is used to remove pollutants or odors from process exhaust gases. The purpose of a wet scrubber is to remove pollutants from the air and dissolve them into water for discharge in a waste water stream.
In a wet scrubber, water is sprayed or misted into the air stream to mix with the polluted air. The soluble pollutants in the air will dissolve into the water and be discharged safely in a waste water stream where they can be safely removed or converted to safe compounds.
Water used in a wet scrubber may be mixed with Hydrogen Peroxide, Chlorine Dioxide, or a variety of other chemicals to both improve pollution removal efficiency, and to maintain a clean, efficient wet scrubber. These chemicals may bond to pollutants, or convert the pollutant to a safe alternative using chemical reactions.
To learn more about how a wet scrubber works, follow the following link:
http://www.santesklima.com/EN/Gas.html
Ozone can also be used in the wet scrubber to improve wet scrubber efficiency, and reduce chemical costs. Ozone can be used in any wet scrubber where the process of oxidation offers synergistic effects with water. Ozone may directly oxidize pollutants in the dirty gas stream, oxidize contamination on the scrubber walls, or help increase the efficiency of water to trap pollution. While the use of ozone in wet scrubbers is fairly new, the rising costs of chemicals ensures ozone use in wet scrubbers has a very bright future.
Ozone reduces costs and increases efficiency:
As chemical costs rise the costs to operate a wet scrubber go up. On going chemical costs can add up to very large operational costs. The use of ozone may reduce, or completely eliminate chemical usage drastically reducing the operational costs of a wets scrubber.
Many chemicals used in a wet scrubber remain in the waste water flowing from the wet scrubber basin. These chemicals may be undesirable, or costly to discharge. Ozone will maintain a clean, efficient wet scrubber and revert back to oxygen in the waste water stream.
Many wet scrubbers were designed to remove odor, however over time improved odor reduction is desired due to population growth, and increased odor complaints. Ozone use in a wet scrubber is a method to reduce a wide variety of odor emissions.
The Ozone Solutions:
Ozone can be dissolved into the makeup water flowing into the wet scrubber. This water should be plumbed directly into, or close to the recirculation water flow in the wet scrubber. This will allow the ozone to be sprayed into the wet scrubber contact area quickly. Make up water flowing to the wet scrubber can be plumbed through an ozone injection system for simple installation. If chemical usage is still necessary, chemicals can be delivered directly into the basin of the wet scrubber to ensure ozone does not negatively react with the chemicals.
Ozone Use in Odor Control Wet Scrubbers
Odor control wet scrubbers are commonly used for H2S removal, and other odorous compounds from rendering plants, fertilizer manufacturers, or other odor causing processes. Ozone is commonly used as a method to remove odor in other applications. Ozone is a great method of removing odor in a wet scrubber as ozone is a great method to remove odor, and ozone with water provides great synergistic effects. Odor control wet scrubbers commonly have bio fouling and slime forming inside the scrubber tower. Ozone slows this growth and removes this biological growth increasing the efficiency of the wet scrubber.
Ozone Use in VOC Wet Scrubbers
VOC wet scrubbers are used to remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) or convert VOC’s to CO2. Sometimes VOC scrubbers are refereed to as CO2 scrubbers. A common use of VOC scrubbers is Ethanol plants. Ozone is very effective at converting VOC’s into CO2 by bonding with the carbon atom in the complex VOC molecules. When ozone is used within a wet scrubber ozone and water are used together with great efficiency to oxidize VOC’s and other hazardous gases.
Ozone Advantages
- Lower operating costs due to lower chemical usage
- Improved efficiency of wet scrubber by increasing oxidation
- Lower maintenance due to lower scaling and biological growth
- No chemical storage or transportation
- Ozone offers a safe alternative to chemicals
- Lower waste water discharge costs
The Use of Ozone in a Wet Scrubber
Ozone gas is generated on-site by an ozone generator. Compressed air is supplied to an oxygen concentrator that will provide concentrated oxygen for ozone generation. This oxygen will be passed through an ozone generator cell to convert this oxygen (O2) into ozone (O3). This ozone gas will then be dissolved into water using an ozone injection system. Typically all make-up water will flow through the ozone injection system into the wet scrubber. The goal is to achieve very high dissolved ozone levels into the water flowing to the wet scrubber.
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All excess ozone that is off-gassed in the ozone injection process can be plumbed to the wet scrubber sump and be bubbled into the sump using a bubble diffuser. This ozone gas can help treat the sump water, while off-gassing into the air stream to directly react with the polluted gas flow.
View this entire page on our website
To see how ozone can be used in your wet scrubber contact Ozone Solutions today!
Posted by Joel Leusink on May 7, 2011 under Odor Removal |
Odor Control with Ozone
The system Ozone Solutions designed for Glendale Warehouse is a perfect example of an ozone system achieving success in odor abatement and improving a customer’s bottom line.
The Problem
- Spice Warehouse stores, packages, and distributes spices and other products
- The spice products emanate an extremely offensive odor to the residential and industrial development located up to one block from the facility.
- Warehouse is 230,000 square feet.
- Ventilation of the facility is necessary to keep the indoor air quality acceptable.
- All vented air carries an offensive odor to the local area outside the warehouse.
- The local area is filled with other industries, housing developments, and busy roadways.
- Complaints were coming from the local community about the odor problem.
- The county health department was levying large fines against the warehouse for the odor.
Inside the Warehouse
Ozone Solutions Used
- Ozone gas was used within the building at low levels to maintain an odor free environment.
- Low ozone levels (0.05 – 0.1 PPM) were maintained in the building at all times.
- The building was made up of five individual rooms.
- Ozone was applied to the four main areas. The last area was a sealed cooler and was not a contributor to the odor issues
- The ozonated areas were as follows:
- 33,000 ft2
- 45,000 ft2
- 60,000 ft2
- 80,000 ft2
- Four regulated ozone outputs were used to control the ozone level in each room.
- Four additional ozone outputs were used to inject unregulated ozone flow into the exhaust stacks.
- Any unused ozone flow for the rooms was diverted into the exhaust stacks. The ozone system operated at 100% capacity at all times.
- All ozone equipment, including the air compressor, was placed on one skid for simple operation and installation.
Ozone System Inside the Warehouse
Results
- After the ozone system was implemented the odor directly next to the building was almost completely eliminated.
- The county health department praised the spice warehouse for the amazing difference in odor emissions.
- Due to the improved air quality inside the warehouse, the vent fans could be slowed down to recirculate less air.
- Air quality inside the warehouse improved creating a better work environment for the employees.
- Fines and odor complaints were completely eliminated after installation of the ozone system.
Ozone Gas distribution piping placed along the ceiling of the warehouse
Contact our application engineers today to find out how we can put our experience to work for you!
Posted by dave on December 16, 2010 under Odor Removal, Ozone News, Residential Ozone Usage |
As reported in Purcell, Oklahoma
on Dec.14, a skunk tried to steal Christmas from the children. After getting into a storage shed, the skunk sprayed more than $16,000 worth of toys which might mean no Christmas presents for more than 800 underprivileged children. Is there any hope for saving the Christmas presents? With efforts to rid the presents of this horrible smell, workers attempted to spray them with Febreze with no success.
“When I walked in the fire department, some guys came in and said ‘You better come and look at this.’ And I walked out the door and we were knocked down with the smell of skunk,” said Peggy Christian, an Operation Christmas volunteer. “We found a few pieces that we’ve been able to salvage, but a lot of it we don’t think we have a chance for.”
Then the real contender steps forward. Currently Ozone is being used to treat these Christmas presents and at the end of the day will find that the smell is completely gone. This Christmas will still be a Christmas with plenty of presents and there will still be 800 smiling faces in the city of Purcell, Oklahoma.
News 9 Coverage (Video)
The “Make-You-A-Little-Smarter” Information for Today:
Did you know that after a thunderstorm when you get that nice fresh clean smell, what you are smelling is Ozone? This is nature’s way of cleaning the air and making things fresh and clean!
With any type of odor, ozone can be used to bring back that fresh clean smell whether it is smoke, cooking odors, pet odor, urine, skunk, mold & mildew, or just a stale home smell. Ozone can be used in your house, business or even in your car. Ozone Solutions, Inc. / Rental Units
Posted by Joel Leusink on March 19, 2010 under Commercial Ozone Usage, Odor Removal, Ozone Generators |
Recently we implemented ozone in a spice warehouse to solve a major odor issue. Read about this installation here. This customer even provided a great testimonial after our successful installation.
This customer stores and packages various spices in a large warehouse that is near houses, a school, even a busy roadway. This was leading to lower quality of life, and lower property values in the neighboring community.
Warehouse Location
After successfully installing the ozone system within the air space inside the warehouse odors were reduced inside of the building, leaving almost no odor escaping outside. This drastic reduction in odor was a huge success. Not only is the odor in the community lower, the employees have a better place to work.
Ozone System Used
Ozone Manifold
Results
- After the ozone system was implemented the odor directly next to the building was almost completely eliminated.
- The county health department praised the spice warehouse for the amazing difference in odor emissions.
- Due to the improved air quality inside the warehouse, the vent fans could be slowed down to recirculate less air.
- Air quality inside the warehouse improved creating a better work environment for the employees.
- Fines and odor complaints were completely eliminated after installation of the ozone system.
Links
Spice Warehouse Ozone Installation odor control with ozone
Ozone and Industrial Odor Control
Hog Facility Odor Control System
Posted by markO3 on November 23, 2009 under Odor Removal, Residential Ozone Usage |
A rather common application for ozone machines, whether rentals or purchases, is deodorizing automobiles. Whether you are dealing with cigarette smoke, mold/mildew smell, spoiled milk, or whatever – ozone has a good track record of eliminating these odors if you follow a few standard procedures.
Step 1: Prepare for Treatment
The same as with any ozone treatment, always start here: clean up the source of the smell! If you are dealing with mold, assess the problem and clean the affected areas with a mold inhibitor if possible. If you had rodent problems, remove any nests, dead animals, and fecal/urine matter you can find. If the source of the odor is a spill on the carpet or upholstery, shampoo the affected areas or wash them off.
Step 2: Setup the Ozone Generator
At that point, you are then ready to use your ozone generator. Depending on the type of generator you are using, there are several strategies you could take. For many small generators (such as our OMZ-3400), it is often easiest to set the generator inside the vehicle, open a window just far enough to slip an extension cord in, plug-in the unit and turn the ozone on.
If you are using a generator that has round end caps (such as the OMZ-3600-HFT and up), you have the ability to hook a standard dryer vent tube up to the output of the generator and pipe the ozone into the vehicle. This generally requires that the user find some way to plug up the rest of the window, since running a dryer tube generally requires a large gap in the window (see the image below as an example, where foam packaging sheets have been used).
Ozonating a Car
Step 3: The Ozone Treatment
Once or twice throughout the course of the ozone treatment it is advisable to turn the vehicle on, set the car’s ventilation system to re-circulate, and run the fans for about 15 minutes at a time. This pulls ozone through the heating/cooling ducts to deodorize those areas. If instead you know that the odor is originating somewhere within the ventilation system, you may need to run the fans longer (or more often) to effectively remove the smell. If your car batteries can handle the job, you may be able to run the fans while the car remains off – but that will vary by vehicle.
Once the ozone in running, the total time necessary depends on the type of odor, the severity of the odor, the size of the vehicle, and a variety of other factors. In essence, each case is a little different. You may want to stop the process after 8 hours to check your progress – turn off the generator, let the vehicle air out, and give the interior a “sniff” test to see if the original odor has been affected. Perhaps the treatment will be finished, perhaps you can continue with a lesser amount of ozone (turn the dial down) or perhaps you’ll need to run it for another day or more at full output.
Step 4: Post-Treatment “Residual Ozone Smell”
In some instances, ozone treatments in confined spaces can lead to what’s known as “residual ozone smell”. This is a smell that you’ll recognize as similar to ozone, but is actually leftovers (by-products) from the ozone reactions. Usually this occurs as by-products collect on soft surfaces (fabrics and carpets) during treatment, but it is a temporary odor and will go away in time. To speed things up, you can try the following:
- Let the car air out: go for a ride with the windows down, park in garage with the windows down
- Wipe down dash, seats, etc with a damp rag
- Vacuum carpets
Safety!
Keep in mind that both ozone and carbon monoxide (exhaust fumes) can be dangerous in enclosed areas. If you are going to be ozone-treating your car while it is parked in a garage, remember to open the garage door when you need to run the vehicle. Ozone may also drift out of the vehicle into the surrounding areas, so take proper ozone safety precautions.
