Ozone

Ozone

Ozone is an oxidizing agent used in many industrial and consumer applications. In drinking water, ozone is used for manganese removal by forming a precipitate that can be filtered out in the purification process. Additional organic matter present in drinking water responsible for producing odor and color can also be removed by ozone. Ozone also acts as a germicide and is used to manufacture pharmaceuticals, as a deodorizer, and as a bleaching agent. Ozone can be measured photometrically with reagents. Photometric analysis is based on the Beer-Lambert principle of absorbance in which the intensity of the color produced is proportional to the concentration of ozone in the sample. Photometric analysis products include benchtop photometers, spectrophotometers, and chemical test kits.