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Ozone Generation for Pulp Bleaching 

Valencia, Spain: Site of Fall European IOA Conference 

OZONE NEWS Volume 35, No. 4 • August, 2007

Ozone News Volume 35, No. 4 

Volume 35, No. 4 

Editor: 

Barry L. Loeb 

OZONE NEWS 

August,2007 

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 

ON THE COVER 

A major IOA conference specializing in 

agri-food applications is being held in 

Valencia Spain. Story on editorial page 

and in special insert. (Photo courtesy of 

Secretariat of the Orgaization for Security and Cooperation 

in Europe) 

5 Editor’s Notes 

6 INDUSTRY NEWS 

- ITT-WEDECO, Air Products Join in 

Ozone Marketing 

8 - Applied and Teijin to Cooperate 

10 - Audubon Machinery Receives 2007 

EPA Environmental Quality Award 

11 IOA NEWS 

- 17th Japan Ozone Annual Conference 

15 - Russian Workshop on Ozone 

17 - 5th International Ozone Symposium in 

Havana 

20 Electrical Energy for Ozone Generation 

and Application for Pulp Bleaching 

24 City Solves Taste and Odor Problem 

Through Installation of Ozone System 

for Primary Disinfection 

26 New IOA Members 

29 Meetings Calendar 

30 Consultants Page 

Nippon Islands Group (NIG) 

Mr. Hirofumi Takahara 

International Ozone Association 

Homei Building, 8th Floor 

1-3-19 Akasaka 

Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan 

Tel: (81) 03 3583 5210 

Fax: (81) 03 3583 1461 

Email: joa@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp 

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For latest up-to-date information on 

upcoming IOA conferences, please 

contact the following. 

18th Ozone World Congress, August 

25-30, 2007 

www.io3a.org 

or call (+1) 480-529-3787 

or email PaulOverbeck@io3a.org 

Valencia Conference on Ozone/Agri- 

Food applications, 

October 29-31, 2007 

www.io3a.org 

or call +33 (0) 5 49 454 060 

or email ioa@esip.univ-poitiers.fr 

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

2 AirTree Ozone Technology 

31 Analytical Technology Inc. 

30 Best Sulfur Products 

30 Black & Veatch 

8,9 BMT Messtechnik GmbH 

12 Bodycare Environmental Technologies 

30 Bollyky Associates Inc. 

13 Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. 

14 Dr. J. Hånsler GmbH 

6 Eco Sensors, Inc. 

5 ENMET Analytical Instruments 

11 IN USA Inc. 

30 Innovative Ozone Services Inc. 

10 Mazzei Injector Corporation 

28 OGSI 

5 Ozone Water Systems 

32 Ozonia International 

4 Pacific Ozone Technology 

7 SeQual Technologies 

Copyright© 2007 International Ozone Association. All rights reserved. No 

part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted, or 

disseminated in any form or by any means without prior written permission 

from the International Ozone Association. The publisher assumes no 

responsibility for any statements of fact or opinion expressed in the published 

papers. 

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Editor’s Notes 

The cover page of this issue of Ozone 

News shows the Ciutat des les arts i les 

Ciènces (The City of Arts and Sciences) in 

Valencia, Spain. This is one of many sites that 

visitors to the IOA-EA3G conference titled 

“Sustainable Agri-Food Industry Use of Ozone 

& Related Oxidants” will experience during 

October 29-31, 2007. 

The use of ozone in the Agri-Food industry is 

growing, with many documented successful 

case studies. With the help of the IOA, a 

scientific approach is being taken to many 

sophisticated applications in using ozone as an 

anti-microbial agent to treat Agri-Food 

products. There have been a number of IOA 

sponsored food conferences in the USA; this 

conference is the first one in Europe and a large 

number of potentially very good papers have 

been submitted. I encourage you to try and 

attend this conference and enjoy the pleasures 

of Spain along with learning more about the 

use of ozone in this emerging technology. 

There is a special insert in this issue with more 

information and registration and hotel 

information. 

We receive much technical data regarding the 

uses of ozone. Data regarding ozone 

generation efficiency are not so prevalent. In 

this issue is an article regarding the use of high 

concentration ozone for pulp bleaching. This 

article presents some efficiency curves for 

various types of ozone generator dielectrics 

and should be useful to many readers. 

Barry L. Loeb 

Editor-in-Chief 

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Industry News 

ITT-WEDECO, Air Products join in ozone 

marketing 

The WEDECO division of ITT Corp. has signed a joint 

marketing agreement with Air Products and Chemicals, 

Inc. in which the two companies will jointly market their 

complementary ozone-related products to the water and 

wastewater treatment market, according to a July 16 press 

release from the two companies. 

Products falling under the agreement will include 

containerized oxygen-ozone systems, oxygen recovery 

systems, and ozone-based advanced oxidation systems, 

the release said. The companies will introduce their joint 

efforts at several water/wastewater treatment industry 

trade shows this fall. 

ITT-WEDECO focuses on ozone and ultraviolet 

technologies and is part of the Fluid Technology segment 

of ITT, which purchased the former WEDECO AG in 

2004. WEDECO’s United States headquarters is in 

Charlotte, NC. The Fluid Technology segment is a major 

contributor to ITT’s global revenues, and includes Goulds 

Pumps. 

Air Products is a $9 billion industrial company based in 

Allentown, PA, and involved in a number of technologies, 

including atmospheric, process and specialty gases. 

“Air Products sees water treatment as an important growth 

area for the company,” Mike McNallen, vice president for 

North American Gases at Air Products, said in the release. 

He added, “Working with ITT-WEDECO positions Air 

Products well for success in our Water Systems business.” 

The agreement will move ITT-WEDECO “into adjacent 

applications and technologies beyond our traditional core 

products,” according to Mike McGettigan, general 

manager for ITT-WEDECO Americas. 

Source: Water Technology Online 

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Industry News (cont’d) 

Applied and Teijin to Cooperate in the 

Advanced Water Treatment Technology Market 

Applied Process Technology Inc., an industry leader 

providing high performance water treatment solutions, 

and Teijin Limited based in Tokyo, Japan have concluded 

a comprehensive long-term cooperation agreement to 

accelerate the commercialization of Applied’s proprietary 

HiPOx, PulseOx and Membrane Biofilm Reactor 

(MBfR) technologies into all water treatment markets. 

The agreement includes an option for Teijin to take 

majority control of Applied over time. 

Mr. Terry Applebury, CEO of Applied commented, “We 

are very pleased with this agreement, as it is a perfect 

match of technological synergy between our two 

companies moving forward. Teijin will bring a global 

scope to Applied’s business.” 

In its tenth year, Applied continues its commitment to 

developing innovative, cost-effective solutions to address 

the globe’s water-related needs. The company is focused 

on providing environmentally friendly, waste-free, and 

sustainable water solutions to a growing number of 

customers in the U.S. and abroad with over 50 

commercial systems placed thus far. 

• Applied’s HiPOx pump & treat technology utilizes 

advanced oxidation and ozonation processes to 

destroy a wide variety of volatile organic chemicals 

(VOCs) including MtBE and 1,4 Dioxane, and 

microcontaminants. “HiPOx PLUS” treats Geosmin, 

odor, taste, and color contaminants, and performs 

disinfection as well. 

• Applied’s PulseOx is an aggressive in-situ 

(underground) chemical oxidation technology that 

destroys groundwater contaminants directly in the 

sub-surface aquifer. As a “smart” gas/liquid delivery 

system, the PulseOx process is also employed to 

deliver other oxidants and reductants to the 

subsurface. Its small footprint and the speed with 

which it destroys contaminants make it a solid choice 

for time-critical applications. 

• Applied’s hydrogen-based hollow-fiber Membrane 

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Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) technology, licensed from 

Northwestern University, is now being showcased at 

several commercial municipal water sites in 

California. This advanced reduction technology 

removes nitrate, perchlorate (rocket fuel) and 

chlorinated solvents from contaminated water 

sources. The technology is also capable of aiding in 

the removal of hexavalent chromium (also known as 

hex-chrome) and Selenium as well as providing 

advanced nutrient removal from wastewaters. 

developments, but we like the fundamentals." 

Mr. Nagashima continued, “The cooperation of Applied 

with Teijin will undoubtedly give the technology the 

opportunity it deserves. This agreement is another step in 

Teijin’s strategy to contribute to the society around the 

world and it fits our vision of contributing to renewable, 

environmentally friendly sustainable processes.” 

Mr. Toru Nagashima, CEO of Teijin Ltd, commented, 

“We are very pleased to have identified Applied and its 

technologies, as Teijin believes that these technologies 

have the potential to contribute significantly to the 

advance of environmental-friendly natural water cleaning 

systems. In particular, Teijin looks at the hydrogen-based 

Hollow Fiber Membrane Biofilm Reactor business as a 

technology offering the potential of changing the industry 

processes on a global basis, although the initial focus will 

be on California. It will still require further 

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Audubon Machinery Receives 2007 EPA 

Environmental Quality Award 

The 2007 Environmental Quality Award for Industry in 

New York was presented to Christopher Collins, 

Chairman & CEO of Audubon Machinery Corporation 

(OGSI), located in North Tonawanda. Audubon 

Machinery was recognized for its efforts in building the 

first Green Certified Factory in New York State. The 

40,000 square foot factory was built in accordance with 

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) standards as set 

forth in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental 

Design (LEED) criteria. It was also noted that the factory 

was built on a remediated brownfield site previously 

known as the Wurlitzer Hazardous Waste Dump Site. 

“We are very proud of our accomplishment in becoming 

the first Green Factory in New York State”, said 

Christopher Collins, Chairman and CEO of Audubon 

Machinery. “It was a two year process from the start of 

our design to receipt of the USGBC LEED Certification”. 

In celebration of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) honored 16 individuals and 

organizations for their efforts to protect the environment 

in New York. Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg 

presented EPA’s Environmental Quality Awards at a 

ceremony in EPA’s offices in Manhattan. Mayor Cory 

Booker of Newark, NJ delivered the keynote address. 

The modern factory built by Audubon Machinery uses 70 

percent less electricity than a normal factory of the same 

size while still providing adequate light. The building was 

constructed with recycled steel, drywall and carpet. 

During construction more than 100 tons of material was 

diverted out of landfills for recycling. 

In presenting the award to Collins, Regional EPA 

Administrator Alan J. Steinberg said, “the EPA applauds 

the tireless dedication of Environmental Quality Award 

winners, who are truly environmental champions. Their 

extraordinary contributions make our world a better place 

and remind us that individuals really can make a 

difference.” 

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IOA News 

The 17th Japan Ozone Association Annual 

Conference on Ozone Science & 

Technology 

On June 14-15, 2007, the Japan Ozone Association 

Annual Conference on Ozone Science & Technology was 

held at Nigitatsu Kaikan, Matsuyama-city, Ehime 

Prefecture, Japan. There were approximately 190 

attendees including engineers, researchers, students and 

professors including two guests from Korea. 

This conference was sponsored by the Water Re-use 

Promotion center, Japan Water Works Association and 

Japan Industrial Water Association. 

generator design, manufacturing process, bromate 

formation and control, industrial applications, sludge 

reduction, air applications, municipal sewage treatment, 

water reuse and advanced oxidation processes. 

Prof. Sugimitsu presented “Safe assessment and 

utilization of safety standard for ozone” for promotion on 

safety usage of ozone. This was the fourth time that this 

lecture was presented at a JOA conference. 

The welcome reception was held in a special room 

“Fuyo-no-ma” having around 100 persons on Thursday 

evening June 14th at Nigitatsu Kaikan where Prof. Dr. 

Tsuno welcomed the all attendees. 

Prof. Hiroshi Tsuno, President of the Japan Ozone 

Association and a professor of Kyoto University opened 

the conference and welcomed all attendees. 

Prof. Tsuno opens conference 

Thirty seven technical paper presentations and four 

poster presentations were given during conference 

including invited presentations “ A Waste Water 

Treatment on Sewage Effluent for Safety” presented by 

Dr. Takao Murakami who is a chief researcher of the 

Japan Sewage Works Agency and “Drinking Water 

Quality Management for Safety and Reliability” 

presented by Mr. Hidekazu Kuraya who is acting head of 

drinking water management section, Ministry of Health, 

Labor and Welfare. 

Topics covered during the conference included ozone 

generation, disinfection, drinking water purification, 

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IOA News (cont’d) 

At the conclusion of the conference, a JOA general 

assembly and awards ceremony were held. 

Following is a partial list of papers presented during the 

conference. For information on individual papers or 

proceedings (in Japanese), contact the JOA website 

joa@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp. 

Demonstration Plant Study of Sludge Solubilization 

using Ozonation and Alkali Treatment; Hiroshi KUROKI, 

Toshiyuki KAMIYA, Teiji SAITOU 

Decomposition Properties of Pharmaceuticals by 

Ozonation and Advanced Oxidation Process; Yasuhiro 

KATO, Takeshi TAKUBO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ilho KIM 

Deterioration of concrete in ozonation process for 

wastewater treatment; Jouji YAMAMOTO, Naoki 

OSHIMA, Satoshi YAMAUCHI 

Effective Ozonation of Secondary Effluents with Initial 

Ozone Demand; Eri HASEGAWA, Harumi YAMADA, 

Hiroshi TSUNO 

Conference attendees 

Ozonation of Treated Sewage for The Cooling Water of 

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Thermal Power Plant; Kousei SASAKI, Eiji 

SAKURABA, Nobuhiro YAMATO, Shigeo 

MITSUMA, Seiji YAMANA 

Solubilization characteristics of sludge by ozone; 

Hideaki NAGARE, Hiroshi TSUNO, Pengzhe SUI, 

Tsunenari SOYAMA, Wilasinee SAKTAYWIN 

Theoretical discussion on initial ozone consumption; 

Hiroshi TSUNO, Eri HASEGAWA, Taira HIDAKA 

Effect of hydroxyl radical on bromate formation 

during ozonation; Tomohiro MATSUZAKI, Saburo 

SATO, Tomo OIKAWA 

Optimizing ozonation control at Inagawa water 

treatment plant; Hisakazu YAMANE, Yoshio 

OMOTE, Masami OOYA, Shoichi MAEDA 

Investigation of both control of bromate formation 

and decomposition of odor substance by 

ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment with smaller 

amount of hydrogen peroxide dose; Nozomu 

YASUNAGA, Tokiko YAMAUCHI 

Kinetic modeling of odor compounds decomposition 

and bromate formation during ozonation with 

hydrogen peroxide II; Seiji NODA, Nozomu 

YASUNAGA, Tokiko YAMAUCHI 

Application of ozone/hydrogen peroxide process for 

removal of odor compounds under controlling 

bromate ion formation; Shinya OHARA, Yuntao 

GUAN, Harumi YAMADA, Hiroshi TSUNO, Tadao 

MIZUNO 

Optimal condition of ozone/hydrogen peroxide 

process for removal of odor compounds under 

controlling bromate ion formation-Model approach; 

Tadao MIZUNO, Shinya OHARA, Yuntao GUAN, 

Hiroshi TSUNO 

Decomposition of dioxins in leachate by AOP 

method; Naruaki KADOKAWA, Kenichi 

HANAOKA, Nobuhiro YAMATO, Kousei SASAKI 

Change in Quality of Alkyl Ether Type Nonionic 

Surfactants by Ozone / Hydrogen Peroxide Process; 

Shibukatsu SHIBATA, Fukushi YAMASHITA, Tomoyuki 

SUZUKI, Yuto TAMADA 

Treatment of Surfactant in Water using a Pulsed 

Discharge; Shou NAKAZAKI, Satoshi IHARA, Chobei 

YAMABE 

Remediation of Groundwater Containing Petroleum 

Hydrocarbons by Permeable Reactive Barriers; Shigeo 

HINO, Satoru KAWAKAMI 

Ozone-Biological Treatment of Persistent Wastewater 

containing High Molecular Compound Wastewater; 

Hisatomo TORII, Shinya TASAKA, Takashi KOUNO, 

Itaru TAKEDA 

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Inactivation of Legionella pneumophila by ozone in a 

model circulating bathtub system; Toshifusa DOI, 

Masanori FUJITA, Tomihisa YASUOKA, Chiemi 

TERAO 

tomato plants; Keiko OHASHI, Mizue ISHIDA, 

Kazuhiro FUJIWARA 

Simple measuring method of high concentrated ozonated 

water and utilization; Tomohide SAHO, Masayuki 

TODA, Takahiro YONEHARA, Satoru NAKAGAWA, 

Makiko MIURA, Senri KOJIMA 

Methods for estimating injury level on E.coli inactivated 

by ozonation; Xuedan WANG, Masahiro OTAKI 

Every successful conference has a dedicated registration 

staff. 

Guests from Korea: Dr. Ki-hyouong Hong, Korea Food & 

Drug Asminstration and Dr. Heesung An. Seoul National 

University 

Effects of the use of ozonated water for dilution of 

concentrated hydroponic stock solution on the growth of 

Application of Ozone to Chemical Decontamination for a 

Reactor Pressure Vessel and the Internals; Masami 

ENDA, Masayuki KANEDA, Toshihiro YOSHII, 

Nagayoshi ICHIKAWA, Takeshi KANASAKI 

Optimal Operation Factor for Separation of Poly(vinyl 

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chloride)(PVC) from Automobile Shredder Dust by 

Selective Surface Modification of Ozonation; Tung-Yueh 

TSAI, Keisuke KUROSE, Reddy M. SRINIVASA, 

Tetsuji OKUDA, Wataru NISHIJIMA, Mitsumasa 

OKADA 

Study on Ozone generation using Polarized LiTaO 3 

Single Crystal; Yoshikazu NAKANISHI, Takuya 

FURUBAYASHI, Akikazu TANAKA, Jun KONDO, 

Shinzo YOSHIKADO, Yoshiaki ITO 

Influence of Discharge Gap Spacer on Ozone Generation 

and Silent Discharge; Masaaki TANAKA, Noboru 

WADA, Koji OHTA, Taichiro TAMIDA 

Effect of rise time of applied voltage on ozone 

generation; Ryousuke INUZUKA, Satoshi IHARA, 

Chobei YAMABE 

Characteristics of Discharge inside Cavitation Bubbles; 

Hideaki IKE, Kazunori HAKIAI, Kazuya 

HIRABAYASHI 

Effect of Gas Components on Decolorization of Blue Dye 

Using Surface Discharges on a Thin Water-Layer 

Subjected to Repetitive High Voltage Pulse; Kazunori 

KADOWAKI, Takahiro AKEHI, Sho MITSUNARI, 

Toshifumi SONE, Isamu KITANI 

The Difference of the Characteristics due to the Change 

of Metal Electrode; Akira MURAI, Satoshi IHARA, 

Chobei YAMABE 

Ozone Generator Using Parallel Driving of Piezoelectric 

Transformers; Kenji TERANISHI, Haruo ITOH, Susumu 

SUZUKI 

Electrochemical ozone generation by a metal oxide 

electrode and its measurement; Kenta KITSUKA, 

Kazuhiro KANEDA, Takeo OHSAKA, Mineo 

IKEMATSU, Masahiro ISEKI, Ahamad M. 

MOHAMMAD, Mohamed Ismail AWAD 

Practical Use of Energy-Saving Type Ozone Generator 

derived from a Catalysis electrode; Akira MURAI 

A study of Ozone Composing Elements Using a Device 

of Surface Discharge; Akira MURAI, Satoshi IHARA, 

Chobei YAMABE 

Electrochemical ozone generation by a tantalum oxide 

electrode; Kazuhiro KANEDA, Takeyo TSUKAMOTO, 

Toru HIGUCHI, Takeshi HATTORI, Takahiro 

YONESAKI, Masahiro ISEKI, Kenta KITSUKA, Mineo 

IKEMATSU 

Complete oxidation of benzene in gas phase over 

manganese-based catalysts - Investigation of factors 

controlling catalytic activities; Hisahiro EINAGA, 

Yasutake TERAOKA, Atsushi OGATA 

Removal of air pollutants by O 3 by diesel engine exhaust; 

Masashi KAWAHARA, Makoto SENDA, Masaharu 

TSUJI 

Russian Workshop on Ozone 

On June 7, 2007, the regular 29th Russian Workshop on 

Ozone and other Environment friendly Oxidants. Science 

and Technologies (OEO) was held at the Chemistry 

Department of Moscow State University (MSU) in 

Moscow. 72 participants (producers, consumers and 

investigators) took part in the Workshop. 13 papers 

focusing on production and application of ozone were 

presented at this workshop. 

D.D. Medvedev (Kurchatov Institute, Moscow) in his 

lecture reported on ozone production by means of the 

new type of ozone generator which utilized humid air. 

Usage of special impulse feeding and electrodes allows 

reaching an ozone concentration of 20 g/m 3 . As 

emphasized by the author, at the same time many ozone 

generators successfully operate today in small-sized 

engines for water purification. 

Investigators from the Moscow Institute of Steel and 

Alloys described a new process using ozone and 

hydrogen peroxide (peroxone) to treat sulfide 

concentrates leaching in sulfuric acid medium. The 

process is effective and carried out under atmospheric 

pressure and moderate temperatures. This appears to be a 

much more environmentally friendly process than other 

techniques available. 

Ozone interactions with a solid phase substrate were 

described in four reports: 

• In the work of N.N. Rozhkova, L.E. Gorlenko, G.I. 

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Emel’yanova and V.V. Lunin (Geology Institute of 

Kareliya NC RAN, MSU) the influence of ozone on 

the structure and physical and chemical properties of 

ultra-dispersed diamond formations (UDD) and 

schungite carbon (SHU) was investigated. These 

compounds demonstrated high catalytic activity in 

the process of ozone decomposition. Ozonation was 

shown to result in selective removal of the graphen 

covering of UDD diamond core. These data were 

confirmed by IR spectra. Ozone interaction with 

SHU induces essential changes of structure 

parameters: increasing of structural nano-size pores. 

This result distinguishes SHU from UDD. 

• The collaborators of Voronezh NII of synthetic and 

natural caoutchouc (L.A.Vlasova and P.T. Poluektov) 

reported on the developing an ecologically friendly 

modification of unsaturated synthetic and natural 

caoutchoucs in latexes by means of controllable 

ozonolysis. Ozonolysis is accompanied by 

introduction of terminal carboxyl and aldehyde 

groups into the elastomer molecule. The development 

and testing of the pilot ozone-catalytic mode of full 

destruction of styrole in the air-gas outbursts of 

emulsive caoutchouc industry were also noted in the 

report. 

• The investigation of aspen wood delignification by 

ozone was presented by the authors from the 

Chemistry Department of (MSU) and Altai’ State 

University (N.A. Mamleeva, C.A. Autlov, N.G. 

Bazarnova, V.V. Lunin). This work was conducted in 

connection with the problem of wood delignification 

for cellulose materials production. Variation of the 

sample humidity allowed reaching the different 

delignification degrees. The authors found the 

ozonation conditions for achievement of the residual 

lignin content to be 1.7%. To increase the 

effectiveness of the softwood delignification by 

ozone a number of improvements of the ozonation 

process were considered. 

• The report of the author group from ZAO (Moscow 

ozonizers) and (GIUVNIIZ) was devoted to the 

technological ozone usage in food industry for grain 

as well as for agro-industrial complex 

decontamination based on movable ozone complex 

(MOC). The main parameters of MOC are the 

following: output on ozone - up to 400g/h, ozone 

concentration – up to 100 g/m 3 , power consumption – 

till 14 kW. MOC includes a movable oxygen station 

operating on VSA principle. The authors reported on 

successful tests of MOC at the grinding industrial 

complex with high disinfection effect. The 

destruction of flour beetle and rice weevil came to 

100%. At the same time ozone concentration did not 

exceed maximum concentration limit (MCL- 

0.1mg/m 3 ). 

The report of V.P. Chelibanov and N.P. Domin was 

devoted to developing and testing the device based on the 

chemiluminescence of singlet oxygen induced by 

substituted anthracene. The high reactivity of singlet 

oxygen and its important role in all plant and animal life 

is well known. Furthermore, its role is also essential for 

physical and chemical processes in the upper layers of the 

atmosphere as well as for chemistry of low layers of 

atmospheric contamination. However, mostly the solution 

of the problems connected with the determination of 

singlet oxygen in a number of oxidation processes is 

retarded by the absence of devices for registration of low 

(similar to the natural) concentrations of O 2 . The 

device was constructed by the firm OPTEK. It 

characterizes by high selectivity and sensitivity. Reserve 

of the device operation in the concentration range 0 – 500 

ppb is more than 10,000 hours. 

A group of investigators from FGUP RFYaC - VNIIF 

(Sarov -town) reported on redox potential and UV-spectra 

of ozonated redistilled water and physiological solution. 

The discrepancy between redox potential and UV-spectra 

stimulated considerable interest and discussion. Different 

hypothesizes and explanations of these data were 

advanced. 

A 30th anniversary Workshop with a more 

comprehensive program is planned to be held in June of 

2008. This Workshop will be devoted to the ninetieth 

birthday of professor Yu.V. Filippov (MSU), who was one 

of the creators of ozone generation electric theory. 

Detailed information about the Workshop is available on 

the Internet: http://www.rus-ozone-assoc.ru/seminar.htm 

Reported by Dr. Vadim G. Sanoilovich 

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5th International Ozone Symposium in 

Havana 

Dr. Tomás Moreira Hernández, the Director of the Ozone 

Research Center, opened the symposium and welcomed 

all delegates. A special welcome went to HE Mosibudi 

Mangena, Ministre of Science and Technology, South 

Africa and his delegation. 

A hearty welcome went also to Dr. Renate Viebahn 

(Germany), a well-known researcher with high 

appreciation in all lines covering Ozone in Medicine. Last 

but not least with a “warm welcome to our house” went 

to Hansruedi Naef (Switzerland), who attended since 

1990 as a trustee of IOA at all the 5 Ozone Conferences 

in Cuba, as well as Dr. Siegfried Schulz (Germany) who 

has also attended all the Congresses organized by the 

Ozone Research Center and has offered his help in the 

ozone therapy preclinical studies. 

Conference Center “Club Habana” 

On April 23-26, 2007 the 5th Symposium on Ozone 

Applications was held in the Conference Centre “Club 

Habana” in Havana City. The Symposium was organized 

by the Ozone Research Centre and the National Centre 

for Scientific Research in Havana. 

The Opening Ceremony was accompanied by the singer 

Rosita Fornés, a famous artist in Cuba, well-known in 

Film and Television. 

There were 160 attendees from 17 countries. Beside 65 

attendees from Cuba 95 attendees were mainly from 

South American countries but also from Spain, Germany, 

Italy, Egypt, Ukraine etc. 

Opening Address 

Reception after the opening ceremony 

Technical and Scientific Program 

Ozone in Medicine 

Opening Ceremony of the Conference 

Three days of medical ozone was in itself quite a 

challenge: a tightly packed program with highly valuable 

contributions from basic research, animal and cell 

models, a series of clinically controlled studies and a 

large number of case studies. Congratulations are due to 

the organizers for their careful selection and skilled 

presentation of the contributions, all of which ensured the 

high level of the whole meeting. 

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Cuba Conference (cont’d) 

And it is just because “Medical Ozone” has still not found 

a firm place in complementary medicine, its therapeutic 

application is still subject to controversy and mistrust by 

a number of skeptics, that we can be particularly happy 

for the chance to find a firm scientific basis in the field 

of fundamental research which this Cuban Ozone 

Congress has provided. 

With a total of just over 90 contributions, most of them 

able to claim a scientific foundation, this Congress has 

indeed made a highly important contribution to “Medical 

Ozone”. 

But, after 3 days of ozone, even its most hard-boiled 

supporters need time to sit back and digest what they have 

seen and heard; so perhaps the number of presentations 

ought to be reduced and more time given to discussion. 

But this would be, really, the only criticism of an 

otherwise highly successful congress. 

Other Ozone Applications 

Beside of the various sessions on Ozone in Medicine, the 

5th International Symposium was accompanied with a 

very interesting Poster Exhibition and also with various 

sessions on other Ozone Applications. With the 

participation of delegates from various countries they 

have presented new features and advances on different 

fields such as: landfill and industrial leachates, which are 

highly contaminant, drinking water, domestic and 

industrial wastewater and others. 

Attendees at medical seminars 

In the same way as those confirmed again and again 

worldwide, remarkable clinical results were obtained, 

which have once more proved the rationale of medical 

ozone as a priority discipline. Here too, the Cuban group 

has contributed to a major extent, which is reflected in the 

large number of publications in internationally 

recognized and reviewed scientific journals. You just have 

to look at the list for what you want! 

It seems that the up regulation of antioxidants at the cell 

level, which primarily and causally participate in the 

clinical results obtained in the treatment of diabetes and 

in rheumatology, are at the core of clinical success with 

medical O 3 . 

Correspondingly, the principal subjects of clinical interest 

are here: concomitant or adjuvant therapy in the treatment 

of cancer, the use of ozone in orthopedics, pain 

management, in chronic inflammatory disease and in 

rheumatology; equally, in inflammatory vascular diseases 

such as those suffered by diabetes patients, which indeed 

belong to the “classical” ozone indications. 

Subjects were discussed from sanitation and treatment for 

those waters for their safe disposal to the environment to 

air disinfection in hospitals and hotels. 

Cuba has a high level of basic research, and a scientific 

development theoretically supported as well as in the 

application and technological development in these 

subjects. 

Social Events 

On Tuesday afternoon all delegates were invited in 

Guayasamin’s house, situated in old Havana to a very nice 

jewelry performance, organized by three goldsmiths. 

Various pieces of jewelry were shown by some beautiful 

ballet-dancers. It was a very impressive performance. 

After a short sightseeing through the nice Habana Vieja 

the delegates were invited to another highlight, a concert 

in the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís. The 

Church of San Francisco is now a concert hall. Dating 

back to the early 18th century, still in Baroque style, its 

interior is now spectacular, with stained glass windows. 

There is no doubt the fact that the famous Baroque 

musical group Ars Longa has given a concert in medieval 

music from the 16th to 17th century. 

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Cuba Conference (cont’d) 

• Dr. Renate Viebahn “Presented to the noticeable role 

displayed in the Ozone Medical Applications all over the 

world” 

• Hansruedi Naef “With due respect and high 

appreciation as regards to the full support and 

contribution an every and each need presented by our 

centre”and also to: 

• Dr. Siegfried Schulz “Pursuant to the remarkable aids 

and assistance to the Ozone Research Centre in the field 

of preclinical studies connected to ozone therapy” 

Concert in the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís. 

Closing Event 

The closing event took place in the “Habana Club” 

restaurant of the conference centre. After the lunch and an 

open-bar the delegates were entertained disco-music. 

Closing luncheon 

Special Thanks 

Special awards given to Dr. Renate Viebahn, Hansruedi 

Naef and Dr. Siegfried Schultz 

The farewell words were pronounced by Dra. Silvia 

Menéndez, organizing secretary of the Symposium. As a 

special surprise was the hand over of a Special Award 

issued by the National Centre for Scientific Research and 

the Ozone Research Centre of Cuba to the following IOA 

Honorary Members: 

Many thanks are offered to Dr. Carlos Gutiérrez Calzado, 

General Director of the National Centre for Scientific 

Research, to Dr. Tomás Moreira Hernández, Director of 

the Ozone Research Centre, to Dra. Silvia Menéndez 

Cepero and Dr. Frank Hernández Rosales who were 

responsible for making this symposium a success. Also 

many thanks to all the co-workers helping in the 

background. 

See you again in spring 2010! Hasta la vista en 2010! 

Reported by Hansruedi Naef and Renate Viebahn 

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Electrical Energy for Ozone Generation and Application for Pulp 

Bleaching 

Pierre-André Liechti. Technical Director Ozone, Degrémont Technologies Ltd 

Bernhard Paolini. Technical Vice President, Degrémont Technologies Ltd 

Pierre.liechti@degtec.com 

Introduction and Summary 

Some 20 years ago, Ozone was considered, from an 

ecological point of view, to be a possible candidate for the 

bleaching of pulp, in replacement for chlorine, in a 

combination-competition approach with other bleaching 

chemicals, such as Chlorine Dioxide, Hydrogen Peroxide 

and per-Acetic Acid. 

However, Ozone was at that time considered as 

expensive, both from the point of view of investment as 

well as for excessive consumption of electrical energy. 

Add to that the losses in the power supply unit of the 

ozone generator and the additional losses in the electrical 

energy supply mains due to a large amount of exchange 

of reactive energy and a non negligible content of 

harmonics in the current consumed by the ozone 

generator. 

Improvements had to be implemented, 

• with respect to the ozone generation process itself 

and 

• with the supply of electrical energy to the ozone 

generator. 

Today these improvements have given to Ozone its 

“Label of Nobleness”, not only from the point of view of 

consumption of electrical energy, reliability and 

availability, but Ozone is now also recognized as an 

efficient chemical for pulp bleaching. 

However, when evaluating Ozone for pulp bleaching, the 

following facts must also be taken into consideration: 

Ozone is normally applied, after delignification with 

Oxygen “O”- and Chlorine Dioxide “D”-stages, in a 

bleaching sequence consisting of washing- and Chlorine 

Dioxide “D1 –D2”-stages. 

• The oxidation potential of Ozone “Z”, as an indicator 

for its oxidation and bleaching strength, amounts to 

2.1 Volts and is 40 % higher than that of Chlorine 

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Dioxide “D”. In a “ZD” or “DZ” pulp bleaching 

sequence, this reality, supported by feed back from 

pulp mills using these sequences, leads to the 

“Replacement Factor” of up to one (1) Ozone “O” for 

two (2) Chlorine dioxide “D” in weight 

• As far as the consumption of electrical energy is 

concerned, both Ozone and Chlorine Dioxide are 

more or less equivalent, when also considering the 

electrical energy required for oxygen generation with 

Ozone and chlorate with Chlorine Dioxide 

• A major part of the Oxygen used as the gas for Ozone 

generation and carrying can after the “Z”-stage be 

reused in an Oxygen delignification stage “O”, for 

extraction in an “EoP”-Washing stage, for wastewater 

treatment and possibly also for White Liquor 

Oxidation ”WLO” . 

These three (3) above facts add to the efficiency of Ozone 

and the other chemicals involved. They provide a major 

advantageous contribution to the consumption and 

balance of electrical energy, not only by Ozone for pulp 

bleaching, but for the whole pulp delignification and 

bleaching process. 

As a summary, and this applies to all chemical process 

sequences, system optimization is “of the essence” for 

reducing the consumption of electrical energy. 

The contribution of Ozone for a technically better, more 

efficient and environmentally sound pulp delignification 

and bleaching process is therefore threefold: 

1. Intrinsic improvement of the electrical efficiency of 

an ozone generator as implemented by Degrémont 

Technologies-Ozonia and described in the two (2) 

next paragraphs, 

2. Optimization of chemical usage for delignification 

and bleaching, and 

3. Oxygen reuse in the mill. 

Ozone Generator Improvements 

The Ozone Generator “OZG” with Degrémont 

Technologies-Ozonia’s “IGS” (Intelligent Gap 

System) 

An ozone generator is basically an electrical machine, 

which transforms electrical energy into chemical energy 

and heat. 

The key element of this physical transformation process 

is the ozone generation cell, made of a several dielectrics 

and a gas gap, where an electrical discharge transforms a 

substantial part of the oxygen contained in a dry and void 

of pollutants oxygen carrying gas into ozone. 

An ozone generator is made of a large number of these 

cells, from one to several hundreds. 

The areas which were hit for improvement are: 

» Quality of the oxygen carrying gas, by switching 

from air to oxygen, allowing for ozone 

concentrations of up to 14 % by weight, with the 

result of a much lower carrier gas demand and 

consequently a dramatic reduction of the 

consumption of electrical energy for its preparation 

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» Material of the dielectric, by abandoning the classical 

chemical borosilicate glass in favor of special 

ceramics much more adapted to efficient ozone 

generation 

» Segmentation of the dielectric allowing for a smaller 

gap, resulting in improved cooling conditions, for a 

cooling water temperature as high as 32 °C, and as a 

consequence the elimination of a chilled water 

system 

» Variable gap allowing for optimized distribution of 

the electric discharge power density. 

o Since the electrical current drawn from the mains 

by the “MODIPAC” PSU is practically 

sinusoidal, the amount of current harmonics 

rejected into the mains is very low, additional line 

losses are therefore also mitigated. The amount 

of mains voltage distortion “VTHD” is less than 

3%. 

An additional feature is the fact that the risk of electrical 

resonances with other users of electrical energy 

connected to the same line is eliminated; therefore the 

risk of damage to electrical equipment is non existent. 

Dielectric segmentation and variable discharge gap are 

the key features of Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s 

“IGS” (Intelligent Gap System) leading to a dramatic 

reduction in the consumption of electrical energy. 

» Optimization of the quality of the electrical energy 

supplied to the ozone generator, relating to the shapes 

of the electrical voltage and current as well as voltage 

peak value and operation frequency. 

One more feature is the protection of each individual 

ozone generation cell with a fuse guaranteeing a very 

high availability level of 98%+. 

Modular “MODIPAC” Power Supply Unit 

“PSU” with Front- and Back-end “IGBT” power 

electronic technology 

The improvements can be summarized as follows: 

» At the OZG side (Back-End), Ozonia’s 

“MODIPAC” PSU with IGBT (Insulated Gate 

Bipolar Transistor) power semi-conductor devices 

provides electrical energy adapted to a more efficient 

Ozone generation as far as current and voltage wave 

shape and peak values, and operation frequency are 

concerned. 

More so, since IGBTs allow for a higher and more 

optimum operation frequency, the peak value of the 

applied voltage is so low that the electrical stress on the 

“IGS” dielectrics is almost completely mitigated. 

» At the 3-phase supply mains of electrical energy side, 

the Front-End, the IGBT voltage converter provides 

the following improvements: 

o Power factor “PF” and is practically equal to 

“one” (1), with the consequence that practically 

no reactive energy is exchanged with the supply 

mains and therefore no additional line losses are 

to be expected 

When considering the fact that an Ozone generator 

producing 100 kgO 3 /h at a concentration of 12 %O 3 by 

weight in oxygen consumes 0.88 MW at the supply mains 

(as will be seen here after), the above considerations are 

of paramount importance and must be addressed 

carefully. 

Improvement and Characteristics of 

Consumption of Electrical Energy of Degrémont 

Technologies-Ozonia’s MODIPAC and IGS 

Ozone Generator 

The graph on the following page shows the improvement 

achieved in Ozone generation efficiency by means of 

continuous research and development carried on by 

Ozonia over the last 20 years. 

The improvement in efficiency of Ozone generation can 

be seen from two (2) aspects: 

1. In the lower range of Ozone concentrations, where 

the old “CT” and “IGS” technologies overlap (6.0 

to 8.0 % by Weight), the improvement is dramatic and 

amounts to a 40 % consumption reduction of 

electrical energy at the supply mains 

2. But the improvement has to be looked at mainly with 

respect to the much higher achievable Ozone 

concentrations, enabling optimization of the whole 

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Ozone system, including also Oxygen generation and 

Ozone application, which is particularly important 

for a Medium Consistency “MC” pulp bleaching 

stage, which requires an Ozone partial pressure of 

one (1) bar or more, resulting in the need of 

compressing the Ozone gas to up to 13 bar abs. 

Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s Ozone gas 

compression technology for the “MC”-process is Ozone 

loss-free, therefore also contributing to lowering the 

consumption of electrical energy. 

The typical Ozone concentration at which an Ozone pulp 

bleaching stage generally operates is 12 % by weight, for 

both a Medium Consistency “MC” or a High Consistency 

“HC” stage. 

At this concentration, the specific consumption of 

electrical energy at the mains amounts to: 

8.8 kWh/kgO 3 (cooling water temperature of 20 °C) 

With an Ozone charge of 5.0 kgO 3 /ADMT, ADMT stands 

for Air Dried Metric Ton, the specific consumption of 

electrical energy amounts therefore to: 

44.0 kWh/ADMT. 

Considering a cost of EUR 0.15 per kWh gives a cost of 

EUR 6.6 per ADMT. 

Conclusions 

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The improvement achieved in Ozone generation 

efficiency to suit the needs of the pulp industry has been 

tremendous in the last 20 years, and Degrémont 

Technologies-Ozonia, in accordance with its tradition of 

seeking innovation and improvement, continues to do 

research and development in this field. 

The main technological steps which were so far 

instrumental in achieving today’s state of the art of very 

efficient Ozone generation are: 

» Segmented ceramic dielectrics and variable discharge 

gap, Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s “IGS” 

(Intelligence Gap System) 

» IGBT semi-conductor power electronics both at the 

front- and back-end of the power supply unit, 

Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s “MODIPAC” 

PSU. 

As for any chemical process, a pulp bleaching sequence 

optimization is also being made possible with: 

» Achieving much higher Ozone concentrations by 

using oxygen as the carrier gas 

» Reuse of the vent oxygen of the Ozone stage 

» “ZD” or “DZ” sequence optimization by considering 

the possibility of a Replacing Factor one (1) “Z” for 

up to two (2) “D” by weight 

» Ozone loss-free compression of the Ozone gas for the 

Medium Consistency “MC” Ozone bleaching 

process.


City Solves Taste and Odor Problem Through Installation of Ozone 

System for Primary Disinfection 

--Also Dramatically Reduces TTHM’s and HAA5’s, While Eliminating Carbon Feeding-- 

Table 1a: Disinfection Requirements 

Minimum treatment: 

Bacteria 2-Log removal 

Viruses 2-Log removal 

Giardia 0.5 Log removal 

Cryptosporidium (Bin 2) 1.0-Log Removal 

TOC 25% Removal 

Disinfection Byproducts: 

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)


technology that could perform oxidation treatment as 

well,” Rood recalled. “In addition, we were concerned 

about the state’s Surface Water Treatment Rule that was 

already implemented when we started planning in 2002. 

We knew there would be an issue of future disinfection of 

Cryptosporidium to unknown concentration levels, and 

we wanted the city to be ready with a treatment method 

already in place.” 

Originally commissioned in 1969, the design 6 MGD, 

average 2.8 MGD SWTP is fed by a 1200-acre lake, nine 

miles from the plant, through a 24-in. line. It has solid 

contact basins for coagulation and sedimentation, and a 

dual-media filtering system. In addition to establishing 

ozone as the primary disinfection system, the 2004 

renovation included change-out of the filter media; 

addition of domes over the basins; new chemical feed 

equipment; and air scour to aid in the filter backwash 

process. 

The taste and odor problem emerged in late 2002 in spite 

of chlorine fed at the head of the plant, and powder 

activated carbon (PAC) fed upstream of that. An attempt 

to solve the problem by adding batch-mixed potassium 

permanganate at 10-15 ppm added a color problem, while 

hydrogen peroxide was ineffective at the 1-2 ppm levels 

needed to avoid the removal of chlorine. Unusual freezing 

of the lake had escalated the issue, by not allowing the 

lake to off-gas as it should during normal decay of 

vegetation. In any case, it was the first time the plant had 

not been able to control taste and odor. Ultraviolet (UV) 

disinfection was then being considered as a new primary 

or secondary technique, along with a different feed point 

for the chlorine. 

“UV had worked in other states, but the state of Kansas 

had not yet allowed disinfection log credits for it,” said 

Defore. “They were looking at it pretty strong, but were 

still on the fence with it, and it was time for us to get 

started. 

“Meanwhile, further reduction of TTHM’s and HAA5’s 

was also an issue. We had already stopped feeding 

chlorine at the lake to reduce chlorine contact time with 

the total organic compounds (TOC)---the precursor for 

TTHM’s and HAA5’s--- prior to enhanced coagulation 

and sedimentation. We preferred not to try chlorine 

dioxide, because of our operators’ lack of confidence in 

the reliability of the generators, and we were also 

concerned about the by-products associated with it. So we 

started to seriously consider ozone. 

“We were very encouraged by the City of Emporia’s (KS) 

10 years of experience with it, in a much larger plant than 

ours,” Defore said. “We decided to put it in not just to 

solve the taste and odor problem, which could have been 

a pre-disinfection treatment, but to serve as our primary 

disinfection system.” 

In considering ozone system vendors, Defore had noted a 

major distinction among them. 

“Ultimately, the plant renovation was a typical 

design/bid/build project, with three vendors considered 

separately for the ozone part,” he explained. “The vendor 

we chose for the ozone had a very competitive price, but 

more importantly, we expected the best possible service 

from a company that was trying hard at the time to get 

established in the U.S. And they were also guaranteeing 

the dielectric and other key parts for 10 years. 

“That was very important to us, because it would allow us 

five years just to learn how to take care of the routine 

maintenance and total operation for a technology that was 

new to us. We’re very pleased with the way it’s turned out 

since the installation in July of 2004. They’ve visited 

every six months within the service contract to help us 

develop ongoing preventive maintenance, and not much 

has happened in between visits that couldn’t be fixed by 

a phone call. Nothing has caused them to make an 

unscheduled visit.” 

To help assure continuous delivery of ozone for 

disinfection, the ozone generators feature patented, selfhealing 

dielectric tubes designed to allow for continued 

operation of the dielectric surface during failure of a 

segment. The generators were manufactured by 

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Kobe, Japan, with system 

design, installation, and ongoing service provided by its 

subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. of 

Warrendale, PA. 

Source: Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.; 

Potable Water Disinfection News. 

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NEW IOA MEMBERS 

The International Ozone Association takes great pleasure in welcoming our new members 

CANADA 

Annie Carriére 

École Polytechnique de Montréal 

C.P. 6079 Succ. Centre Ville 

Montreal, Quebec H3C 3A7 

Tel: 514-340-4711 

Fax: 514-340-5918 

annie.carriere@polymtl.ca 

Garland Chang 

Aquasym Environmental Solutions, Inc. 

10 Brisco St. 

Vaughan, Ontario L4K 3 C6 

Tel: 647-244-7575 

Fax: 905-761-3243 

gchang@aquasym.ca 

Vaughan Martin 

Regional Municipality of Halton 

1151 Bronte Rd. 

Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 

Tel: 905-638-1654 

Fax: 905-625-0267 

Vaughan.martin@halton.ca 

EGYPT 

Dr. Ali RAMADAN 

1, El Sabah St. 

El Daher 

CAIRO 

Tel. +20 12 369 73 04 

dr_aramadan@hotmail.com 

ITALY 

Mr. Angelo ARNABOLDI 

Via Marco Polo 127/12 

Viareggio 55049 

Tel. +39 (0) 58 440 7057 

Fax. +39 (0) 58 440 7058 

angelo.arnaboldi@studioarnaboldi.it 

MEXICO 

German Gasio Glyka 

Grupo BNG 

Priv. Del Encino 5217 

Fracc. Encino Real 

Monterrey, Nuevo León 64988 

Tel: +52 81 8104 1957 

Fax: +52 81 8104 1957 

ggasio1@yahoo.com.mx 

MONACO 

Mr. Richard MILLETT 

Le Granada 

28 boulevard de Belgique 

MONTE CARLO 

MC 98000 

Tel. +377 93 50 45 20 

Fax. +377 97 70 54 15 

rm@monaco.mc 

PHILIPPINES 

Dr. Rey ACIS 

Binalabag 

Olingan 

Dipolog City 7100 

Tel. +63 9262995133 

homeo.dplg@yahoo.com 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Mr. Craig BOOTH 

CTL Engineering 

Cromwell rd. Bredbury 

Stockport. Cheshire 

SK6 2RH 

Tel. +44 01614303173 

Fax. +44 01614308643 

cwb@ctl-eng.com 

Mr. Peter DUNKLEY 

STERITROX Ltd 

The Old Stables, Upper End 

Birlingham, Nr. Pershore 

Worcestershire 

WR10 3AA 

Tel. +44 1386 751800 

Fax. +44 560 1135 707 

peter.dunkley@steritrox.co.uk 

Mr. Peter TOWNLEY 

STERITROX Ltd 

The Old Stables, Upper End 

Birlingham, Nr. Pershore 

Worcestershire 

WR10 3AA 

Tel. +44 1386 751800 

Fax. +44 560 1135 707 

peter.townley@steritrox.co.uk 

Ms. Detanra MAK 

JLA Ltd 

Meadowcroft Lane 

Ripponden 

HX6 4AJ 

dmak@otex.co.uk 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Charles J. Borg 

Applied Process Technology 

3333 Vincent Road, Suite 222 

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 

Tel: 925-977-1811 

Fax: 925-977-1818 

cborg@aptwater.com 

Demetrious Cutino 

SFPUC 

2901 Crystal Springs Rd. 

San Bruno, CA 94066 

Tel: 650-808-3810 

Fax: 650-871-0317 

dcutino@sfwater.org 

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New IOA Members (cont’d) 

Tom Daugherty 

Blue Water Technologies Inc. 

10450 N. Airport Drive 

Hayden, ID 83835 

Tel: 208-209-0391 

Fax: 208-209-0396 

William C. Domb 

190 N Mountain Ave. 

Upland, CA 91786 

Tel: 909-981-6400 

Fax: 909-981-7582 

wmdomb@verizon.net 

Erin Farland 

City of Napa – Water Treatment Plants 

270 Kirland Ranch Rd. 

Napa, CA 94558 

Tel: 707-253-0822 

Fax: 707-253-1225 

Glen Galtere 

City of Vallejo-Water Division 

202 Fleming Hill Rd. 

Vallejo, CA 94589 

Tel: 707-648-5344 

Fax: 707-437-7135 

ggaltere@ci.vallejo.ca.us 

Serge Guilhemjouan 

ITT- Water and Wastewater 

14125 South Bridge Circle 

Charlotte, NC 28273 

Tel:704-409-9700 

Fax:704-409-9839 

Serge.Guilhemjouoan@itt.com 

Doug Gustafson 

Applied Process Technology 

3333 Vincent Road, Suite 222 

Pleasant Hill, Ca 94523 

Tel: 925-977-1811 

Fax: 925-977-1818 

cgustafson@aptwater.com 

Brad Jewel 

Orlando Utilities Commission 

P.O.Box 3193 

Orlando, FL 32802 

Tel: 407-384-4051 

Fax: 407-384-4113 

bjewell@ouc.com 

Martin King 

Restoration Industry Association 

640 S. 19th St. 

Arlington, VA 22202 

Tel: 703-979-3410 

Fax: 703-979-7537 

martinch@erols.com 

Michael Larmon 

Action Ozone, Inc. 

197 Barn Own Dr. 

Hampshire, IL 60140 

Tel: 847-6830-7505 

Fax: 847-6830-7506 

mike@actionozone.com 

Naiko Munakata 

LA County Sanitation Districts 

1955 Workman Hill Road 

Whittier, CA 90601 

Tel: 562-699-7411 

Fax: 562-908-4293 

nmunakata@lacsd.org 

Issam Najim, Ph. D. 

WQTS, Inc. 

11800 Eddleston Dr. 

Northridge, CA 91326 

Tel: 818-366-8340 

Fax: 818-366-8347 

Issam.najim@wqts.com 

Turan Ramadan 




Tel: 707-253-0822 

Fax: 707-253-1225 

tramadan@citiyofnapa.org 

Keel Robinson 

Applied Process Technology, Inc. 

323 East Matilija St., #110 

Ojai, CA 93023 

Tel: 805-649-5796 

Fax: 805-649-5947 

krobinson@aptwater.com 

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C. J. Strain 




Tel: 208-209-0391 

Fax: 208-209-0396 

cjstrain@blueh2o.net 

Tim Tarner 




Tel: 707-253-0822 

Fax: 707-253-1225 

Dave Volkenand 




Tel: 208-209-0391 

Fax: 208-209-0396 

Kristina Warren 

CDM 

11811 NE 1st Street, Suite 201 

Bellevue, WA 98005 

Tel: 425-453-8383 

Fax: 425-646-9523 

warrenkl@cdm.com 

YEMEN 

Mr. Mohamed ALHASNI 

Masaaben Street 

Sh. Othman 

Aden PO Box 2332 

ADEN 

Tel. +011 (967-2) 393828 

Fax. +011 (967-2) 386508 

trade@ozoneme.com


Meetings Calendar 

Upcoming IOA Meetings 

2007 

August 25-30, 2007, World Congress on Ozone and 

Ultraviolet Technologies comprising the 18th Ozone 

World Congress and the 4th International Congress on 

Ultraviolet Technologies (sponsored by the International 

Ultraviolet Association), Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 

Los Angeles, California . 

This will be the first joint Congress on Ultraviolet and 

Ozone Technologies. There will be sessions on Ozone 

Technologies, UV Technologies, and the combining of 

Ozone and UV technologies and advanced oxidation. 

The congress will include three full days of technical 

presentations followed by a day of local technical tours. 

Topics presented will include: 

• Ozone pretreatment to enhance the performance of 

UV disinfection systems 

• Combined ozone and UV treatment of food and 

beverages 

• Combined ozone and UV treatment of air to remove 

pollutants 

• Emerging water and wastewater contaminants 

• Regulatory update 

For more information visit www.io3a.org. 

October 29-31, 2007, Sustainable Agri-Food Industry 

Use of Ozone & Related Oxidants. International 

Conference & Exhibition, Valencia, Spain. This 

conference is being co-organized by the IOA EA3G 

Group and the Research Association on Food Industry, 

AINIA. 

This conference will focus on: 

• Food Safety and Quality 

• Water Use & Reuse 

• Current Research 

• System Design 

• Regulatory Status 

• Air Treatment 

• In-field developments 

• Product developments 

• Wash water 

• Soil treatment 

• Case studies 

For more information: Conference and registration 

information is included with this issue of Ozone News. 

Information is also available on the EA3G website: 

www.io3a.org. 

2009 

August 31- September 2, 2009, 19th Ozone World 

Congress, Tokyo Japan. The congress will end with a 

technical/sightseeing tour to Kyoto. See future issues of 

Ozone News for more information. 

Upcoming Meetings of Other Organizations 

2007 

September 12-14, 2007, Fourth Global Water Congress, 

Mexico City, Mexico. Information: 

www.zenithinternational.com 

October 2-4, 2007, World Aquatic HealthTM Conference 

2007, Cincinnati, OH. Information: www.nspf.com 

October 9-12, 2007, V AQUA Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, 

Information: www.iec-expo.com.ua 

October 13-17, 2007, WEFTEC 07, 80th Annual 

Exhitibion and Conference, San Diego, CA. 

Information: www.weftec.org 

October 15-19, 2007, International Bottled Water 

Association Convention and Tabletop Tradeshow, Las 

Vegas Nevada. Information: www.bottled water.org. 

October 21-25, 2007, International Water Conference, 

Orlando, FL. Information: www.eswp.com/water 

October 30-November 1, 2007, Fourth Annual Water 

Technologies & Environmental Control Exhibition and 

Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, Information: 

www.watec-israel.com 

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Upcoming Meetings (cont’d) 

November 4-8, 2007, AWWA Water Quality Technology 

Conference, Charlotte, NC. Information: 

www.awwa.org 

November 4-9, 2007, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt 

Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Information: www.aiche.org 

November 14-16, 2007, Water Expo 2007, Mumbai, 

India. Information: www.watertoday.org/expo2007/ 

December 5-7, 2007, 59th Annual NGWA Ground Water 

Expo, Orlando, FL. Information: www.ngwa.org 

2008 

February 9-12, 2008, Aquaculture America 2008, Lake 

Buena Vista, FL. Information: www.was.org 

March 11-14, 2008, SMAGUA 2008 18th International 

Water and Environment Exhibition, Zaragoza, Spain. 

Information: www.smagua.es 

March 26-28, 2008, WQA Aquatech 2008, Las Vegas, 

NV. Information: www.aquatechtrade.com 

May 5-9, 2008, IFAT 2008, Munich, Germany, 

Information: www.ifat.de 

June 8-12, 2008, AWWA Annual Conference & 

Exposition, Atlanta, GA. Information: www.awwa.org 

October 10-14, 2008, WEFTEC 09, Orange County 

Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Information: 

www.weftec.org 

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