Impact of EPA Drinking Water Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfectant ...

Impact of EPA Drinking Water Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfectant ... Impact of EPA Drinking Water Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfectant ...

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Chloramination Process24• All of the free chlorine will be converted tomonochloramine when the pH is between 6.5 and8.5 and the ratio of chlorine to ammonia isequimolar, 5:1 by weight or less. Since thisreaction is pH sensitive, the rate of reaction isimportant.• Reaction rates for 99% conversion of freechlorine to monochloramine at 25 Degrees C.pH 2 4 7 8.3Seconds 421 147 0.2 0.009– This is why optimum pH is 6.5 to 8.5Disinfection

Chloramination Process25• Chlorine atoms occur in pairs and have acombined weight of just over 70 atomic massunits.• The weight of ammonia is measured as N (whichis why it is often expressed as NH 3 -N), andnitrogen has an atomic mass of 14.• The difference between the weight of chlorineand ammonia (70 / 14 = 5) establishes thechlorine to ammonia weight ratio of 5:1.Disinfection

Chloramination Process25• Chlorine atoms occur in pairs <strong>and</strong> have acombined weight <strong>of</strong> just over 70 atomic massunits.• The weight <strong>of</strong> ammonia is measured as N (whichis why it is <strong>of</strong>ten expressed as NH 3 -N), <strong>and</strong>nitrogen has an atomic mass <strong>of</strong> 14.• The difference between the weight <strong>of</strong> chlorine<strong>and</strong> ammonia (70 / 14 = 5) establishes thechlorine to ammonia weight ratio <strong>of</strong> 5:1.Disinfection

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