Ozone Advantages
Ozone is the safest and most natural purification and disinfection agent for fresh produce. It is approved by the FDA and USDA as a food contact substance and is certified organic.
Ozone’s method of action is to destroy the cell wall of the organism upon contact. Because it works instantly, ozone does not enable the development of resistant pathogen strains, an increasing problem for the produce industry.
Generated from the oxygen in air, ozone reverts to pure oxygen after doing its job, leaving no residue on produce. Ozone is made on-site; no delivery or storage of toxic chemicals required. At the levels Novazone recommends, ozone is safe for people, product, equipment and the environment. |
The Novazone Ozone Destruct is a catalytic converter that causes ozone gas to revert back to oxygen. Operating continuously, the catalyst will last up to ten years. The destruct unit is manufactured in stainless steel. It is designed to handle up to 30 cubic feet per minute of air and ozone at an ozone concentration up to 10%. A heater in the destruct raises the temperature of the gas stream to prevent condensation within the catalyst. The reaction time is only one-fifth the reaction time needed for thermal destruction and power requirements are minimal.