John Derrick is vice president of environmental services for Agrimond L.L.C., a full-service water and wastewater treatment solutions firm based in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Derrick has more than 20 years of experience in environmental services and holds nine patents.
It seems like such an elementary question when one talks about the addition of ozone (O3) to a laundry facility. Many ozone system providers discuss the benefits of ozone laundry systems, but fail to mention what ozone is and how it works. The following will provide the tools to become a more informed purchaser by understanding the chemistry of ozone, ozone’s creation and characteristics, and how it can improve the operation of a laundry facility.
THE NATURE OF OZONE
