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The disinfecting effect of ozone

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Release time:2022-02-09 17:42

Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent that can rapidly penetrate cell walls, disrupting the internal structures of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses, and exhibiting an extremely strong killing effect on a wide variety of pathogenic microorganisms. Guizhou Kewe Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Yuejia Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.) was established in 1992. The company is dedicated to the research and development of ozone (O3) application technologies and has nearly thirty years of experience. It is a technology-based enterprise integrating R&D, production, and sales.

Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent with highly unstable molecules that readily decompose to yield highly reactive single-atom oxygen (O) and hydroxyl radicals (OH). It is a unique bactericidal formulation that can rapidly penetrate cell walls, disrupting the internal structures of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses, and exerting an exceptionally strong killing effect on a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. The sterilization process is a biochemical oxidation reaction. Its action primarily occurs through the following three mechanisms: (1) Ozone oxidizes and breaks down enzymes required for glucose metabolism within bacterial cells, thereby inactivating and killing the bacteria; (2) Ozone targets nucleic acid components within bacterial cells, such as purines and pyrimidines, damaging their cellular organelles as well as DNA and RNA, disrupting bacterial metabolism and ultimately leading to bacterial death; (3) Ozone reacts with the lipid bilayer of bacterial cell walls, penetrating through the cell membrane into the cell interior, where it acts on lipoproteins in the outer membrane and lipopolysaccharides inside the cell, causing osmotic abnormalities and ultimately dissolving and killing the bacteria; (4) Ozone attacks the four polypeptide chains of the viral capsid proteins, damaging the RNA and disrupting the protein structures that form the virus. After being oxidized by ozone, the phage’s outer shell is broken into numerous fragments, releasing large amounts of ribonucleic acid that interfere with its ability to attach to host cells.

The primary functions of ozone center on five key areas: anti-inflammation and anti-infection, pain relief and analgesia, oxidation of cholesterol, enhancement of the body’s immune system, and oxygen supply to ischemic tissues. However, due to its unique molecular structure—composed of three oxygen atoms—although ozone possesses strong oxidizing properties, it is also highly unstable. Under normal temperature and pressure, it will spontaneously revert back to oxygen within 20 minutes. Therefore, in clinical practice, ozone is always prepared fresh as needed, typically using dedicated ozone generators. The generation of ozone can be achieved through various methods, including high-voltage discharge, corona discharge, electrochemical processes, photochemical reactions, and atomic radiation. The underlying principle involves using high voltage or chemical reactions to decompose a portion of atmospheric oxygen and then recombine it into ozone—a process that represents a transformation of oxygen into its allotropic form. Once produced, ozone can be dissolved in sterilized water, blood, body fluids, or applied directly to tissues, depending on the specific therapeutic goal.

Guizhou Kewe Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Yuejia Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.) was established in 1992. The company is dedicated to the research and development of ozone (O3) application technologies and has nearly thirty years of experience. It is a technology-based enterprise integrating R&D, production, and sales. In 2020, the company was attracted to Anshun City, Guizhou Province, by the Xixiu District People's Government from Guangzhou, with a total investment of 30 million RMB. It has now moved into Building D4 of the Anshun Xixiu Industrial Science and Technology Park (covering an area of 5,000 square meters). The company’s independently developed products include: large-, medium-, and small-sized ozone generators, ozone accessories, ozone power supplies, ozone sterilization and disinfection cabinets, ozone concentration detectors, air purifiers, ozone machines, oxygen generators, and other ozone equipment.

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