What is Quickpure Technology and why is it the only economical technology available anywhere in the world that works for small ozone systems?

Dear Website Visitor, We have known for a long time that our QuickPure technology makes possible inexpensive small ozone applications. We have read about, seen at trade shows and tested so- called small ozone appliances offered around the world and found none which work. Unfortunately, what is obvious to us is not generally known and this has had a negative effect on commercialization of small ozone appliances and on our technology licensing business. In short, bad technology has been ruining the market for good technology. So, no more Mr. Nice Guy!

QuickPure technology is based on ozone and was developed for small applications. Ozone technology for large applications such as treating municipal and bottled drinking water is well known. But practical low-cost technology for small applications was unknown before Alab developed Quickpure.

The next slides will give some of the reasons why QuickPure is not just the best, but the only technology that works for small ozone systems. In case you dont have the time to review all this information, the key reason is that we can inexpensively produce the necessary dissolved ozone concentrations and maintain the concentrations long enough for ozone to do the job.

What's ozone? A form of oxygen with three atoms per molecule (O3) rather than two atoms per molecule (O2) as in the air we breathe. Ozone is an activated oxygen that attacks impurities and kills germs by oxidation.

How's it made? QuickPure devices make ozone by treating oxygen in the air with an electrical discharge called a corona.

Then what happens? Ozone is an unstable gas, and, depending on conditions such as temperature, it soon (usually after less than an hour) reverts to ordinary oxygen. So, ozone must be used as it is made. To kill germs and destroy contaminants in water, ozone gas must be dissolved in the water.

The higher the concentration of the ozone containing gas generated, the higher the concentration of the ozone that can be dissolved in water. And, the higher the dissolved ozone concentration, the better and faster it works The higher the concentration of the ozone containing gas generated, the higher the concentration of the ozone that can be dissolved in water. And, the higher the dissolved ozone concentration, the better and faster it works

The effectiveness of dissolved ozone in killing germs and oxidizing contaminants is expressed as the CT Factor. C is the concentration of dissolved ozone in parts per million (same as milligrams per liter), and T is the time in minutes that the ozone has to do its job. The CT Factor is calculated by multiplying C by T. Effectiveness = Ozone Concentration X Time = CT To obtain a certain CT Factor, contact time and ozone concentration are interchangeable. If one goes down the other must go up. Examples; ½ PPM (part per million) X 4 minutes = CT of 2 2 PPM X 1 minute = CT of 2.

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined the CTs for various disinfectants that will kill the most resistant germs. (It is impractical to determine drinking water safety by testing for each of the thousands of germs that might be in the water.) Example: Municipal drinking water 99.9% disinfection requires; ozone CT of 1 or chlorine CT of 100

Water can contain millions of germs so 99.9% disinfection may leave thousands of germs that are not killed. To provide greater than 99.9% disinfection, products using QuickPure technology are designed for more than the minimum CT. Water can contain millions of germs so 99.9% disinfection may leave thousands of germs that are not killed. To provide greater than 99.9% disinfection, products using QuickPure technology are designed for more than the minimum CT.

A 20 foot high water tank is required to dissolve 15,000 to 50,000 PPM ozone gas for municipal or bottled drinking water. For small ozone applications where the water is only inches deep, special patented QuickPure technology is necessary to efficiently dissolve ozone. Without QuickPure technology very little ozone is dissolved and most of the ozone generated is wasted.

After the ozone is dissolved, it is necessary to hold the treated liquid to give the ozone time (T) to work. The holding system must be large enough to supply the desired quantity of purified liquid. Example: To obtain a CT of 2 after dissolving 2 PPM of ozone, it is necessary to hold the liquid for 1 minute. This means that to treat one gallon in a minute, a 1 gallon holding system is necessary. Caution: All the liquid must be held the correct amount of time. Competitors short-circuit the required holding time. QuickPure technology prevents short-circuiting. After the ozone is dissolved, it is necessary to hold the treated liquid to give the ozone time (T) to work. The holding system must be large enough to supply the desired quantity of purified liquid. Example: To obtain a CT of 2 after dissolving 2 PPM of ozone, it is necessary to hold the liquid for 1 minute. This means that to treat one gallon in a minute, a 1 gallon holding system is necessary. Caution: All the liquid must be held the correct amount of time. Competitors short-circuit the required holding time. QuickPure technology prevents short-circuiting.

Holding systems for small ozone appliances cost money and make the product bigger and heavier. So it is important to achieve high as possible dissolved ozone concentrations to minimize the holding system. Depending on the application, dissolved ozone concentrations in the 1 to 10 PPM range are needed.

Even with QuickPure ozone dissolving technology, to obtain the needed 1-10 PPM of ozone dissolved in the liquid, it is necessary to generate 15,000 + PPM ozone gas. Competitive small ozone generators produce much lower gas concentrations, typically less than 100 PPM, and very little of even that gets dissolved with the ineffective methods used. Quickpure exceeds the EPA CT requirement, competitors fall far short.

The patented inexpensive QuickPure ozone generators produce the needed high ozone gas concentration at 1/6th the voltage competitors use so much smaller transformers are needed. This means that a QuickPure appliance is smaller, lighter and lower in cost. Low electricity usage makes possible battery and hand-powered units.

Not all the ozone generated can be dissolved. Ozone gas in the high concentrations used in QuickPure technology would be irritating if released to room air. QuickPure technology uses patented reliable and inexpensive methods for separating excess gas from the treated liquid and converting the ozone to ordinary oxygen before venting. Competitors mostly exceed legal limits on ozone venting.

Only QuickPure offers small economical ozone products that work. Ozone generation, dissolving and holding time are but three of the reasons why. To keep this explanation brief, we will just add that Alab has solved many other important problems with small ozone applications. Competitors are not yet even aware of the need to solve some of these problems. Actually, Alab has no competitors.