Category Archives: Cooling Water

How MIOX Eliminates Legionella

MIOX controls Legionella.

Our Mixed Oxidant Solution is more effective at removing biofilm and Legionella from water compared to common biocides.

And this isn’t our biased opinion.

We conducted a study comparing disinfection using three oxidizing biocides and three commonly used non-oxidizing biocides against Legionella pneumophila. The organism L. pneumophila is pathogenic and commonly lives within biofilms.

Which means that eradicating the biofilm in cooling towers is the first step towards preventing an outbreak.

There have been two published studies comparing the disinfection effectiveness of MOS with hypochlorite at various pH values. MOS consistently performs better at higher pH against a variety of organisms, including viruses, oocysts, and bacteria. Studies conducted at the University of New Mexico comparing equivalent chlorine concentrations of hypochlorite to MOS showed that, after 10 minutes of exposure at a pH of 8.0, MOS achieved total kill against L.pneumophila and P. aeruginosa while chlorine alone did not.

Click here to read the study.

How does MIOX work in my cooling tower water treatment?

Using food grade salt (yes, table salt!), MIOX electrochemical generators create your cooling tower water treatment biocide each day to keep your tower free of bacteria and biofilm.  The MIOX solution can be fed directly into the tower sump or injected into the circulation loop from a buffer tank, and can be controlled by your existing control system, ORP or chlorine analyzer, and link to DCS or SCADA.

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Industrial Cooling Tower Eliminates 650 Gallon Chemical Totes and Improves Microbial Control

The customer replaced proprietary biocides (stabilized bromine and glutaraldehyde) with Mixed Oxidant Solution for their industrial cooling tower water treatment and improved microbial control while reducing cost.  Continue reading

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legionella water treatment

Legionella prevention starts with water treatment for biofilm removal

As we have recently seen in the news, in New York there have been more 10 deaths with more than 100 people infected with Legionnaire’s disease. Even though most of the water treatment for cooling towers, fountains and potable water supplies are treated with certain biocides for legionella prevention, why do we still see roughly 24,000 cases of Legionnaire’s disease every year around the globe? Continue reading

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Recycled waste water for cooling tower make up

Semiconductor Manufacturer Recycles Waste Water for Cooling Tower Make up

A major semiconductor manufacturing facility replaces bromine and hypochlorite water treatment regimen with MIOX Mixed Oxidant Solution to recycle tooling process water for industrial cooling tower water treatment. The installation is particularly important as it proves yet again Mixed Oxidant Solution as an effective biocide for ammonia-laden waste water and in high pH environments.  Continue reading

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Industrial Cooling Water Treatment at ammonia plant

MIOX Hypochlorite Generator selected for Industrial Cooling Water Treatment at Top Ammonia Producer

Top Ammonia producer in United States replaces delivered 12.5% hypochlorite and bromine with MIOX sodium hypochlorite generator and is successfully controlling biological contaminants for cooling tower water treatment.  MIOX sodium hypochlorite generators are designed to produce the absolute lowest cost hypochlorite on the market.  Continue reading

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District Energy Centers in Phoenix, Arizona replace Bromine with MIOX for Cooling Tower Water

Two major district energy centers in Phoenix, Arizona, USA replace cocktail of chemicals (stabilized bromine, anti-corrosion, antiscalant) with MIOX Mixed Oxidant Solution for cooling tower water.  The stabilized bromine regimen was replaced with two (2) MIOX Vault M30s at each facility.  Continue reading

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Cooling Water Treatment at Leading Canned Food Producer in USA

A leading producer of canned vegetables in the United States was facing a serious challenge controlling microbiological growth in their canning plant cooling water.
After hearing of the revolutionary disinfection efficacy of Mixed Oxidant Solution (MOS) chemistry, they reached out to MIOX for a better cooling water treatment solution. Continue reading

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