Unique association that gathers the scientific and technical community around fundamental, engineering and applied aspects of oxidation techniques involving ozone or any derived or comparable oxidants for any purpose.
Water Treatment, Food Processing, Agriculture, Industry, Health, Environment, Therapy...
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Mission
> Answer the needs of the industry and research
community in the fields of ozone and related
oxygen oxidants
Purpose
> Education
> Science
Scope
> Collection and dissemination of information
> Promotion of research
Any and all aspects of
ozone and
related oxygen species
technologies
International Ozone Association
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IOA profile
> Strength
– 1 300 members
– Diversity in background
and disciplines
> Organisation in 3 regional
groups
Pan American
Group
Nippon
Islands
Group
European African
Asian
Australasian
Group
Worldwide
representation
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IOA activities
Focus point
> Publications
– Ozone Science and
Engineering Journal
– Ozone News
> Events
– World Congress
– Regional events
> Research programs
> Quality assurance
– Ozone Engineering Group
> Regulations
> Awards programme
> Partnerships…
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Ozone and its application
When effective oxidizing action is required
on to achieve
>Natural substances
>Manufactured products
>Mineral
>Inorganic
>Organic
>Biological
>Solid
>Liquid
>Gas
> Disinfection
> Pollutants removal
BOD, color, COD,
VOCs, toxicity, micro-
pollutants such as
endocrine disruptors
> Conversion
> Purification
> Therapy
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> Ozone generation
> Gas mass transfer
> Chemical reactions of ozone in gas and liquid
phases
> Engineering aspects
> Water treatment for disinfection and pollutants
removal
> Oxidation for food processing, for pulp bleaching,
for products manufacture and conditioning
> Analytical procedures and materials
> Materials and equipments for ozone use
> Advanced oxidation processes AOPs,
> Ozone safety and health effects.
Topics covered through IOA
