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OZONE NEWS – PCI And Pinnacle Ozone Solutions Partner on Water Treatment Solution that Yields Significant Operating Cost Savings over Existing Solutions

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Riverside, California (February 16, 2011) – Pinnacle Ozone Solutions has recently paired its Zenith Ozone Generator with an On-site Oxygen Generator from PCI to bring the next generation of turn-key ozone systems to the water treatment market. PCI’s oxygen generator, in this case a DOCS 1500 (which produces up to 3 TPD or 6,000 lbs of 90%+ oxygen per day), has been combined with Pinnacle’s recently launched Zenith Ozone Generator, which produces up to 600 lbs per day of ozone, to provide a cost effective and space saving solution for water treatment. The resulting O2 (oxygen) production cost is less than $0.03 per lb of oxygen and O3(ozone) production cost is $0.40 per lb of O3.

The use of ozone for water purification systems is more common in Europe than in America, although many American municipal systems are changing to ozone for disinfection, since it’s considered to be safer than chlorine. Ozone is primarily a disinfectant that effectively kills biological contaminants, and unlike chlorine, which has to be stored on site (highly poisonous in the event of an accidental release), ozone is generated onsite as needed. Since ozone is made of three oxygen molecules, no hazardous byproducts are generated from the oxidation process.

Ozone production for water treatment must be done on site by an ozone generator. The process of generating ozone requires oxygen, making on-site oxygen generation critical to the solution.Oxygenation using an on-site oxygen concentrator can yield significant cost savings over conventional aeration methods. PCI has developed an on-site oxygen generator specific for this application.

Based on existing technology used in its military oxygen generators, PCI has designed and manufactured a commercial line of on-site oxygen generators, known as DOCS (Deployable Oxygen Concentration System). To produce oxygen, these systems utilize a proprietary Vacuum Swing Adsorption (VSA) process. This technology offers the lowest operating cost and most reliable oxygen generator in its class. PCI’s oxygen generators are built to be compact and basically turn-key. The installation time is measured in hours and not days.

Photo: DOCS 1500 at Pinnacle’s facility in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Photo: DOCS 1500 at Pinnacle’s facility in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Pinnacle was very impressed with how little time it took from installation to producing oxygen. ”It took literally just a couple of hours from unloading the equipment from the truck until we could start generating oxygen”, said Chuck Smith, President of Pinnacle.

About PCI – Pacific Consolidated Industries, LLC was founded in 1984 to manufacture cryogenic air separation devices for operation in extreme and remote environments. Since then, PCI has continually expanded its technology platforms to include membrane and adsorption (VSA) technology. PCI manufactures ruggedized on-site liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen generators for a variety of markets; including Military, Medical, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Industrial, and Oil & Gas markets. We have built thousands of systems that are actively operating and supported in over 25 countries worldwide. PCI’s corporate headquarters is located in Riverside, California.

Contact:
Soeren Schmitz
Vice President and General Manager, Oxygen Solutions
+1-951-479-0860

Posted August 18, 2011
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