TY - CHAP AU - Julia Liliana Rodríguez AU - Iliana Fuentes AU - Claudia Marissa Aguilar AU - Miguel Angel Valenzuela AU - Tatiana Poznyak AU - Isaac Chairez ED - Ján Derco ED - Marian Koman Y1 - 2018-04-11 PY - 2018 T1 - Catalytic Ozonation as a Promising Technology for Application in Water Treatment: Advantages and Constraints N2 - Ozone has an important and irreplaceable function in nature and human society. It preserves life on the Earth by stratospheric ozone layer. On the other hand, the formation of ground-level ozone by reactions of hydrocarbons with nitrogen dioxide in the presence of sunlight has adverse effects on humans and animals as well as on various materials. This book concentrates on the protection of stratospheric ozone and prevention of ground-level ozone formation; applications of its strong oxidizing properties in the treatment of water, wastewater and sludge; odor and color removal; uses in medicine as a disinfectant; and various other ozone therapies. It also deals with catalytic ozonation in water treatment, control methods for ozone applications on biological systems, various areas of ozone use in dental care, follow-up therapy and prevention. BT - Ozone in Nature and Practice SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76228 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.76228 SN - 978-1-78923-383-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -