Practical Uses of the AMOZONE Model

Let us talk about ozonation for water, wastewater treatment and water reuse. Yes, it's an 'old technology' with first drinking water applications in France in the early 1900s. But today I would still call it an emerging technology with specific applications in the removal of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) and (indirect) potable water reuse. Key in successful application is handling the 'water matrix specificity' (e.g., level and type of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ...) and related 'bromate formation potential'. We think we have found a way to really revolutionize how ozonation systems are evaluated, designed, and operated. It is an engineering simulation model that we called AMOZONE. And this is where this article is about. Keep reading. All you will read is completely new.

The three engineering challenges

Figure 1 shows the typical sequence of engineering exercises and their objectives.

Figure 1:The 3 engineering challenges when talking about ozonation

The questions to be answered in each of the phases are quite different in nature. There are multiple reasons why each of those exercises is an engineering challenge (Figure 2). But in my opinion the number one complicating factor is the matrix. With matrix I mean the specific composition of…