Summaries of Selected RE-Ox_® Case Histories

Many of these case studies and other RE-Ox_® documentation is available to qualified inquirers. 

Restoration of Residuals and Reductions of DBPs due to RE-Ox use in Chloraminated Wholesale Water – A Texas wholesale water municipality and the Retail municipalities who purchase and distribute the chloraminated water find RE-Ox restored residuals and reduced DBPs and eliminated the need for a bioburn off throughout the entire network.  RE-Ox is seen as a better alternate than ammonia (chloramination) to obtain residuals while maintaining DBPs below MCLs. 

Consistent Water Quality and Residuals restored in a Red Water Prone Public Water System – A Missouri water system used RE-Ox and flushing aggressively to restore water quality.  After the initial three month cleaning phase, at only 1 / 80,000, RE-Ox is credited for maintaining the water system even with its high iron load of almost 1 ppm.  Additionally, water savings is accruing as less flushing is required.

Chlorine Demand and TTHMs Reduced in Utility Water System – A Kansas City area municipality found RE-Ox treatment reduced its chlorine demand 16 – 31%, increased chlorine residuals, reduced TTHMs 66% and HAA5s 28%, while water quality was maintained/improved and unsolicited customer compliments were received.

Reduction of Red Water Incidents / Customer Complaints – An Oklahoma municipality used RE-Ox to reduce the iron deposits in its system. This reduced customer complaints and increased chlorine residuals.

High Water Quality, No Arsenic Desorption – A Minnesota city is an EPA Arsenic Reduction Project site.  By using RE-Ox, residuals were restored, water quality was improved and any arsenic harbored in distribution system deposition was not desorbed back into the water at a measurable quantity as the deposition was removed.

Deposits Reduced in Pipe Retrieved from System: Pilot Study – A Tennessee city municipality found RE-Ox treated water reduced deposits up to 50% after 106 days. Daily sampling showed elevated chlorine residuals and lower turbidity rates. RE-Ox is seen as a replacement for phosphates.

Scale and Tuberculation Removed from Water Meters & Galvanized Pipe in Chloraminated Water - RE-Ox was used in chloraminated water to remove deposition from tuberculated pipes and scaled water meters. Detailed testing showed water quality and chlorine residuals were maintained, and turbidity did not overly increase.

Deposition Elimination in Major Hospitals – Deposition was controlled so that chlorine residuals in California and Nevada hospitals were restored as RE-Ox reduced scale, films and residues in water piping, fixtures and equipment. Water quality was maintained throughout treatment. Testing showed RE-Ox did not add consequential corrosivity, lead, copper, or DBPs to the water.

Deposit Reduction in Piping and Work Surfaces in Large Cook Plant - RE-Ox was staged into a major California chicken cook plant water supply resulting in all hot and cold water lines being cleared of deposits by the fourth week. All the plant water became a deposit removing agent.  Films and mineral scales were measurably reduced from equipment in many areas. Chemical usage was able to be reduced.

Poultry Industry Findings: RE-Ox Removes and Prevents Inorganic and Organic Deposits - RE-Ox treated water use in poultry hatchery, egg laying and production facilities eliminated scales, films and residues from water piping, incubators, nozzles, evaporative cooling media and other plant surfaces.

A Revolutionary Method of Deposit Removal and Prevention – The engineering firm, Puckorius and Associates, concludes from its laboratory and field testing that RE-Ox disrupts the organic matrix of mineral scales and other deposit constituents in water systems, as can no other known chemical approved and certified by the NSF for potable water applications. The systems in which the RE-Ox-treated water is used rapidly become cleaner and remain cleaner.

Evaporative Condenser Cleaning Challenge - RE-Ox treatment removed particularly dense calcium carbonate deposits from a badly fouled evaporative condenser. Three successive deposit samples removed from the test tower showed a decrease in loss on ignition, which can be assumed to be organic material.

Calcium Carbonate Scale Inhibitor - Laboratory Experiments on RE-Ox - Laboratory results using a dynamic scale tester to evaluate the capabilities of RE-Ox as an inhibitor for calcium carbonate scale showed RE-Ox will release and prevent scale.  Method of action cited as the elimination of nucleation sites.