As early as 1811, U.S. scientists H. Davey, and hydrochloric acid aqueous solution using KClO3 the first time a collection of synthesized and chlorine dioxide gas. However, until this century, 30 years, ClO2 was able to safely and economically in mass production, began the extensive application of industrialization. In 1944, the first chlorine dioxide treatment as a disinfectant for Niagara Falls, New York City drinking water. The late seventies of last century, developed since the stabilizer of chlorine dioxide, chlorine dioxide as a bleaching agent and disinfectant, has been widely used in pulp bleaching, food processing, disinfection and sterilization areas and other areas of water purification, and fully has shown its strong bleaching and disinfection capabilities.
Chlorine dioxide is internationally recognized as the latest generation of efficient, broad-spectrum, safe sterilization, preservative, is the best alternative to chlorine preparations in the world, developed countries have been widely used. United States, Western Europe, Canada, Japan and other relevant organizations in developed countries like the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture and recommended approval of chlorine dioxide are used in food, food processing, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, public and environment disinfection, mold, and Preservation of food and so on. World Health Organization (WHO) also has chlorine dioxide as the A1-level security and efficient disinfectant. For the control of drinking water in the "three to substance" (teratogenic, carcinogenic, mutagenic) production, European and American developed countries has been widely used alternative to chlorine to chlorine dioxide disinfection of drinking water. In recent years, chlorine dioxide products are also starting to focus on the promotion and application. Issued by the Ministry of Chemical Industry on the industry standard (GB2776-1996), the Ministry of Health has approved a new chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant and food additive (GB2760-1996) |