| Abstract: | The specific production costs of ozone are presented for a capacity range of 1 to 1,000 kg/h ozone for various plant configurations and air or oxygen as feed gas, and for air preparation, liquid oxygen delivered to site, oxygen produced on–site and/or oxygen recycle systems. The influence of operating parameters such as ozone concentration or on–stream time are studied. Ozone is often considered to be “expensive”. It is difficult to pinpoint the rationale behind this statement. It could be caused by the difficulty to compare a chemical (ozone) which is produced on–site and requires a plant investment, with chemicals (such as chlorine) which are bought as such and delivered to the plant. It is certainly influenced by the fact that the economy of utilizing ozone s i not easily quantified. This paper presents an attempt to quantify the economics of ozone production for a wide range of production capacities, ranging from 1 to 1,000 kg/h. Different operating conditions are compared as well as different plant concepts. In order t o assure a meaningful comparison, certain parameters are common for all cases. |
