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Known for its antimicrobial properties, peracetic acid (PAA) is widely used for sanitation and odor control. As a heavy, stable liquid that is very soluble in water, PAA is many times more effective than conventional oxidizers like bleach, peroxide, and chlorine dioxide. Additionally, its byproducts do not become food sources for bacteria. This makes PAA an ideal choice for manufacturers and processors to reduce or eliminate unwanted odors.
Animal processing and rendering facilities produce sulfur and nitrogen-containing compounds causing foul smells.
Factors like organic material breakdown, sulfur compounds, and processing methods can cause unwanted odors.
Storage, processing, and industrial water ponds are common sources of odor.
Water systems in a variety of industries can be impacted by hydrogen sulfide and other odor-causing compounds.
Microbes cost industries billions of dollars per year in compromised product. Optimizing a facility’s antimicrobial program with PAA not only improves sanitation, but controls emissions and unwanted odors with a host of added benefits.
This approach to odor control minimizes equipment (generator) maintenance and creates opportunities for cost savings with single-chemical bulk purchasing.
Peracetic acid reduces odor at the scrubber system, the plant facility, and the surrounding community. It’s effective against a range of treatable odor compounds including:
Animal processing facilities use chlorine dioxide gas to reduce odor. Chlorine dioxide gas is generated on site using multiple chemicals and introduced into a hard water stream that feeds a packed scrubber. The scrubber then removes odors in the incoming air to emit “odor-free” clean air into the atmosphere. Challenges during this process included poor performance, scale buildup, expensive chemicals costs, and complex equipment maintenance. After implementing PAA product Hydritreat WT2216, a processing facility:
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A leader in PAA, Hydrite offers a range of peracetic acid products designed to tackle odors in industrial and food applications:
Hydritreat™ WT 2216 is an aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and hydrogen peroxide used as a liquid antibiotic free antimicrobial. It can be directly injected into fermenters, dead legs, mash coolers, CO2 scrubbers, and similar applications to provide odor control and H2S oxidation.
Hydritreat™ SB 1523 is an aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and hydrogen peroxide for odor control in animal rendering processes.
Hydri-Maize™ 2759 is an aqueous mixture of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and hydrogen peroxide that can be used for odor control in rendering processes. Also GRAS for use in descaling agent in CIP tanks, as an antimicrobial agent in the fermenter in ethanol processing, and as an antimicrobial agent in pressed cake in rendering.
Keep odors out of your facility, your community, and the environment with PAA.
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