chlorine dioxide
Water treatment oxidizer
Chlorine dioxide is a yellow-green gas used primarily as a disinfectant and bleaching agent.
It purifies drinking water, whitens paper pulp, and sterilizes medical equipment.
Unlike chlorine, it doesn't form harmful chlorinated byproducts in water treatment.
The compound has been falsely promoted as a cure-all miracle treatment, but ingesting it is dangerous and potentially fatal.
Electron-accepting reactant
- chloriteGreen sheet silicate mineral
- chlorateChlorine-oxygen anion salt
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- gasFormless, expanding substance
yellow-green · soluble · reactive · electrochemical · generation · activation · precursor · stabilized
Cleaning supply for consumption
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- cooling towersIndustrial heat-removal structures
- oxidizing agentElectron-accepting chemical species
chlorite · air pollution control · odor control · chemical synthesis · oil recovery · fracking
Agent that reduces microbes
- germicideAgent that kills microbes
- biocideChemical that kills organisms
- bactericideSubstance killing harmful microbes
- virucideAgent destroying viral pathogens
sporicide · fungicide · microbicide · antiseptic · sterilant · decontamination · pathogen · bacteria
Making something lighter
- pulpSoft wet mass
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- flourMilled grain powder
brightening · decolorization · color removal · lignin · cellulose · kraft · destaining · oxygen bleach
oxidizer
Electron-accepting reactant
gas · yellow-green · soluble · reactive · electrochemical · generation · activation · precursor · stabilized · aqueous solution
water treatment
Cleaning supply for consumption
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- cooling towersIndustrial heat-removal structures
oxidizing agent · chlorite · air pollution control · odor control · chemical synthesis · oil recovery · fracking
sanitizer
Agent that reduces microbes
- germicideAgent that kills microbes
- biocideChemical that kills organisms
- bactericideSubstance killing harmful microbes
virucide · sporicide · fungicide · microbicide · antiseptic · sterilant · decontamination · pathogen · bacteria · virus
whitening
Making something lighter
flour · brightening · decolorization · color removal · lignin · cellulose · kraft · destaining · oxygen bleach · cotton
chlorine dioxidereducing agent
Electron-donating chemical species
antioxidant · sodium thiosulfate · ascorbic acid · hydrogen sulfide · antioxidants
chlorine dioxidecontaminant
Substance that pollutes
pollutant · pathogen · sewage · heavy metals · toxic waste
chlorine dioxidenutrient
Life-sustaining substance
growth medium · fertilizer · probiotic · agar · yeast
potassium chlorate, chlorine, dioxide, dioxin, chlorinate, chlorination, hypochlorite, chlorinated, dioxane