Is it safe to use trichloroisocyanuric acid for drinking water treatment

Trichloroisocyanuric acid is a highly effective disinfectant and bleaching agent. It is stable in storage, convenient and safe to use. It is widely used in food processing, drinking water disinfection, sericulture and rice seed disinfection. It is resistant to almost all fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Both spores have a killing effect, which has a special effect on killing hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses, and also has a good disinfection effect on sex viruses and HIV, and it is safe and convenient to use. It has been used as a disinfectant in industrial water, swimming pool water, cleaning agents, hospitals, tableware, etc. But chlorine is a dangerous chemical at the same time, so when trichloroisocyanuric acid for drinking water, will it affect people’s health?

Market consumption of trichloroisocyanuric acid

The United States is the largest consumer of trichloroisocyanuric acid, with an annual consumption of more than 80,000 tons, followed by Japan with an annual consumption of about 30,000 tons. The consumption of trichloroisocyanuric acid abroad is mainly based on sanitation and disinfection.

Among them, swimming pool disinfection tablets account for the largest amount, accounting for about 80%. Taking the United States as an example, the annual consumption of swimming pool disinfection is about 70,000 tons. The second is the disinfection of drinking water, hospitals and other public facilities.

Application in Drinking Water Treatment

Trichloroisocyanuric acid for drinking water treatment can not only kill all kinds of bacteria in the water, but also kill all kinds of algae microorganisms, destroy and eliminate pollutants such as H2S dissolved in the water, and form the color and unpleasant smell. It is suitable for clean drinking water in arid and heavily polluted areas, as well as for army food and lodging, field operations, tourism, etc. Add 0.4 g of this product per 100 kg of water, stir it evenly and let it stand for a period of time to achieve the purpose of sterilization. Trichloroisocyanuric acid can be used to prevent and treat most of the bacterial diseases of aquatic products, and it can be used with confidence under normal usage.

Safety measures during storage and transportation

Product storage. The product should be stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated warehouse, moisture-proof, waterproof, water-proof, fireproof, isolated from fire and heat sources. It is forbidden to mix with flammable, explosive, spontaneous and self-explosive substances, and not with oxidants, reducing agents, It is easy to be mixed and stored by chlorinated and oxidized substances. It is absolutely forbidden to mix and mix with liquid ammonia, ammonia, ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride urea and other inorganic salts and organic substances containing ammonia, ammonium and amine, otherwise it is easy to cause explosion Burning, do not contact with non-ionic surfactants, otherwise it is easy to burn.

Product transportation. The product can be transported by various means of transportation such as trains, cars, ships, etc. During shipment, prevent the package from breaking, fire, water, and moisture. It must not be mixed with ammonia, ammonia, ammonium salts, amides, urea, oxidants, non-ionic surfactants, and flammable , Explosive and other dangerous goods are transported together.