TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 16, 2010 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has supplied an ozone water treatment system comprising an ozone generator, a contact tank and an off-ozone gas destructor to the Hanshin Water Supply Authority's Amagasaki Waterworks, which supplies purified water to the cities of Kobe, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya and Ashiya. The newly installed equipment will start operating in August 2010.
Ozone systems disinfect, deodorize, decolorize and remove organic matter with far greater oxidizing power than chlorine, while producing harmless oxygen as the only by-product. Ozonization is a highly efficient water treatment technology with low environmental impact.
Amagasaki Waterworks, located in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, has supplied purified water to the four cities since 1942. In 2001, its first high-level water treatment equipment unit was installed to supply clean and palatable water through ozone treatment and activated carbon filtration. The new system will increase water treatment capacity and help stabilize water supply.
About Mitsubishi Electric's Ozone System Business
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation launched its ozone discharge-based ozone systems business in Japan in 1968, and has provided more than 1,600 ozone generator units in over 40 years, mainly for the domestic waterworks/sewerage market. Mitsubishi Electric offers a variety of ozone generators, ranging from low to high capacities designed to meet various customer needs.
Features of Mitsubishi Electric's ozone system:
- Compact size owing to small-diameter glass dielectric
- Improved ozone generating capacity per electrode made possible by Mitsubishi Electric's unique technology
- Low power/oxygen consumption due to increased power density developed through high-precision manufacturing techniques
About Mitsubishi Electric
With over 85 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to both corporate clients and general consumers all over the world, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,353.2 billion yen (US$ 36.1 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. For more information visit http://global.mitsubishielectric.com
*At an exchange rate of 93 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2010###
