Apparatus for manufacturing chlorine dioxide

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing chlorine dioxide comprises a reaction chamber which enables to generate chlorine dioxide by subjecting a chlorite solution to react with an acid, chlorite solution supplying means enabling to continuously supply the chlorite solution to the reaction chamber, acid supplying means enabling to continuously supply the acid to the reaction chamber, an aeration device enabling to continuously aerate air into a mixed solution of the chlorite solution and the acid supplied to the reaction chamber, a removal passage enabling to remove a chlorine dioxide gas in the reaction chamber, a drain pipe enabling to continuously drain away waste liquid which finishes reaction in the reaction chamber, and means optionally adjusting an amount of chlorite solution supplied by the chlorite solution supplying means, an amount of acid supplied by the acid supplying means and an amount of air aerated by said aeration device.

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