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Gases 566
NAME: Ozone
CATEGORY: Gas
FOOD USE: Bottled water/ Air
SYNONYMS: Triatomic oxygen/ CAS 10028-15-6/ Ozon
FORMULA: O3
MOLECULAR MASS: 47.9982
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Unstable bluish gas or dark blue liquid; pungent characteristic odour
BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS -111.9
PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):
MELTING RANGE IN °C: -192.7
DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER 2.144 (gas at -183°C), 1.614 (liquid at -195.4°C)
TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:
SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:
in water: @ 0°C 49 @ 50°C Soluble @ 100°C Soluble
in vegetable oil: @ 20°C Soluble @ 50°C Soluble @ 100°C Soluble
in sucrose solution: @ 10% Soluble @ 40% Soluble @ 60% Soluble
in sodium chloride solution: @ 5% Soluble @ 10% Soluble @ 15% Soluble
in ethanol solution: @ 5% Soluble @ 20% Soluble @ 95% Soluble @ 100% Soluble
in propylene glycol: @ 20°C Soluble @ 50°C Soluble @ 100°C Soluble
FUNCTION IN FOODS: Used to disinfect water for direct consumption and water for use in surface treatment of fish, fruit and
vegetables and other perishable food. Also used to fumigate and deodorise storage environments and
processing equipment surfaces. Processing aid (Japan)