Chlorine dioxide therapy (CDT)
Chlorine dioxide as used in CDT is NOT "bleach" and is NON-chlorinating!
Chlorine dioxide as used in CDT is NOT chlorinating
bleach
Household bleach and chlorine dioxide are two very different substances
Household bleach
- Household bleach is
typically a 5 to 6% solution of sodium hypo chlorite
(NaClO). It
Oxidizes, chlorinates and
bleaches by gradual release of chlorine , which is a short-lived bactericide.
Chlorination involves attaching a chlorine
molecule to anything it comes into contact with.
• Household
bleach as typically used for wiping down surfaces is ineffective
against viruses, molds (except on hard, non-porous
surfaces), fungi and spore-forming organisms.
Wet contact times for chlorine range from 2
to 10 minutes depending on the microbe/virus, and chlorine
solutions are inactivated by the presence of organic matter (blood, other
proteinaceous material, dirt), heavy metal ions, low temperature, or ultraviolet
irradiation (i.e. light).
CDC reference
(OSHA is the first federal agency to announce a departure
from the use of chlorine bleach in mold remediation. In time, other federal, state
and other public safety agencies are expected to follow OSHA's lead).
Chlorine dioxide solution (CDS)
- CDS is
activated sodium chlorite
(NaClO2 / MMS) in an acidified solution.
Sodium chlorite is converted into chlorine
dioxide (ClO2 ), and although "chlorine" is found in
its name, it does not chlorinate any more than the chlorine in table salt (NaCl)
• ClO2 is effective
against ALL microorganisms . ClO2 disinfects by oxidation only,
not chlorination (i.e. electrophilic substitution) and is effective against ALL
microorganisms, C. difficile ,
MRSA and Noro virus ;
• ClO2 does
not generate undesirable organochlorine compounds. Unlike chlorine, ClO2 is unaffected
by ammonia and most organic substances.
- Typical
therapeutic use
of chlorine dioxide solution (CDS) or
activated/diluted MMS cannot be used to
bleach anything . Although chlorine dioxide is used in high concentration
for commercial, non-chlorinating bleaching applications, the solutions used in CDT are extremely dilute.
If you pour undiluted
CDS (3000 ppm chlorine dioxide) or MMS (24% sodium chlorite) onto a pair of blue
jeans (as shown in some media videos), then yes - it will turn them white!
ClO2 has drastically different chemical properties to
chlorine
Although ClO2 shares a few characteristics with
chlorine (E.g.
green/yellowish gas with chlorine-like odor irritating to eyes, nose and throat),
its chemical properties are very different to chlorine.
For more details, see:
About Chlorine
Dioxide
Chlorine (Cl2) vs. Chlorine Dioxide
(ClO2)
Chlorine (Cl2 )
Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2 )
Solubility
Dissociatiates into hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid
10 times more soluble than chlorine in water
Hydrolization
(react with water to form compounds)
ClO2 doesn't hydrolyze in solution. Remains a "true"dissolved
gas retaining its oxidative and biocidal properties across pH range 2-10,
Oxidation
Chlorine reacts with oxidizable substances by substitution (i.e. chlorination)
ClO2 reacts with oxidizable substances by oxidation. It is
a neutral compound of chlorine in the +IV oxidation state and disinfects
by oxidation, it does not chlorinate
Oxidation strength
(ORP)
Hypochlorous Acid (ORP 1.49 V) reacts with more compounds than ClO2
Chlorine Dioxide (ORP 0.95 V) does not react with as many compounds as
chlorine. i.e. it is more selective
Oxidation Capacity
Hypochlorous acid has a +2 oxidation state. i.e. it can "steal"
2 electrons
2 ½times > chlorine: ClO2 's chlorine atom has +4
oxidation state -i.e. it can "steal"4 electrons + one more converting
to a chloride ion (Cl-)
Reaction with organic substances
Chlorinates organic substances to produce potentially harmful organochlorine
products.
Reacts with hydrocarbons (C-H) to produce organic toxic organic chloride
(C-Cl) byproducts. E.g. THMs (trihalomethanes)
Reacts with various amines (C-NH2 ) to produce chloramines
(C-NH-Cl)
Reacts with very few organic substances
