on't be misled by advertising brochures and, to some extent, by EPA labeling for stabilized bromine products.
It is all about activity reported as chlorine (Cl
). Active chlorine is the common denominator in water treatment chemistry.For example, Albemarle's EPA label declares the active ingredient is Bromine Chloride ... 11%. However, "expressed as chlorine = approximately 7%." The label also states "Total Available Bromine = 15%". Since the mole wt. conversion of bromine to chlorine is 2.25, if one divides the 15% Available Bromine (weight percent) by 2.25, one gets an equivalent chlorine percent by weight of 6.67% active Cl
.In contrast, Enviro Tech's label declares a Total Available Bromine content of 23%. Divided by 2.25 (chlorine equivalency), the result is 10.22% activity, based on active Cl
.Recently a new product has been introduced to the US Market. It is from a company called Justeq, LLC. The product is sulfamic acid-stabilized chlorine. The product has numerously different properties than sulfamic acid-stabilized bromine biocides. Go to the Patents and Intellectual Property page and read the last paragraph for more information.
For other answers to our most frequently asked questions, visit the FAQ portion of our web site.
Please click on the links below to learn more about how BromMax® compares with other technologies. (Note that when clicking on any of the documents listed below, the document will open up in a separate window which may fill your browser. Once you close this window, you will be back on the Stabilized Bromine web site):
Competitive Technologies Chart
BromMax vs. Other Competitive Products
BromMax Cost Comparisons- vs Others
Comparative Decay Curves BromMax vs 909
Comparative Elevated Temperature Stability Study
Efficacy of BromMax vs. Stabrom
Bromax vs. Bleach in Cooling Towers
BromMax vs. BCDMH and ISO in Cooling Water
Conductivity-TDS Comparison Stabrom-BromMax
