This video demonstrates the creation of ozonated olive oil. We commonly receive questions on this process and took this time-lapse video to help answer the most common questions we receive.
In this process, we are using a VMUS-4 ozone generator to produce ozone from oxygen. Oxygen flow is set to 1 LPM with a nominal purity of 90-93%. At this flow rate the VMUS-4 ozone generator will produce ozone at a concentration of 5.5% by weight resulting in 4.7 g/hr of ozone production.
An SS1 sintered stainless steel diffuser is used to bubble ozone gas into 1 liter of virgin olive oil in a 2 liter graduated cylinder. The graduated cylinder provides a great column with some height for bubbling ozone gas through liquids.
A UV-106L ozone analyzer is used to measure the ozone off-gas in the head-space of the graduated cylinder.
This process required ~25 hours to complete the ozonated olive oil to a great quality. This calculated to an applied ozone dosage of 117.5 grams of ozone into 1 liter of olive oil. Very little ozone off-gassed for much of the process with higher levels of ozone off-gassing toward the end. Taking this into account, we estimate that roughly 100 grams of ozone was consumed by the olive oil.
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Frequently asked questions:
Question – How long does this process take?
Answer– This depends upon the ozone generator used, this process took 25 hours. ~100 grams of ozone were applied to the 1 liter of ozonated olive oil If an ozone generator with lower production rates were used the process would take longer.
Question – Does this process create heat? Do I need to cool the process?
Answer – This process does create heat. An ozone concentration of 5.5% by weight did not generate sufficient heat to cause any concerns.
Question – Does ozone off-gas from the process? Is this safe?
Answer– Ozone does off-gas from the process. However, provided the ozone concentration is high enough to achieve good ozone solubility the amount of off-gassing ozone was very minimal. A window in the room was cracked open slightly, this was sufficient to maintain ozone levels in room, 3+ feet from the process to below 0.1 ppm throughout the process.
Question – How do I know the process is complete?
Answer – The olive oil will turn to a white color, the temperature of the process will drop to room temperature as the rate of ozone reactions decreases. As the temperature decreases the liquid will solidify to a gel like consistency at room temperature (70-deg F)
