The unique oxidising properties of nanobubbles make them ideal for commercial wastewater treatment plants looking to reduce their need for chemicals. As explained above, nanobubbles release the hydroxyl radical, one of the strongest known oxidants, when they destabilise and collapse. These hydroxyl radicals are extremely effective at removing toxic and corrosive compounds like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.
Nanobubbles also improve the flotation ability of fats, oils, greases, and floatable solids, making it easier to separate unwanted compounds from wastewater. And because nanobubbles have almost zero buoyancy and thus can travel to deeper pockets of water bodies, they are ideal for penetrating flocs of biomass that have settled at the bottom of wastewater lagoons. Encouraging more aerobic biomass, this speeds up the breakdown of toxins to improve the treatment capacity of wastewater plants.