Cov tshuaj chlorine dioxide (ClO2) yog cov xim daj-ntsuab uas muaj ntxhiab zoo ib yam li chlorine nrog rau cov khoom faib tau zoo heev, kev nkag mus thiab cov tsis muaj peev xwm vim nws lub cev paug. Txawm hais tias chlorine dioxide muaj chlorine hauv nws lub npe, nws cov yam ntxwv txawv heev, zoo li cov pa roj carbon dioxide muaj ntau dua li cov pa roj carbon dawb. Chlorine dioxide tau lees paub tias yog tshuaj tua kab txij li xyoo 1900 thiab tau pom zoo los ntawm Asmeskas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) thiab Asmeskas Chaw Tswj Xyuas Khoom Noj thiab Tshuaj (FDA) rau ntau daim ntawv thov. Nws tau pom tias muaj txiaj ntsig zoo xws li dav, tawm tsam, tiv thaiv kab mob, tua kab mob, fungicidal, thiab tus neeg sawv cev rau virucidal, ntxiv rau deodorizer, thiab tseem tuaj yeem ua rau tsis muaj txiaj ntsig beta-lactams thiab rhuav tshem cov cab thiab cov qe.

Txawm hais tias chlorine dioxide muaj "chlorine" rau nws lub npe, nws cov chemical tau sib txawv ntau los ntawm cov tshuaj chlorine. Thaum cov tshuaj tiv thaiv nrog lwm cov tshuaj, nws tsis muaj zog thiab xaiv ntau dua, tso cai nws yog qhov ua tau zoo dua thiab kev ua kom haum xeeb. Piv txwv li, nws tsis cuam tshuam nrog ammonia lossis feem ntau cov organic sib txuas. Cov tshuaj chlorine dioxide oxidizes cov khoom lag luam ntau dua li cov tshuaj chlorine rau lawv, yog li tsis zoo li chlorine, chlorine dioxide yuav tsis tsim cov khoom lag luam uas tsis tseem ceeb hauv cov organic uas muaj chlorine. Cov tshuaj chlorine dioxide kuj tseem pom pom daj-ntsuab roj tso cai rau nws ntsuas hauv lub sijhawm tiag tiag nrog cov khoom siv duab.

Chlorine dioxide yog dav siv los ua tshuaj tua kab mob thiab ua rau oxidizing tus neeg sawv cev hauv cov dej haus, cov txheej txheem nqaij qaib dej, pas dej da dej, thiab cov tshuaj yaug qhov ncauj. Nws yog siv rau tshuaj ntxuav txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab zaub thiab kuj muaj cuab yeej siv rau khoom noj khoom haus thiab dej haus thiab siv dav hauv lub chaw tshawb fawb txog lub neej. Nws tseem ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv kev lag luam kev kho mob kom txiav txim siab chav, pas dej da dej, cais tawm thiab tseem yog cov tshuaj tua kab mob rau cov khoom lag luam thiab kev tiv thaiv kom tsis muaj menyuam. Nws tseem yog siv dav siv los ntxuav kom huv, deodorize, thiab tshem tawm ntau yam ntawm cov khoom siv, suav nrog cellulose, ntawv-pulp, hmoov, tawv, cov rog thiab roj, thiab textiles.