“…Despite O 3 production via the corona process being rather expensive, the chemical has a number of appealing advantages: It is a very strong oxidant; its decomposition leads to environmentally friendly products (O 2 ); its instability (t1 /2 = 20-90 min, depending on environment) requires that it is produced "on spot", thereby reducing transportation and storage expenses. As a result, O 3 has found application in fields such as: water treatment, combustion of resistant organics, clean-up of effluents, bleaching of wood pulp [2,8,15,16,29].…”