Forty Years of Advances in Ozone Technology. A Review of Ozone: Science & Engineering

The first issue of Ozone: Science & Engineering (OS&E) was published in early 1979 with Dr. L. J. Bollyky as the Editor-in-Chief. This was a milestone for the International Ozone Association enabling professional recognition of the advances in ozone technology. Since this first issue, 40 volumes of Ozone: Science & Engineering have been published containing 208 individual issues, 1463 technical articles and nearly 19,000 pages. Dr. Rip Rice became Editor-in-Chief in 1985 and continued this position until 1998. Barry Loeb has been the Editor since. Under the leadership of these gentlemen, OS&E expanded from about 70 pages per issue four times per year to 100 pages, then to six issues per year, at about 100 pages. In 2001 the dimensions of the journal were increased to accommodate even more manuscripts. In 1989, the Harvey M. Rosen Memorial Award was established to recognize the “best paper” published in Ozone: Science & Engineering during the two-year period between World Congresses. The selection of this award is determined by the Editorial Board of Ozone: Science & Engineering. To date, 16 articles have received this prestigious award. OS&E has followed and reported development of ozone technologies via peer-reviewed articles from ozone researchers, manufacturers and consultants. This article reviews the development of ozone technologies as reported by OS&E and summarizes how the technologies have evolved to meet environmental and other needs.