I-Chlorine dioksidi (i-ClO2) yirhasi etyheli-luhlaza enevumba elifana neklorini enokusasazwa okugqwesileyo, ukungena kunye nobuchule bokwenza inzala ngenxa yobume bayo begesi. Nangona i-chlorine dioksidi ine-chlorine egameni layo, iipropati zayo zihluke kakhulu, kufana ne-carbon dioxide eyahlukileyo kune-carbon elemental. I-Chlorine dioxide iye yaqatshelwa njengesibulali ntsholongwane ukususela ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1900 kwaye yamkelwa yi-Arhente yoKhuseleko lweNdalo yase-US (EPA) kunye noLawulo lokuTya kunye neDrug lase-US (i-FDA) kwizicelo ezininzi. Ibonakaliswe isebenzayo njenge-spectrum ebanzi, i-anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, fungicidal, kunye ne-agent ye-virucidal, kunye ne-deodorizer, kwaye ikwazi ukwenza i-beta-lactam ingasebenzi kwaye itshabalalise zombini iintshulube kunye namaqanda azo.
Nangona iklorini diokside ine "chlorine" egameni layo, imichiza yayo yahluke kakhulu kuleyo yeklorine. Xa isabelana nezinye izinto, iba buthathaka kwaye ikhetha ngakumbi, ivumela ukuba ibe sisicoci esisebenzayo nesisebenzayo. Ngokomzekelo, ayisebenzi nge-ammonia okanye i-organic compounds. I-Chlorine dioxide i-oxidizes iimveliso kunokuba i-chlorine kubo, ngoko ngokungafaniyo neklorine, i-chlorine dioxide ayiyi kuvelisa i-organic compounds engafunekiyo equkethe i-chlorine. I-Chlorine dioxide ikwayigesi ebonakalayo emthubi-luhlaza evumela ukuba ilinganiswe ngexesha lokwenyani ngezixhobo zefotometric.
I-chlorine dioxide isetyenziswa ngokubanzi njenge-antimicrobial kunye ne-oxidizing agent emanzini okusela, amanzi enkqubo yeenkukhu, amachibi okudada, kunye namalungiselelo okuhlamba umlomo. Isetyenziselwa ukucoca iziqhamo kunye nemifuno kunye nezixhobo zokulungisa ukutya kunye nesiselo kwaye zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiilabhoratri zophando lwezenzululwazi. Ikwasetyenziswa kwishishini lokhathalelo lwempilo ukutshabalalisa amagumbi, iindlela zokudlula, iindawo zokwahlukanisa kunye nanjengesithinteli kwimveliso kunye nokuvalwa kwecandelo. Ikwasetyenziswa kakhulu ukwenza ibleach, ivumba, kunye nokukhupha ityhefu kwizinto ezininzi ezahlukeneyo, kubandakanya i-cellulose, i-pulp yephepha, umgubo, ufele, amafutha kunye nee-oyile, kunye namalaphu.