The present deodorant-containing processing liquid includes an acid salt of an aminoguanidine, an inorganic carrier capable of carrying the acid salt of the aminoguanidine, a dispersant, and water, a content of the acid salt of the aminoguanidine is 15 parts or more by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a content of the inorganic carrier, and the dispersant is at least one selected from a group consisting of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant.

The present deodorant-containing processing liquid includes an acid salt of an aminoguanidine, an inorganic carrier capable of carrying the acid salt of the aminoguanidine, a dispersant, and water, a content of the acid salt of the aminoguanidine is 15 parts or more by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a content of the inorganic carrier, and the dispersant is at least one selected from a group consisting of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant.

An infectious agent attenuating or inactivating personal protective equipment device, such as a surgical mask, multilayer mask or respirator having at least one porous filtering layer impregnated with an infectious agent attenuating or inactivating solution that tries to leave behind an infectious agent attenuating or inactivating attenuator composed of an organic acid that preferably is a citric acid, a humectant that preferably is a gelling humectant that preferably is sorbitol which produces or forms a self activating or self replenishing infectious agent attenuator gel and infectious agent attenuating and inactivating air treatment media having a pH of no greater than 5, preferably no greater than 4 and more preferably no greater than 3.5 which is kept moist and activated at or below the desired pH by moisture in the breath of a person wearing the mask. The solution can include a surfactant, such as preferably a rhamnolipid biosurfactant that reduces surface tension both during impregnation of the solution thereby more uniformly impregnating the solution into the at least one porous filtering layer producing an air treatment media having infectious agent attenuating gel more uniformly distributed throughout. The surfactant remains in the gel and reduces surface tension of aerosols and droplets containing viruses and bacteria entrained in the air flowing through the air treatment media contacting the infectious agent attenuating gel more rapidly and efficiently attenuating or inactivating the viruses and bacteria preferably also destroying them by lysing them.

An infectious agent attenuating or inactivating personal protective equipment device, such as a surgical mask, multilayer mask or respirator having at least one porous filtering layer impregnated with an infectious agent attenuating or inactivating solution that tries to leave behind an infectious agent attenuating or inactivating attenuator composed of an organic acid that preferably is a citric acid, a humectant that preferably is a gelling humectant that preferably is sorbitol which produces or forms a self activating or self replenishing infectious agent attenuator gel and infectious agent attenuating and inactivating air treatment media having a pH of no greater than 5, preferably no greater than 4 and more preferably no greater than 3.5 which is kept moist and activated at or below the desired pH by moisture in the breath of a person wearing the mask. The solution can include a surfactant, such as preferably a rhamnolipid biosurfactant that reduces surface tension both during impregnation of the solution thereby more uniformly impregnating the solution into the at least one porous filtering layer producing an air treatment media having infectious agent attenuating gel more uniformly distributed throughout. The surfactant remains in the gel and reduces surface tension of aerosols and droplets containing viruses and bacteria entrained in the air flowing through the air treatment media contacting the infectious agent attenuating gel more rapidly and efficiently attenuating or inactivating the viruses and bacteria preferably also destroying them by lysing them.

An air filtration system which pulls air into and through the air filtration system filter where the air is exposed to a UV lamp that provides UV light, the UV lamp surrounded by an internally polished aluminum shield or other device made of a material that reflects or enhances kill ability of micro-organisms when exposed to UV light.

An air filtration system which pulls air into and through the air filtration system filter where the air is exposed to a UV lamp that provides UV light, the UV lamp surrounded by an internally polished aluminum shield or other device made of a material that reflects or enhances kill ability of micro-organisms when exposed to UV light.

An apparatus for irradiating air flow in a vehicle includes a filter unit configured to couple to a recirculating-air conduit connected to a manifold of an air circulation system, the filter unit having an inlet end, and a filter disposed in the inlet end of the filter unit, including an outer High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) media. The apparatus further includes a plurality of ultraviolet light transmissive strands that each have distal ends disposed in a spaced apart manner in an interface region between the outer HEPA media filter and an inner activated carbon filter or HEPA filter, and proximal ends connectable to an ultraviolet light emitting source such that ultraviolet light is transmitted by the transmissive strands into the interface region. The transmissive strands are configured to receive emitted ultraviolet light that is substantially between 222 nm and 265 nm for irradiating air passing through the filter.

An apparatus for irradiating air flow in a vehicle includes a filter unit configured to couple to a recirculating-air conduit connected to a manifold of an air circulation system, the filter unit having an inlet end, and a filter disposed in the inlet end of the filter unit, including an outer High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) media. The apparatus further includes a plurality of ultraviolet light transmissive strands that each have distal ends disposed in a spaced apart manner in an interface region between the outer HEPA media filter and an inner activated carbon filter or HEPA filter, and proximal ends connectable to an ultraviolet light emitting source such that ultraviolet light is transmitted by the transmissive strands into the interface region. The transmissive strands are configured to receive emitted ultraviolet light that is substantially between 222 nm and 265 nm for irradiating air passing through the filter.

An apparatus for irradiating air flow in a vehicle includes a filter unit configured to couple to a recirculating-air conduit connected to a manifold of an air circulation system, the filter unit having an inlet end, and a filter disposed in the inlet end of the filter unit, including an outer wall of filter media having a shape that defines an interior volume of the filter. The apparatus further includes an ultraviolet light disposed on an end plate, configured to be mounted with the ultraviolet light positioned in the interior volume of the filter and the end plate against an open end of the filter. The ultraviolet light is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation substantially at between 222 nm and 265 nm for irradiating air flow through the filter into the air circulation system.

An apparatus for irradiating air flow in a vehicle includes a filter unit configured to couple to a recirculating-air conduit connected to a manifold of an air circulation system, the filter unit having an inlet end, and a filter disposed in the inlet end of the filter unit, including an outer wall of filter media having a shape that defines an interior volume of the filter. The apparatus further includes an ultraviolet light disposed on an end plate, configured to be mounted with the ultraviolet light positioned in the interior volume of the filter and the end plate against an open end of the filter. The ultraviolet light is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation substantially at between 222 nm and 265 nm for irradiating air flow through the filter into the air circulation system.