Apparatuses for generation of a sterilizing agent, for example chlorine dioxide, in a spray bottle, methods of forming an apparatus, and methods of use thereof are provided. The apparatus may include a tube housing a packet containing a reactant disposed within the interior of the packet. The tube prevents overexpansion of the packet in the presence of an initiating agent. The apparatus may include an openable capsule that houses a packet containing a reactant disposed within the interior of the packet. The capsule includes holes for the transmission of liquid or humid air.

The aqueous chlorine dioxide solution comprises chlorine dioxide, a potassium salt of a weak acid having a pKa of 2.5 or more, and a chlorite, and has a pH of 4.0 or more and 7.5 or less. The method for producing the aqueous chlorine dioxide solution comprises providing a first aqueous solution containing chlorine dioxide, mixing the first aqueous solution and a second aqueous solution containing a potassium salt of a weak acid having a pKa of 2.5 or more to prepare an intermediate aqueous solution having a pH of 4.0 or more and 7.5 or less, and mixing the intermediate aqueous solution and a third aqueous solution containing a chlorite, or mixing the intermediate aqueous solution and the third aqueous solution and then further adding the second aqueous solution thereto, to prepare an aqueous chlorine dioxide solution having a pH of 4.0 or more and 7.5 or less.

A liquid atomization device includes: an inlet; an outlet; and a liquid atomization chamber. The liquid atomization chamber is provided in an air passage between the inlet and the outlet. The liquid atomization chamber includes a rotary shaft, a pumping pipe, a collision wall, a reservoir, and a drain port. The rotary shaft is rotated by a rotary motor and is disposed in the vertical direction. The pumping pipe includes a lower portion having a pumping port and an upper portion fixed to the rotary shaft, and is rotated in coordination with rotation of the rotary shaft to pump up water through the pumping port and centrifugally discharge the water. The pumping pipe generates, inside the pumping pipe, a whirlpool in the water in the reservoir by the rotation, and forms, at the center of the whirlpool, a void providing communication between the pumping port and the drain port.

A method reduces microbiological contamination in a closed chamber (6), formed by at least two interconnected components (1, 4), by introducing a germicidal medium in liquid form into the chamber (6). The chamber (6) is formed by and between a cap (4) and a head (2) of a filled container.

In one aspect, a system for generating and monitoring an antimicrobial is provided, the system including: a microprocessor and/or a microcontroller; an external communications device; a computational system; an antimicrobial sensor and/or an environmental sensor; and an antimicrobial generator, wherein the external communications device, the computational system, the antimicrobial generator, and the antimicrobial sensor and/or the environmental sensor are operatively connected to the microprocessor and/or the microcontroller. The system may further include a separate sensor sub-system comprising: a sensor sub-system microprocessor and/or a sensor sub-system microcontroller; a sensor sub-system external communications device; a sensor sub-system antimicrobial sensor and/or a sensor sub-system environmental sensor; and a sensor sub-system computational system. The system may further include a separate generation sub-system comprising: a generation sub-system microprocessor and/or a generation sub-system microcontroller; a generation sub-system external communications device; and a generation sub-system antimicrobial generator.

A multifunctional lamp includes a lighting device and a sterilization device. The lighting device includes a base, a lighting member configured to emit flame-like light; and a light-transmitting suspending chamber defined with a mounting opening. The lighting member is mounted into the light-transmitting suspending chamber through the mounting opening. The light-transmitting suspending chamber is arranged at one side of the base with the base sealing the mounting opening and the sterilization device is arranged at the other side of the base. When the multifunctional lamp is put into liquid, the light-transmitting suspending chamber is capable of floating on the liquid and the sterilization device is capable of being deep into the liquid to sterilize the liquid.

In one aspect, a system for generating and monitoring an antimicrobial is provided, the system including: a microprocessor and/or a microcontroller; an external communications device; a computational system; an antimicrobial sensor and/or an environmental sensor; and an antimicrobial generator, wherein the external communications device, the computational system, the antimicrobial generator, and the antimicrobial sensor and/or the environmental sensor are operatively connected to the microprocessor and/or the microcontroller. The system may further include a separate sensor sub-system comprising: a sensor sub-system microprocessor and/or a sensor sub-system microcontroller; a sensor sub-system external communications device; a sensor sub-system antimicrobial sensor and/or a sensor sub-system environmental sensor; and a sensor sub-system computational system. The system may further include a separate generation sub-system comprising: a generation sub-system microprocessor and/or a generation sub-system microcontroller; a generation sub-system external communications device; and a generation sub-system antimicrobial generator.

Warewash detergent compositions with reducing agents to overcome corrosion challenges in stainless steel dish machines subject to conditions from chlorine sanitizing rinse steps (or other oxidizing chlorine containing compositions) are provided. Liquid and solid detergent composition beneficially containing a reducing agent that reacts with chlorine introduced in sanitizing rinse steps that follow detergent cleaning steps are provided. Methods for ware washing using the detergent compositions with reducing agents and methods for reducing residual chlorine in a ware washing cycle are also provided.

A sterilizer for a vehicle includes a controller, a supply water storage configured to accommodate water required for generating hypochlorous acid water (HOCL) under control of the controller, an HOCL generator configured to generate HOCL by using water accommodated in the supply water storage under the control of the controller, and a sprayer configured to inject the HOCL generated in the HOCL generator to the vehicle under the control of the controller.

The invention relates to an apparatus for treating foodstuff containers by spraying with a biocide-containing treatment liquid in at least one treatment zone (Z1-Z4) equipped with spraying means (B) for spraying the containers, the apparatus further comprising transport means for transporting the containers through the treatment zones (Z1-Z4), at least one generator (G1) for producing a biocide solution, at least one heating device for heating the treatment liquid, lines for supplying the biocide solution from the generator (G1) to the treatment zones (Z1-Z4) and, optionally, to at least one further biocide consumer device (BV1, BV2), lines for supplying the treatment liquid to the treatment means (B), as well as valves (V1-V7), controllable metering devices and pumps required for controlling the liquid flows, characterized in that a) the apparatus comprises at least two generators (G1, G2) for producing the biocide solution, and b) the generators (G1, G2) are connected or connectable neither directly nor indirectly to one another, but via corresponding feed lines to all treatment zones (Z1-Z4) and to any further biocide consumer device (BV1, BV2); and a method for operating such an apparatus.