This disclosure relates to a method for sanitizing a space. The method includes applying a composition containing triethylene glycol into a space containing a pathogen (e.g., a Staphylococcus, a Pseudomonas, a Listeria, Salmonella, Klebsiella, a mycobacterium, a mold, or a spore) in an amount effective to inactivate the pathogen.

This disclosure relates to a method for sanitizing a space. The method includes applying a composition containing triethylene glycol into a space containing a pathogen (e.g., a Staphylococcus, a Pseudomonas, a Listeria, Salmonella, Klebsiella, a Mycobacterium, a mold, or a spore) in an amount effective to inactivate the pathogen.

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.

Methods and cleaning compositions for reduction of nucleic acid contamination on surfaces, in air, and in solutions using modified pectin are provided.

An apparatus for air freshening in an interior occupancy space. The apparatus has a reservoir containing a volatile composition for air freshening and/or malodor removal and a composite membrane in fluid communication with the volatile composition. The composite membrane has a first side facing the reservoir and a second side opposite the first side. At least one of the first side and the second side has a diffusion regulating coating, the diffusion regulating coating including a hydrophobic/oleophobic material having at least one fluoro-alkyl group. The volatile composition includes at least 20% of perfume raw materials by weight of the composition, the at least 20% of perfume raw materials having an average vapor pressure equal to or greater than 0.01 torr at 25 degrees Celsius. The apparatus has an average vapor release rate from 0.2 mg/hr*cm.sup.2 to 5 mg/hr*cm.sup.2 at an air flow rate of 5 m/s and a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius.

A system for decontaminating/neutralizing breathable air and surfaces in an occupied enclosed space, i.e. building, aircraft, vehicle or greenhouse, includes mounting an atmospheric hydroxyl radical generator along an inside surface of the atmospheric hydroxyl radical generator having respective opposite air inlets and air outlets. The hydroxyl radical generator includes a polygonal housing supporting a plurality of spaced crystal-spliced UV optics, which are tubular, medical grade pure quartz optics to emit/irradiate ultraviolet in the nanometer wavelength/ultraviolet spectrum of between 100 and 400 nanometers for deactivating and neutralizing atmospheric chemicals and pathogens in breathable air and surfaces. The hydroxyl radicals contact the walls of the reaction chamber housing. The hydroxyl radicals become created and excited to react quickly with impurities including VOC, virus, bacteria and fungi, rendering them inactivated and neutral. The breathable air passes through the polygonal housing and is decontaminated and neutralized of impurities before entering the occupied enclosed space.

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 portable air filtration and disinfection device for a respirator system includes a casing, an inhalation filter assembly, and an exhalation filter assembly. The inhalation filter assembly includes an intake duct for receiving breathing air, an inhalation gas filter for filtering the breathing air, and an inhalation duct to provide the filtered breathing air. The exhalation filter assembly includes an exhalation duct for receiving exhaled air, an exhalation gas filter and an exhalation liquid filter for filtering and disinfecting the exhaled air, and an outlet duct for releasing the filtered and disinfected exhaled air.

A luminaire is provided. The luminaire comprises a light source for generating a light, an electrical circuitry for driving the light source, and at least one air duct extending from an air inlet to an air outlet. The air ducts comprise walls with a photocatalytic element and are configured such that the air flowing through the at least one air duct can get in contact with the photocatalytic element and participate in a photocatalytic reaction under exposure to the light generated by the light source of the luminaire and/or an external light.

A disinfectant misting system and assembly operably configured to selectively control emission of an atomized spray of disinfectant solution within an enclosed structure at desired times, in desired locations, and for a desired amount of flow through at least one electronic control unit in an effective and efficient manner, and comprising a liquid supply housing with a liquid disinfectant storage tank housing a disinfectant solution, a disinfectant supply pump, an electronically controlled room pressure regulation component, and an electronically controlled pump pressure regulation component fluidly couplable to a liquid conduit assembly operably configured to transport the disinfectant solution to at least one disinfectant emission housing operably configured to emit an atomized spray of the disinfectant solution into the enclosed room space.