A circuit configuration method for improving efficacy of antibacterial lamps, a voltage boost circuit, and an antibacterial lamp are provided. The voltage boost circuit includes a primary side, a first secondary side, and a second secondary side. An electromagnetic induction occurs between the first secondary side and the primary side to generate a first high voltage, and the first secondary side includes a first connecting terminal and a first grounding terminal. The second secondary side is electrically coupled to the first ground terminal, and an electromagnetic induction occurs between the second secondary side and the primary side to generate a second high voltage that is not equal to the first high voltage. The second secondary side includes a second connecting terminal, and the second connecting terminal and the first connecting terminal are configured to be used to connect with a load.

Methods and systems for sanitization of liquid solutions and food products are provided. In some embodiments, methods are provided for treating a food product or food product preparation or packaging surface to reduce microbial content, comprising contacting the food product or food product preparation or packaging surface with a chlorinated nanobubble solution comprising electrolyzed water. In some embodiments, methods are provided for reducing the growth of bacteria and reversing the growth of biofilm in a water system, comprising chlorinating source water and passing the chlorinated source water through a low zeta potential crystal generator. In some embodiments, methods are provided for purifying water, comprising chlorinating the water and passing the chlorinated water through a low zeta potential crystal generator.

Provided is a tank sterilizer composed of a power supply part including an operation switch, and a sterilization part for sterilizing fluid in a tank, wherein a sterilization effect is maximized by generating microbubbles by electrolysis or electric discharge instead of killing bacteria by using a UV LAMP, an ozone lamp, and a pressure pump, and due to the coupling of a bubble generation module and a power connection module to each other by an electroconductive connector, a separate power connector is not required to be installed, whereby the tank sterilizer is simple in structure and is easy to be installed.

An ozone generator for producing ozone water for the sanitation and disinfection of an ice maker includes cathode plates and anode plates that are arranged alternatively in an electrolysis chamber. The cathode plates and the anode plates are connected to a cathode wire and an anode wire of a cable. A wiring chamber is provided with a temperature sensor extending into the electrolysis chamber and connected with a temperature sensor wire of the cable. The cable is connected to a control circuit. The ozone generator is submerged in the ice-making water of the ice-making water tank. The temperature sensor of the ozone generator submerged in the ice-making water is configured to sense temperature changes. When the ice maker is activated, the temperature of the ice-making water in the ice-making water tank will drop. When the temperature drops to the set temperature, the ozone generator is activated once to produce ozone gas. The ozone gas is dissolved in the ice-making water to generate ozone water. The ozone water is used to sanitize the ice-making loop process of the ice maker. The ozone generator has simple structure, low cost and good effect.

The present invention relates to an electrochemical device for releasing ions, comprising an electrical circuit comprising a first electrode and a second electrode adapted for providing a galvanic cell when the electrodes are exposed to a fluid constituting an electrolyte, and a boost converter adapted for amplifying a potential generated between the first and the second electrode. The electrical circuit further comprises a third electrode connected with an output side of the boost converter, wherein the second and the third electrode constitutes an electrolytic cell powered by the galvanic cell when the electrodes are exposed to a fluid. The present invention further relates to devices, such as a toothbrush or a shaver, adapted for being used in connection with a fluid, comprising such electrochemical device for releasing ions.

A storage container system includes a storage unit including one or more shelves and two or more walls, an electrostatic sprayer system that includes a reservoir to store liquids, a charging unit, one or more nozzles configured to spray electrostatically charged liquid onto one or more objects located proximate the storage unit, wherein the nozzles are located on the one or more shelves or the two or more walls, and a controller in communication with the electrostatic sprayer system, wherein the controller is configured to send a first signal to initiate a spraying operation for a spraying threshold time in response to an activation signal.

Device and method suitable for disinfecting herbs using plasma are disclosed. The device comprises a chamber and two sets of electrodes in an opposed position one relative to the other, inside the chamber. Each electrode in one set has a counterpart electrode in the other set, the two electrodes positioned facing each other and being configured to connect to a RF HV power supply, to produce a plasma-generating EM field in the space between the electrodes. The device further comprises a dielectric carrier positioned inside the chamber in the space between the two sets of electrodes, the carrier being dimensioned and configured to carry herbs in granular form such as powder or particles thereon. A portable sealable container comprising a unidirectional valve is also disclosed, configured to store herbs thereinside during plasma treatment in the device, and to store the disinfected herbs after treatment under vacuum. A device for disinfecting herbs by evaporating a disinfection agent in an evacuated chamber is also disclosed where plasma is used in any of several methods to enhance, improve and expedite the disinfection process.

An electrostatic spraying wand includes a housing and a power source for operating an electrostatic generator. The electrostatic generator supplies a substantially high voltage to an electrode where a fluid is supplied to the electrode though a solution supply line. Thereafter, the charged solution is directed through a nozzle assembly. Since the electrostatic spraying wand supplies a charge to the cleaning fluid within the wand it can be used with a variety of devices enabling the charged solution to kill pathogens and other germs.

A hand sanitizer device is disclosed. The hand sanitizer device can include one or more storage chambers configured to store at least one of water and salt. The hand sanitizer device can be configured to receive a request for an amount of electrolyzed saltwater product for performing a hand disinfecting action. In response to receiving the request, the hand sanitizer device can automatically introduce a predetermined amount of water and a predetermined amount of salt into a reaction chamber and can be configured to provide a current of electricity from an electricity source and through the reaction chamber, thereby electrolyzing the contents in the reaction chamber to form an electrolyzed saltwater product.

To provide a method for disinfecting air and/or surfaces which can be carried out truly continuously, in particular for essentially 24 hours a day, with people and/or animals present, the a method for disinfecting air and/or surfaces is proposed, wherein a disinfectant is dispersed continuously into a volume and/or area to be disinfected, wherein the disinfectant comprises electrolyzed and/or sterilized water containing hypochlorous acid, and wherein the disinfectant is dispersed at a dispersion rate between 0.5 ml/m.sup.3/h and 12 ml/m.sup.3/h.