Nanobubble sanitisation of laundry

纳米气泡衣物消毒

• 批准号: 65747
• 金额: $ 5.74万
• 依托单位: IDEAL MANUFACTURING LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=65747
• 关键词: Nanobubble; sanitisation; laundry

As a leading manufacturer of professional laundry chemicals, Ideal Manufacturing Limited (IML) is always looking to develop new products and methods which offer superior cleaning, excellent value with minimal environmental impact.We have identified a novel cleaning chemical which promises significant cleaning and sanitation performance. Hitherto, lack of understanding of how this technology interacts with the wash process has limited development. However, we have obtained equipment from another sector which can be applied to this chemical to improve performance in the wash process. IML believe that this new combination will be effective against harmful bacteria, spores and viruses as well as stains.As it is known that these pathogens can survive on fabrics in some cases for days even after a conventional wash, these soiling are potential source for spreading of infection (e.g. NHS or care home linens). Thorough cleaning and disinfection is therefore a key hygiene requirement. Successful application of this chemical for the purposes of laundry sanitation will also yield substantial other benefits, including reduced consumption of energy and water, an increased lifespan of the items being washed and a reduction in the quantity of microfibres released into the environment.This central aim of this project will be to demonstrate that the application of this chemical in aqueous environments can lead to inactivation of viruses and bacteria of clinical significance. Experiments will be conducted to find the optimal method of application for achieving inactivation.Funding for this project will be used to enable experimental work, analyse its findings and apply them to the benchmarks for hygiene the sector demands. The funding will provide salary for staff to carry out these tasks, lab consumables as required and for administration of the project.Additional funding for this project will be used to facilitate the transfer of the knowledge learned through experiment onto customer premises. The funding will enable capital expenditure to purchase prototype machinery and the engagement of an academic partner to facilitate validation of sanitation and ozone concentrations.

作为专业洗衣化学品的领先制造商，IML一直致力于开发新的产品和方法，以提供上级清洁，卓越的价值和最小的环境影响。我们已经确定了一种新型的清洁化学品，承诺显着的清洁和卫生性能。然而，缺乏对该技术如何与洗涤过程相互作用的理解限制了发展。然而，我们已经从另一个部门获得了设备，可以应用于这种化学品，以提高洗涤过程的性能。IML相信这种新的组合将有效地对抗有害的细菌、孢子和病毒以及污渍。因为众所周知，这些病原体在某些情况下甚至在常规洗涤后也可以在织物上存活数天，这些污垢是传播感染的潜在来源（例如NHS或护理家用亚麻布）。因此，彻底清洁和消毒是一项关键的卫生要求。成功地将这种化学品用于洗衣卫生的目的还将产生大量其他好处，包括减少能源和水的消耗，该项目的中心目标是证明在水环境中使用这种化学品可以灭活病毒，具有临床意义的细菌。将进行实验，以找到实现灭活的最佳应用方法，该项目的资金将用于开展实验工作，分析其结果，并将其应用于该部门要求的卫生基准。有关拨款将用于支付执行这些工作的员工的薪金、所需的实验室消耗品和项目的行政费用。本项目的额外拨款将用于促进将通过实验学到的知识转移到客户场所。这笔资金将使资本支出能够购买原型机器，并聘请学术合作伙伴，以促进卫生和臭氧浓度的验证。