Nanobubble sanitisation of laundry

作为专业洗衣化学品的领先制造商，理想制造有限公司（IML）一直致力于开发新产品和新方法，以提供卓越的清洁，卓越的价值和最小的环境影响。我们已经确定了一种新的清洁化学品，它承诺显著的清洁和卫生性能。迄今为止，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可以应用于该化学品的设备，以提高洗涤过程中的性能。IML相信这种新的组合将有效对抗有害细菌、孢子和病毒以及污渍。众所周知，在某些情况下，即使在常规洗涤后，这些病原体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。这种化学品在洗衣卫生方面的成功应用还将产生大量其他好处，包括减少能源和水的消耗，延长洗涤物品的使用寿命，减少释放到环境中的微纤维数量。该项目的中心目标是证明在水环境中应用这种化学物质可以导致具有临床意义的病毒和细菌失活。将进行实验以找到实现失活的最佳应用方法。该项目的资金将用于开展实验工作，分析其研究结果并将其应用于该部门要求的卫生基准。这笔资金将用于支付执行这些任务的工作人员、所需的实验室耗材和项目管理费用。该项目的额外资金将用于促进将通过实验学到的知识转移到客户场所。这笔资金将用于资本支出，以购买原型机器，并使一个学术伙伴参与，以促进对卫生和臭氧浓度的验证。

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.