Atomic-State Fluid Iodine Stabilization via Complexing Carriers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Iodine's volatility and light instability limit its durable effectiveness as a disinfectant and agricultural germicide, restricting its application due to high costs and structural instability, especially in controlling specific plant diseases like Citrus Huanglongbing and citrus bacterial canker.
Innovation Solution
The development of atomic-state fluid iodine and nano-iodine, produced through a pseudo-critical reaction system involving reflux distillation and purification, which stabilizes iodine at room temperature and maintains stability under light conditions, allowing for a more effective and cost-efficient germicide and disinfectant.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If iodine is used as a disinfectant and agricultural germicide, then it shows important application values in disinfection and sterilization, but its volatility and light instability cause poor durable effect and restricted application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses complexing carriers (such as amino acids, peptides, or proteins) as intermediaries to bind with iodine molecules, forming stable complex iodine compounds. This intermediary substance protects iodine from direct exposure to light and environmental factors, significantly improving its stability and durable effect while maintaining its disinfection and germicidal properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates composite materials by combining iodine with complexing carriers to form complex iodine compounds. This composite structure integrates the high potency of iodine with the stability and protective properties of the carrier molecules, resolving the contradiction between effectiveness and stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If complexing carriers are used to stabilize iodine molecules, then stability is improved, but a large ratio of complexing carriers is required resulting in high product cost and weakened iodine activity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the molecular structure and properties of the complexing carriers to achieve stable complex iodine compounds with lower carrier-to-iodine ratios. By changing parameters such as the molecular weight, functional groups, and structural configuration of the carriers, the patent reduces the amount of carrier needed while maintaining or improving stability, thereby reducing cost and preserving iodine activity.
3Temperature
If complex iodine is prepared to stabilize iodine molecules, then thermal stability is improved, but instability remains under light condition which blocks application as agricultural germicide
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs specific complexing carriers with light-absorbing or light-shielding properties that act as intermediaries to protect the iodine molecules from photodegradation. These carriers form protective complexes that are stable under both thermal and light conditions, enabling the product to function effectively as an agricultural germicide.
4Stability of the object's composition
If high ratio of complexing carriers is used to stabilize iodine, then structural stability is improved, but efficient function exertion of iodine is affected and activity is weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs complexing carriers with specific local functional groups that selectively bind to iodine molecules at optimal sites, providing structural stability without excessive carrier concentration. This localized binding approach ensures that iodine maintains its bioactive conformation and functionality while being protected by the carrier structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The atomic-state fluid and nano-iodine exhibit improved light and thermal stability, enabling broader application in agriculture and medicine, effectively controlling plant diseases and maintaining potency, while reducing environmental impact and pathogen resistance.
Implementation Method 1
proceeding with following steps in a pseudo-critical reaction system, that is, ordinary pressure and temperature scope close to iodine's boiling point, (1) dispersing solid iodine in solvent, mixing and stirring under 110-200 C for reflux distillation
Implementation Method 2
cooling the liquid produced through said reflux distillation to room temperature, thereafter separating the lower-layer liquid in a delivery flask... placing the purified lower-layer liquid in a low temperature environment under 10 C solidifying, thereafter removing the upper-layer solution and obtain solid product, placing the said solid product in room temperature environment till the solid product turning into fluid
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AI summary
In one aspect, the present disclosure belongs to the new material field and can be used to produce atomic-state fluid iodine by iodine atom rearrangement occurring in the pseudo-critical reaction system. In one aspect, the atomic-state fluid iodine has a specific gravity of about 3.8-4.0 g/mL and maintains stable physical state under 10-100 C and light environment without sublimation or decomposition. As a new-type iodine-structural material, atomic-state fluid iodine and atomic-state nano-iodine can be used as the 4th generation of atomic-state iodine disinfectant for human, animal and living environment, experimental data show that as atomic-state germicide in agricultural production, it can prevent and cure specific parasitism disease of plant, such as Citrus Huanglongbing and citrus bacterial canker disease, banana panama disease, fruit tree branch blight disease and plant virus disease, and it can also be used as a substitution in medical and health field for its features of safety, stability and high potency.