Natural Antimicrobial Mixture with Controlled Volatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tree essential oils, due to their high volatility and non-uniform chemical concentrations, require artificial solvents for improved effectiveness, which can be harmful to humans and the environment, necessitating a natural solution for continuous antimicrobial emission.
Innovation Solution
A mixture of 80 wt % to 85 wt % tree essential oils from pine, nut pine, or retinispora, combined with 8 wt % to 10 wt % soybean oil and a residual hydrocarbon extract from a rutaceae plant, supported in a natural material like wood cork, allowing for controlled volatility and continuous natural emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If tree essential oils are used as natural antimicrobial substances, then environmental friendliness and harmlessness to humans are improved, but chemical concentration uniformity deteriorates leading to reduced effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the concentration parameters of tree essential oils by combining multiple types (pine, nut pine, retinispora) in specific proportions (80-85 wt% each) and controlling the overall concentration range (200-300 parts by weight per 100 parts supporter) to achieve uniform and effective antimicrobial activity while maintaining natural composition
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite antimicrobial system by combining different tree essential oils with a supporter material, where the supporter serves as a carrier that provides structural support and enables controlled release, thereby improving the reliability and effectiveness of the natural antimicrobial composition
2Speed
If artificial chemical solvents are added to improve volatility of tree essential oils, then volatility is improved, but harmlessness to humans and environment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a supporter as an intermediary material that facilitates the controlled volatility and release of tree essential oils without requiring artificial chemical solvents. The supporter acts as a mediator between the essential oils and the environment, enabling natural evaporation and continuous release over time while maintaining harmlessness to humans and the environment
3Stability of the object's composition
If tree essential oils are used without volatility control, then natural composition is maintained, but continuous emission capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-loading the tree essential oils onto the supporter material before use. This preliminary impregnation or coating of the supporter with essential oils allows for controlled release over an extended period, maintaining natural composition while achieving continuous emission capability without requiring additional devices or power sources
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 antimicrobial solution is environmentally friendly and harmless to humans, providing sustained antimicrobial activity without the need for additional devices, maintaining effectiveness for extended periods, such as up to 120 days, in applications like air purifiers and sterilizers.
Implementation Method 1
adjusting the volatility of tree essential oils... volatility of the tree essential oils is adjusted by the soybean carrier oil, whereby the tree essential oils can be naturally emitted equally for a certain period of time
Implementation Method 2
the mixture is supported in a supporter... 200 parts by weight to 300 parts by weight of the mixture may be supported in 100 parts by weight of the supporter
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AI summary
There is provided a natural antimicrobial including a mixture of tree essential oils, soybean oil, and a residual hydrocarbon extract extracted from a rutaceae plant, wherein the mixture is supported in a supporter, and an article including the antimicrobial are provided. The antimicrobial is comprised of only natural materials, so it is harmless to human beings and environmentally friendly. Also, in the antimicrobial, tree essential oils is supported together with soybean carrier oil in a supporter, and thus, volatility of tree essential oils is controlled by the soybean oil, whereby the tree essential oils is naturally emitted to have an effective antibiosis for a long period of time. Thus, extra power, driving device (e.g., a fan), or the like, is not required to emit the tree essential oils. In addition, the antimicrobial is actively emitted in the air, having efficacy of continuously annihilate bacteria, virus, or the like.