Volatile Disinfectant Ozone Solvent Residue Elimination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional disinfectants have insufficient sterilizing properties, and non-volatile disinfectants leave residues on objects, requiring post-processing and increasing user labor and time, especially in medical and sanitary fields.
Innovation Solution
A volatile disinfectant is produced by bubbling ozone gas into a volatile solvent with a boiling point range of 170°C to 200°C, using light liquid paraffins, hydrogenated polyisobutene, or cyclic dimethyl silicone oil, which inactivates pathogens and then volatilizes, eliminating the need for post-processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If non-volatile disinfectants containing liquid paraffin or silicone oil are used, then strong sterilizing power is achieved, but the solvent remains on the object requiring post-processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameter of the solvent from non-volatile to volatile by selecting specific hydrocarbons with boiling points between 150-200°C. This parameter change allows the disinfectant to maintain strong sterilizing power through ozone while enabling complete evaporation after use, eliminating the need for post-processing to remove residual solvent.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the phase transition from liquid to vapor through controlled evaporation. By selecting volatile solvents with appropriate boiling points, the disinfectant transitions from a liquid state during application (where it delivers ozone for sterilization) to a vapor state after use (where it completely evaporates, leaving no residue). This phase transition resolves the contradiction between maintaining sterilizing effectiveness and eliminating post-processing needs.
2Ease of operation
If conventional disinfectants are used, then application is simple, but sterilizing property is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs ozone (O3) as a strong oxidant to dramatically enhance the sterilizing property. Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent that can effectively kill a broad spectrum of pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. By combining ozone with volatile hydrocarbon solvents, the disinfectant maintains simple application while achieving superior sterilizing effectiveness compared to conventional disinfectants.
3Loss of time
If volatile solvents with low boiling point are used, then rapid volatilization occurs, but ozone reaction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the boiling point parameter of the volatile solvent to a specific range of 150-200°C. This parameter optimization balances two competing requirements: the solvent must be volatile enough to evaporate completely and leave no residue (requiring lower boiling point), but not so volatile that it reacts excessively with ozone before application (requiring higher boiling point). The selected range achieves the optimal balance between these two parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The volatile hydrocarbon solvent acts as an intermediary carrier between ozone and the target object. The solvent temporarily holds the ozone in a stable state during storage and transport, then releases it upon application. By selecting solvents with appropriate boiling points (150-200°C), the intermediary maintains ozone stability during handling while enabling rapid evaporation and ozone release during use, preventing premature ozone decomposition.
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 volatile disinfectant effectively inactivates high durable pathogens without residue, reducing user labor and improving safety by ensuring complete volatilization and maintaining ozone's sterilizing properties.
Implementation Method 1
bubbling ozone gas into a volatile solvent under stirring the volatile solvent to thereby allow the volatile solvent to contain the ozone gas
Implementation Method 2
when the volatile disinfectant is applied to an object, the volatile disinfectant inactivates pathogens on the object and then volatilizes from the object
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AI summary
[Solution] To provide a volatile disinfectant produced by bubbling ozone gas into a volatile solvent, the volatile solvent containing at least one volatile liquid paraffin, one volatile silicone oil, or a mixture thereof as a base under stirring the volatile solvent to thereby allow the volatile solvent to contain the ozone gas, the volatile disinfectant characterized in that, when applied to an object, the volatile disinfectant inactivates pathogens on the object and then volatilizes from the object.