US 2021/0276784 A1 · STORAGE PRODUCT AND METHOD

Abstract

A method for disinfecting or preventing microbial damage and/or moisture damage of goods and other items prone to damage caused by microbes and/or water, such as, for example, foodstuffs and other putrescible items, pharmaceuticals and other medical/veterinary products, paper and paper/fibre-board products, timber and wood products, electrical/electronic devices, clothes and fabrics, includes the use of a moisture-removing material and an antimicrobial vapour-generating material. The method is particularly suitable for use with such goods and other items when contained within storage spaces (e.g. a package, refrigerator, wardrobe or shipping container). The method includes disinfecting items such as food containers and food preparation implements.

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Dependent claims

A method to prevent microbial and/or water damage of goods and other items contained within a storage space, wherein said method comprises:

(1) providing a device comprising a container which houses
(i) a moisture-removing material, and
(ii) an antimicrobial vapour-generating material, wherein the antimicrobial vapour-generated material is selected from the group consisting of sodium percarbonate, hydrated sodium perborate, organic or inorganic peroxy salts, and combinations thereof,
in an arrangement such that water added to the device or absorption and/or adsorption of water vapour by the moisture-removing material causes the antimicrobial vapour-generating material to generate an antimicrobial vapour of hydrogen peroxide and/or other reactive oxygen species;
and
(2) introducing said device into the storage space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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