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AssigneeBio-Cide International, Inc.
InventorsNeeraj Khanna, Theodore D. Head, Bryan D. Lowery
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Expanded amorphous aluminum silicate (EAAS) is used as a vehicle for a chlorite salt. This vehicle, when exposed to moisture, will release chlorine dioxide (ClO2) for purposes of deodorization or microbial suppression. Thus, where a particular area or volume is to be deodorized or made less microbially contaminated, the EAAS-chlorite salt (most preferably sodium chlorite) is placed in the area or volume to be treated and moisture is permitted to interact with the material. The result of the moisture is to permit the chemical reaction (presumably acidification) of the chlorite salt to yield dioxide gas. While normal EAAS has some inherent acidity, the inherent acidity is low enough so that, even when a chloride salt is encapsulated in the EAAS and the resultant mixture exposed to moisture, ClO2 release is very slow and over an extended period.
A method for reducing spoilage of produce, the method comprising:
A method for producing a source of ClO2, which is activated by moisture on produce and soil, comprising:
A method of treating soil, comprising:
A method of producing a source of ClO2 activatable by moisture on produce, the method comprising:
A composition of matter useful for the production of chlorine dioxide on produce and soil comprising:
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