Apparatus and method for fine mist sterilization or sanitation using a biocide

A method of sterilizing, sanitizing, decontaminating or disinfecting comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an aqueous biocide solution comprised of a biocide and solvent;
• b. providing a high frequency pressure wave to interact with a reservoir containing the aqueous solution and producing a biocide mist that flows from a fountain plume created by the providing of the high frequency pressure wave to the reservoir containing the aqueous biocide solution, the biocide mist having a proportion of sub-micron diameter droplets comprised of the biocide and solvent from the biocide solution and being stabilized by surrounding molecules of the biocide by molecules of water within the droplets;
• c. introducing the biocide mist to a flow of carrier medium to create a mass of the biocide mist and carrier medium having a sufficient concentration of the biocide mist to effectively treat the treatment site or the contained volume of space and the flow of carrier medium is tangential to the fountain plume so as not to significantly disturb the fountain plume;
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• d. introducing the biocide mist to a treatment site or contained volume of space.

A method of sterilizing, sanitizing, decontaminating or disinfecting comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an aqueous biocide solution comprised of a biocide and solvent in which the aqueous biocide solution is corrosive and the aqueous biocide solution is situated within a chemically resistant container;
• b. placing the chemically resistant container in communication with an external medium, and transferring the ultrasonic vibrations from the external medium to the aqueous biocide solution via the communication of the chemically resistant container with the external medium and producing a biocide mist having a proportion of submicron diameter droplets comprised of the biocide and the solvent from the biocide solution and being stabilized by surrounding the molecules of the biocide by the molecules of water within the droplets;
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• c. introducing the biocide mist to a treatment site or contained volume of space.