Sodium hypochlorite for disinfection and clean up   Following the world wide outbreak of Covid 19, lockdown extending over months have been clamped as a measure to contain the spread of the virus through contacts and proximity. Once the lockdown is lifted, most public places- educational institutions, malls and markets, entertainment houses, offices and  workplaces, religious worship houses, airports and other transport transit stations etc- need to be effectively decontaminated  well before the commencement of  human entry and regular activity.  Vulnerable points include elevator buttons, handrails / handles and call buttons, escalator handrails, public counters, intercom systems, equipment like telephone, printers/scanners, and other office machines.   Such disinfection is usually carried out using chemicals used in public health services and they are now in good demand everywhere with the result that the prices are escalating. Prominent among them is Sodium hypochlorite (bleach liquor- NaOCl), a product from the chlor alkali industry which is effectively used for surface cleaning and disinfection, mild bleaching, removal bad  odor and also for water purification.  Indoor areas like entrance lobbies, corridors and staircases, escalators, elevators, security guard booths, office rooms, meeting rooms, cafeteria  shall be mopped with  with 1% sodium hypochlorite solution to ward off any germs, bacteria or viruses . 10 % bleach liquor as supplied from the company if diluted with nine parts of water will make a fresh 1% sodium hypochlorite solution which can be directly used.   It would be appropriate now to scale up production of  cleaning and disinfection chemicals- soda leach, bleaching powder (both normal and super grades) and make it available to the public and other institutions for economic and cost effective clean up and disinfection. Dr MP Sukumaran Nair FIE Director, Centre for Green Technology and Management, Cochin  +91 9447154540 www.drmpsukumarannair.com

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Sodium hypochlorite for disinfection and clean up

 

Following the world wide outbreak of Covid 19, lockdown extending over months have been clamped as a measure to contain the spread of the virus through contacts and proximity. Once the lockdown is lifted, most public places- educational institutions, malls and markets, entertainment houses, offices and  workplaces, religious worship houses, airports and other transport transit stations etc- need to be effectively decontaminated  well before the commencement of  human entry and regular activity.  Vulnerable points include elevator buttons, handrails / handles and call buttons, escalator handrails, public counters, intercom systems, equipment like telephone, printers/scanners, and other office machines.   Such disinfection is usually carried out using chemicals used in public health services and they are now in good demand everywhere with the result that the prices are escalating. Prominent among them is Sodium hypochlorite (bleach liquor- NaOCl), a product from the chlor alkali industry which is effectively used for surface cleaning and disinfection, mild bleaching, removal bad  odor and also for water purification. 

Indoor areas like entrance lobbies, corridors and staircases, escalators, elevators, security guard booths, office rooms, meeting rooms, cafeteria  shall be mopped with  with 1% sodium hypochlorite solution to ward off any germs, bacteria or viruses . 10 % bleach liquor as supplied from the company if diluted with nine parts of water will make a fresh 1% sodium hypochlorite solution which can be directly used.  

It would be appropriate now to scale up production of  cleaning and disinfection chemicals- soda leach, bleaching powder (both normal and super grades) and make it available to the public and other institutions for economic and cost effective clean up and disinfection.

Dr MP Sukumaran Nair FIE

Director, Centre for Green Technology and Management, Cochin 

+91 9447154540 www.drmpsukumarannair.com