Muji Harsini, UNAIR Chemistry Lecturer, Generates Safe and Environmentally Friendly Disinfectants
Dr. Dra. Muji Harsini M.Si., a lecturer at Universitas Airlangga (Unair), has developed a new breakthrough for combating Covid-19 or the Coronavirus.
She successfully initiated an environmentally friendly antiseptic spray solution for sanitation chambers that is safe and environmentally friendly.
Recently, the public has been concerned about the controversy surrounding disinfectant liquids used in sanitation chambers due to health risks associated with their contents.
Dr. Muji explained that the creation of environmentally friendly antiseptic solutions in sanitation chambers is an effort to prevent Covid-19.
The electrolyzed salt ion antiseptic solution can effectively sterilize and cleanse the nasal passages and throat of users during inhalation without causing breathing difficulties or skin irritation.
“Disinfectants such as pine oil, phenol, NaOCl, H2O2, and ethanol are readily available in the market. However, these substances have side effects on health,” she said.
“For this reason, we use anolyte as a safe and environmentally friendly disinfectant solution,” she added.
Anolyte, she continued, is the result of electrolysis of saltwater (NaCl).
It functions as a disinfectant solution that cleanses and offers advantages over other chlorine compounds.
Furthermore, this solution has no harmful effects on humans or animals, ensuring no toxicity and natural degradation without environmental pollution.
“This anolyte disinfectant is clinically proven to be 100 times more effective than bleach in killing 99% of bacteria, viruses, germs, and other harmful disease carriers,” she elaborated.
Dr. Muji also revealed that anolyte is commonly used in drinking water treatment, poultry farming, shrimp farming, food processing, waste management, and hospital sanitation.
In hospital settings, anolyte is used for handwashing, soaking and washing equipment, water storage decontamination, pipeline sanitation, and various other cleaning purposes.
Anolyte is produced through patented Electro-Chemical Activation (ECA), initially developed in Russia and refined over 40 years. The activation process involves water, salt, and electricity to produce potent and natural disinfectant properties.
“Anolyte with active ingredient HOCl has a pH between 2.5 to 5, which is beneficial for health. Moving forward, we will continue production and currently produce up to 80 liters per hour,” she concluded. (Sulvi Sofiana)
