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For the first time in North America: A way to quickly sanitize
equipment and facilities! The Biomist system safely power sprays a
sanitizing solution of concentrated alcohols.
Alcohol sanitizes thoroughly. But its flammability has always
presented a problem. The Biomist system envelopes a sanitizing mist
of alcohol in a stream of CO2 gas, displacing any oxygen that might
lead to combustion. It kills germs faster, more effectively, and
with less labor than any previous method. It kills the germs that
could endanger your customers, patients, or the general public.
The Biomist system sanitizes more completely and with far less
effort and complexity than any previous sanitation method. It’s the
first safe method for power spraying equipment and facilities with a
sanitizing solution of Biomist Formula D2. It kills surface
pathogens.
The conventional sanitation procedure uses an aqueous dilution of
alcohol dispensed with a hand-pump trigger sprayer followed by
rinsing or a manual wipe-down. This sanitizing procedure is both
time-consuming and inadequate. All nooks and corners have to be
painstakingly swabbed by hand and often cannot be reached for
thorough disinfection. To limit flammability, the alcohol is often
diluted into a weakened solution, which
is less effective in killing germs.
Optimal Germ-Killing Power
The proprietary Biomist sanitizer contains a solution of 58.6%
alcohol. The solution also contains Four-Chain Quat to continue the
sanitizing action even after the alcohol has completed its killing
function and evaporated.
A 58.6% solution of alcohol has long been recognized as an
optimal sanitizing agent, but its flammability presented a problem.
Fire Safe Operation
To eliminate the problem of flammability, Biomist uses high
pressure bottled carbon dioxide (CO2) as a carrier to spray the
sanitizer. By enveloping the alcohol mist in a stream of CO2
propellant, Biomist displaces any oxygen that might lead to
combustion. The Biomist spray can actually be used in the presence
of electrical spark or open flame without danger.
The sanitizing solution is combined with CO2 at a mixing ratio
well below the lower explosion limit of alcohol, preventing any
possibility of ignition or explosion. The mixing ratio is about
0.001 volume part (%) of the sanitizing composition to 100 volume
parts of carbon dioxide gas. The lower explosion limit of alcohol in
the air is 2.0 volume percent.
 Thorough,
Effortless Coverage
The Biomist system atomizes the sanitizing solution into
extremely tiny micro-particles and propels them in a high power
stream, spraying a sanitizing mist up to fifteen feet from the
nozzle. These micro-droplets swirl and adhere to all the nooks,
crannies and crevices that would be impossible to reach with other
sanitizing methods.
It diffuses uniformly throughout the space to be treated. And
because the CO2 propellant is heavier than air, it helps the
sanitizer to settle onto the surfaces promptly. Thus the sanitizing
effect can be produced uniformly and thoroughly.
The sanitizer self-dries rapidly, making it safe to use on
corrodible metals and electronics. It does not need to be wiped
down, so it saves you time and labor. You can even use it on
production equipment and conveyer systems without shutting down
operations. The Biomist Formula D2 has also been designed to make
food contact without rinse.
Biomist, Inc., supplies users with a pressurized cylinder of
liquefied carbon dioxide. The CO2 passes through a safety valve to a
heated vaporization chamber, turning the liquid CO2 into a high
pressure gas. A regulator system releases gaseous CO2 at the optimal
spraying pressure.
Easy-to-use controls allow users to determine vaporization
temperature and gas pressure. The indicator lights show Standby when
the machine is first turned on, Ready when the CO2 reaches optimal
temperature, and Low CO2 when the tank gets down to some fifteen
minutes of CO2 remaining. A timer can be set to shut the system down
automatically. This is recommended for use in confined spaces. The
controls also include a digital readout of the actual vaporization
chamber temperature.
The Biomist power mist unit is capable of propelling a fog of
sanitizing solution up to fifteen feet. The disposable reservoir
screws off the applicator gun for easy replacement of the Biomist
sanitizing chemicals. The sanitizer is siphoned to the nozzle by the
pressure of the CO2. The narrow aperture of the nozzle combined with
the high pressure of the propellant atomizes the solution into
micro-size droplets.
Patented Technology. Proven
Performance.
The technology the Biomist system uses has been sold in Japan for
more than ten years. It is now used by:
- Ambulance services and fire departments.\
- Hospitals and extended care facilities.
- Food production and packaging companies.
- Pharmaceutical manufactures.
- Food service industry.
- Medical and dental offices.
- Hotels, resort inns and spas.
More Effective and More
Cost-Effective
The Biomist Power Sanitizing System is the fastest available
sanitizing method, by far. It provides the best of both worlds: it
is far more effective and far less expensive to use than all
previous sanitizing methods.
Why Do We Need the Biomist System?
The need for a superior method of sanitizing facilities and
equipment is clear. Uncontrolled pathogens cost America billions of
dollars and tens of thousands of human lives per year. The
healthcare industry faces the greatest challenges.
Deaths linked to hospital germs represent the fourth leading
cause of death in the US, only surpassed by heart disease, cancer
and strokes, according to the US Center for Disease Control (CDC).
These hospital-linked illnesses (known as nosocomial infections)
kill more people than car accidents, fires and drowning combined.
This is because healthcare facilities provide the ideal breeding
ground for germs, with temperature-controlled environments and a
steady stream of germ-carrying patients and visitors passing through
daily.
Unnecessary Deaths
According to a 2002 Chicago Tribune investigation, nearly
three-quarters of the deadly nosocomial infections in 2000 (about
75,000 deaths) could have been prevented through better sanitation
practices, instrument sterilization, hand washing, etc.
The food industry could also use a better method of sanitizing.
The CDC estimates that 5,000 people die from food-borne pathogens in
the US each year. Plus, food processors lose millions in lost
profits. In recent years, single recalls of tainted ground beef have
reached into the millions of pounds. Restaurant closures or lawsuits
due to unsanitary conditions undermine consumer confidence—sometimes
leading to business failures.
The pharmaceutical industry is well aware of its need of better,
more cost-effective sanitation methods. Many of its facilities
require totally aseptic conditions. One pharmaceutical plant burned
to the ground due to an accident with alcohol disinfectant in 2003.
Too much alcohol got into the air while sanitizing a clean room with
hand pump sprayers. The alcohol exploded leading to a catastrophic
fire.
Current sanitizing practices are costly, time-consuming, often
ineffective, and sometimes dangerous. The best solution? The
Biomist™ Power Sanitizing System.
Tested and Proven
The Biomist system has been tried and proven in independent
laboratory testing. Please request our white papers to review the
test results and regulatory certifications. The Biomist Power
Sanitizing System is certified compliant with most relevant industry
standards.
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