A Better Way To Disinfect
On average, savings of 65% on cleaning products and a cleaning time reduced by as much as 70% are savings which are commonly achieved. Electrostatic spraying of disinfectants and sanitizers is new to the cleaning industry, but it is not new technology. Electrostatics have been used quite successfully in spraying of paints and coatings. It is highly useful for coating complex shapes with a highly uniform film with little or no overspray. Farmers have used electrostatic sprayers to apply pesticides to crops because of the ability to cover the top and bottom of foliage to insure complete crop protection.
Our Victory Electrostatic sprayers are the leading technology in cordless electrostatic spraying. The E-Spray Hand Held and Backpack electrostatic sprayers represent equipment that use electrostatic technology for the use of spraying disinfectants, sanitizers, and even odor counteractants. The hand held unit cartridge holds 1 quart of diluted ready to use disinfectant or sanitizer. The ease of use and portability make this device a very effective way to cover a lot of surface area quickly. Traditional cleaning relies on the application of disinfectant that is then manually spread across the surfaces to be cleaned.
The last few years have seen a growth in its use in the cleaning industry. It has become an essential part of the cleaning processes in the current times. The ease and effectiveness of this cleaning method are what makes it so popular. In addition to inadequate grounding, the wrap effect provided by electrostatic sprayers can vary greatly depending on the actual charge and the type of surface, wind and the distance away from the surface sprayed. Many electrostatic disinfectant sprayers provide a limited charge, comparable to less than 2% of the power of an industrial electrostatic sprayer found in painting applications.
Because the particles in the spray are charged, they cling to and completely coat all surfaces they're aimed at. Electrostatic sprayers are the newest tools in the cleaning industry, used to disinfect surfaces with electrically charged particles for even, complete disinfecting coverage.
An electrostatic sprayer electrically charges disinfectant, allowing it to evenly coat all types of surfaces for a more thorough disinfection. As the spray exits the nozzle, it’s given a positive electrical charge, which means it then becomes attracted to all negative surfaces, helping to cover uneven or challenging areas with the sanitizing agent. This technology has been around for more than 50 years, but only recently has gained favor in the cleaning and disinfecting industry. Using our electrostatic sprayers enables a quick and effective chemical application.
In the current pandemic climate, there has been a massive surge in interest and demand for electrostatic disinfection services. Many companies are utilizing the technology to keep their businesses running and their stakeholders safe. For example, United Airlines has implemented electrostatic spray disinfection on their aircrafts after each flight. Electrostatic spraying is a method of applying a coating, cleaner, disinfectant, or other liquid to a surface by applying an electric charge to the liquid solution. Electrostatic spray technology was invented in the 1930s to improve spray disposition.
Utilising existing cleaning staff to electrostatically disinfect the workplace or business premises can be very cost efficient. The savings do mount up when using our cleaning protocol in conjunction with our equipment and chemicals.
This method leads to areas being oversprayed or missed, and often both. With electrostatic sprayers, every surface gets an even coating of cleaning products, meaning you only use as much as is truly necessary. An electrostatic spray device imparts a positive electric charge to spray droplets, causing the liquid droplets to be attracted to surfaces like opposite poles of a magnet. The benefit is fast and highly uniform coverage of surfaces, including areas out of the direct line of site that might be missed by conventional sprayers.
This allows the solution to cover hidden and hard to reach areas, and also enables you to cover a large area in a small amount of time. Electrostatic spray disinfecting is the process of spraying an electrostatically charged mist onto surfaces and objects. After the spray is applied, the disinfectant goes to work on the entirety of all surfaces. It only takes 1 to 5 minutes depending on the disinfectant used; killing 99.99% of all pathogens. Its effective and touchless application means zero cross-contamination.
With improvements in the past decade in the portability and simplicity of use of electrostatic sprayers, they have become a reasonable, cost-effective, and practical tool for professional cleaners to add to their arsenals. Cleaners, sanitizers, deodorizers, and disinfectants can all be used with electrostatic sprayers.
Electrostatic technology insures hidden or shadowed surfaces get covered with highly uniform film. Often times, up to 1/3 less solution is used to cover equal areas because waste is minimized. At Infection Prevention Ireland we use a chemical disinfectant which is specifically designed to work seamlessly with 100% compatibility with our electrostatic sprayers.
Lastly, here is a question we are regularly asked, “do organisations carry out their own electrostatic spraying”? Many organisations purchased their own electrostatic sprayers and have their own cleaning staff trained in how to use them. Training usually takes half a day with instructions on how and when to spray.
How to add water to the disinfectant concentrate and how to methodically disinfect an area leaving it fully disinfected and safe for use by other staff and customers, service users and clients. The chemical disinfectant is food safe, it’s human and animal friendly, with no solvents or any ingredients harmful to humans. PPE is not needed when using the sprayers with our chemical disinfectants.
To the untrained eye, these just look like “spray guns” but in fact, they're advanced disinfection technology based on innovations going back more than 50 years. They’re also available as a backpack sprayer for more square foot coverage. PAX Innovations electrostatic disinfectant sprayers This generates charged droplets that repel one another and actively seek out environmental surfaces, which they stick to and even wrap around to coat all sides. The result is a uniform coating of sanitizer or disinfectant on sprayed objects, including hard-to-reach areas that manual cleaning can miss. The technology also helps avoid liquid pooling often associated with trigger sprayers.
Disinfection is of utmost importance to them, and electrostatic disinfection techniques are a game-changer. Electrostatic sprayers eliminate these barriers to effective disinfection. Because they are able to cover a large surface area relatively quickly, they are both time and monetarily efficient. Surfaces that are hard to reach by the human hand are easily reached by an electrostatic sprayer. This enables cleaning professionals to disinfect every surface in a room rather than just “high-touch” areas.
These charged droplets are attracted to surfaces like a magnet, resulting in highly uniform coverage of the spray. Surfaces out of the line of sight are also covered due to the attractive charge applied to the spray droplets.
As mentioned above, traditional disinfecting spray equipment and methods come with a suite of issues. In addition to allowing for a proper dwell time, making hard to reach areas easily accessible, and shortening the time it takes to disinfect an area, electrostatic spray technology also addresses transfer efficiency problems. Transfer efficiency is a measure of how much chemical reaches a surface versus the percentage lost to the floor and surrounding environment. Just as the agricultural industry adapted electrostatic spray technology from the auto and painting industries, the commercial cleaning industry has adapted it to suit its needs. Because almost any liquid can be electrically charged, electrostatic sprayers are highly versatile in their applications.
In the lodging industry, Marriott has also upgraded its cleaning procedures by turning to electrostatic spray guns. “The sprayers rapidly clean and disinfect entire areas and can be used in a hotel setting to clean and disinfect guest rooms, lobbies, gyms and other public areas,” Marriott said. The lodging giant has also started testing ultraviolet light technology for sanitizing guest keys.
Using the electrostatic sprayers will enable a quick and effective chemical application. This allows the solution to cover hidden and shadowed areas, and also enables you to cover a large area in a small amount of time. These sprayers have been designed to meet dwell times for solutions so they can work to their full capabilities. Simply put, electrostatic sprayers apply a small electric charge to liquid droplets just as they exit the spray device.
The spray liquid is applied with an electric charge to ensure its effectiveness. However, its use was mostly confined to the painting and coating industry.
Some choose to use electrostatic sprayers as an alternative for manual cleaning and disinfecting processes like wipes and trigger sprays. In contrast, others use technology as an additional step to augment standard cleaning and ensure comprehensive surface coverage. Oftentimes, a surface will get sprayed with a disinfectant and wiped down almost immediately. The proper dwell time varies by chemical, but 10 minutes is a good rule of thumb to reference. Disinfectants applied with an electrostatic sprayer solve the problem of inadequate dwell times.
It was popularized in the 1940s by the auto industry, where it was used to more efficiently paint cars and trucks. In the 1980s, the technology emerged in the agriculture industry as a method to apply pesticides to crops. Electrostatic spraying is a technique that involves applying a disinfectant or other kinds of liquids to cover a surface with the aim to rid it from dirt, infectious viruses, germs, and other such content.
After applying disinfectant with an electrostatic sprayer, the surface does not need to be wiped down. In facilities such as childcare facilities, schools, and healthcare facilities where germs can spread like wildfire.
Electrostatic spray disinfecting works by using a specialized solution that is combined with air and atomized by an electrode inside the sprayer. Subsequently, the spray contains charged particles that are able to aggressively adhere to all surfaces and objects.
