After the explosive outbreak of the corona virus in northern Italy, ProMinent acted immediately and contacts various points of contact for civil protection (e.g. in Bolzano, Turin …). To slow down the spread of the corona virus, surfaces in buildings and vehicles have to be effectively disinfected. Agents that effectively kill them are based on ethanol, hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite. WHO and the EDEC (European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) recommend chlorine as a suitable disinfectant. If these active substances are used in the appropriate concentration, they reduce the number of infectious coronaviruses by four so-called log levels within shortest time. This means a reduction in the number of germs from one million to only 100 disease-causing particles.
This is where plants from ProMinent come into play: they can be used to produce the highly effective disinfectant sodium hypochlorite. All you need is salt, water and electricity. Special is the very low concentration, which has a strong disinfecting effect. Two CHLORINSITU® IIa electrolysis systems are expected to be delivered in the next few days. ProMinent Italy employees take care of installation and commissioning on site
"Disinfectants are becoming rare, especially in northern Italy, our high-risk zone," explains Eng. Massimo Calabrò, Managing Director, ProMinent Italiana S.r.l. and continues: “and disinfection is currently, apart from avoiding social contacts, the only method to slow down the spreading of the virus. This applies especially to all surfaces on which, according to experts, the corona virus remains capable of reproduction and infection for up to 6 days. This can be prevented by treating the surfaces with disinfectant, for example by wiping them with a disinfectant solution. This requires large quantities of disinfectant, which can be generated on site with the compact electrolysis systems. Compared to other processes, no dangerous chemicals are required. Salt, water and electrical energy are completely sufficient.” Calabrò says and adds:" The disinfectant solution can be used directly and ensures virus-free surfaces. We hope that this will make a contribution to effectively reducing the spread of COVID-19. ”
The ProMinent Group is a manufacturer of components and systems in the field of metering as well as a reliable solution partner for water treatment.
Based on innovative products, comprehensive expertise in process technology and distinct application orientation, practical solutions are developed for customer-specific requirements. Thereby, ProMinent supports its customers worldwide with regard to safety, efficiency and environmental compatibility.
The Group is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. More than 2,700 employees in about 50 own sales, production and service companies as well as further representations guarantee service and availability in around 100 countries.
In addition to the treatment of public drinking and waste water, the key sectors include chemical industry, industrial water treatment, food and beverage industry, treatment of swimming pool water, oil and gas industry and process industry.
The extensive product portfolio consists of components such as metering pumps, peristaltic pumps, measuring and control technology and sensors for water parameters; products for water treatment such as metering systems for polymers as well as complete metering systems and accessories such as chemical storage containers and transfer pumps. For the process and plant technology used in the oil, gas and energy sectors, the Group provides process metering pumps and plants from its own production.
Furthermore, ProMinent offers a broad portfolio of environmentally friendly and economic water treatment and disinfection processes with highest efficiency.
The product range comprises chlorine dioxide plants, chlorine gas metering systems, electrolysis systems, UV systems, ozone systems as well as systems for membrane filtration.
In order to be a dependable long-term partner for its customers, the Group is investing constantly both in product innovation and in state-of-the-art manufacturing processes with a high level of in-house production. 11 worldwide production facilities guarantee a consistently high standard of quality, flexibility and delivery reliability.
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