2135 results about "Fumigation" patented technology

A medicine-bath treatment device includes a central basin having a seat thereabout, at least one fumigation opening and at least one air opening, an inner vessel for holding liquid in fluid communication with the at least one fumigation opening of the basin to provide fumigation steam to the basin from the inner vessel, a spray tube having an inlet in communication with the inner vessel and an outlet in the basin to provide a jet of heated liquid within the basin, and a fan having an outlet in communication with the at least one air opening to provide a stream of heated drying air within the basin. The device also include a heater, a temperature sensor for measuring ambient air temperature, and a controller operably connected to the pump, the fan, and the heater. The controller is operably programmed to automatically adjust at least one of a treatment temperature of the jet of heated liquid, a treatment temperature of the fumigation steam, and a treatment temperature of the heated drying air based on the ambient air temperature.

The invention discloses a liquid preparation with good sterilizing and disinfecting effects and the combination of vinegar and air-disinfecting traditional Chinese medicines, which comprises the following main ingredients: water extract or active ingredients of one or more air-disinfecting traditional Chinese medicines and vinegar. The composition of the liquid preparation has the functions of cleaning, removing evil, breaking filthiness and detoxifying; the liquid preparation prepared by the composition can effectively kill a plurality of bacteria in air by adopting a heating fumigation method, a spraying method, and the like, has remarkable improved disinfecting and sterilizing effects than the methods for disinfecting air by singly using liquid preparations without vinegar and singly using vinegar, and is easier to be accepted by people as the smell of the preparation can be changed after vinegar is added.

A fumigation apparatus including a conventional shipping container (10), a partition (14) dividing the container into a fumigation chamber and a control room (12), means (24) arranged to supply gas into the fumigation chamber (16), control means (26) located in the control room arranged to control the flow of gas into the fumigation chamber (16) and extraction means (36, 38, 40, 42, 44) arranged to remove gas from the fumigation chamber as controlled from the system control box (26).

Processes and devices for producing a heated non-flammable gaseous fumigant for structural fumigation use by the application of a carrier gas, such as carbon dioxide (102), to a heater (103) either prior or subsequent to mixing the gas with a toxic agent gas, such as methyl bromide (213), such as by means of a mixer (214) and applying the mixture of gasses as a structural fumigant to eradicate target pests within a structure (106). In the preferred embodiment, the gaseous carbon dioxide is formed by flashing liquid carbon dioxide (614) directly to the gaseous state in a heater (630) prior to being mixed with methyl bromide (654) in a mixer (648) and applying the mixture of gasses as a structural fumigant within a structure (668).

The present invention discloses compounding process and usage of spice oil composition for preserving fruit. The spice oil composition is compounded with natural spice oils containing rich eugenol, cinnamyl aldehyde, thymol and isosulfocyanate in certain weight proportion as materials, and through mixing. It has high antioxidant and antiseptic effect and no toxicity, and may be used widely for preserving various kinds of fruit. It is diluted with alcohol to form alcohol solution for soaking and coating fruit, or mixed with inert porous powder as carrier, with the absorbing powder being packed in penetrating package and set inside fruit packing box to preserve fruit through fumigation.

A cigarette for improving air quality by eliminating harmful substance from air features that a refined aromatic plant oil able to generate fumigation effect with the burning of tobacco shreds is sprayed onto the tobacco shreds for taking care of the health of smoker and cleaning air.

The invention discloses a fumigation machine, and in particular relates to fumigation equipment with convenient carrying and adjustable fumigation areas and positions, which is particularly suitable for families and individuals and belongs to the field of medical health care instrument. The fumigation equipment mainly comprises a heating component, a heating container, an ultrasonic atomization plate, a pump, an output pipeline, a reflux pipeline, a temperature sensor, a liquid level sensor, a fumigation cover, an ultrasonic guidance head, and a control unit. The fumigation range and the fumigation positions realized by the fumigation equipment can be adjusted by a user, the user can implement the fumigation to the corresponding body surface of the user according to the need at home, and the fumigation equipment also realizes performing cyclic utilization on fumigation gas and restraining the pollution of drugs on the environment, utilizing the atomization effect of ultrasonic wave to fully utilize non-volatile effective constituents of fumigation drugs dissolved in the water to enlarge the varieties of drugs suitable for the fumigation, and combining physical permeation enhancing means such as the ultrasonic wave with the prior fumigation to promote the absorption of human skin to the drugs and improve the effect of the fumigation. The fumigation equipment is applied to treatment, health care, and cosmetology.

The invention relates to an organic prevention and control method for facility strawberry pest and disease damage. The method has the advantages that the method is simple, convenient and feasible, safety and environment protection are realized, the pollution is avoided, the organic production of strawberries can be realized, the quality of the strawberries is fundamentally improved, and the yield of the strawberries is improved. The method provided by the invention comprises the following steps of 1, organic prevention and control for pest and disease damage of facility strawberry seedlings: seedling bed sterilization before seeding; biological control of pest and disease damage during seedling period; and seedling root dipping treatment; 2, organic prevention and control on pest and disease damage in a house before the facility strawberry fixed planting: house physical prevention and control: in-house sterilization; and house soil sterilization; and 3, organic prevention and control on pest and disease damage after the facility strawberry fixed planting: pest killing through hanging and installing pest trap plate in the house after the facility strawberry seedling fixed planting, and pest and disease damage prevention through sulphur fumigation via installing a sulfurator; and biological prevention and control on pest and disease damage in the strawberry growth period.

The invention relates to the technical field of animal product processing and in particular relates to preserved meat and a pickling method of the preserved meat. The preserved meat is obtained by pickling pork by using edible salt, white spirit, peppers, anises, cloves, tea, white sugar and nitrate. The pickling method comprises the steps of (1) pretreatment; (2) immersing;(3) salt frying and pickling; (4) air-drying; (5) fumigation-drying; (6) cooling; and (7) package. According to the preserved meat and the pickling method of the preserved meat, the using amount of pickling ingredients is small, so that the conventional flavor and the color of the preserved meat are guaranteed; the preserved meat is brown, transparent and shiny, is the same in reality as in appearance and smells delicious; the good smell can be kept for a long time; the preserved meat is tender and fat but not greasy; furthermore, the pickling flavor is strong; lean is kermesinus, and fat is milk white; meanwhile, the salt content is only 1.6-2 percent; people do not feel seriously thirsty after eating the preserved meat. The preserved meat is immersed in boiled tea water, so that the meat has natural, fresh, cool and pleasant tea flavor; fumigation is executed by combusting tea tree branches, so that the natural tea fragrance of the preserved meat is enhanced.

The present invention relates to a foot bath and fumigation chair, more specifically to a chair comprising: an upper plate installed at sitting height and comprising a round opening in the middle thereof; a frame supporting the upper plate horizontally and comprising a receiving space at the bottom thereof; a chair back installed on the upper plate and supporting the back of a user; and a drawer which moves forward or backward and is received into the receiving space, wherein a fumigation member is installed on the upper plate of the chair, and a foot bath member is installed in the drawer which moves forward or backward and is received into the receiving space, thereby enabling foot bath and fumigation simultaneously or selectively while a user is seated on the chair.

The invention discloses a storage and prevention two-stage compound pretreatment method for apples and pears, which comprises the following steps: firstly, performing fumigation treatment on the picked apples and pears at normal temperature by using 1-methylcycloproene, wherein the content of 1-methylcycloproene is between 500 and 1,000nL L-1 and the fumigation time is between 18 and 24 hours; then, soaking the apples and the pears in 3 to 6 percent aqueous solution of CaCl2 for 3 to 5 minutes; and taking the apples and the pears out, drying the apples and the pears, and refrigerating the apples and the pears by the conventional method. The method can effectively prevent surfaces of the apples and the pears from browning, preserve the senescence of fruit, prevent the flesh of fruit from softening and preserve the nutritional quality, particularly can make contents of hardness, titratable acid, ascorbic acid and Vc of the fruit in a high level index in the later period of storing, is obviously superior to the effect of single treatment, and makes the surface brown index of bagged Huangguan pears declined by 71.6 percent.

An apparatus and method for disinfestation of temperature sensitive and other commodities using short duration, high peak power radio frequency pulses and intense electric fields to preferentially induce drift of conduction charges, spot heating and other mortal damage to infesting insects and mites without raising the temperature of the host commodity. A low frequency mode is provided with a frequency range of approximately 10 Hz to 1 MHz and is particularly suited for large batch processing of pallets or field containers. A high frequency mode is also provided that is suited for continuous or small batch processing and uses a preferred frequency range of approximately 1 MHz to 150 MHz. Both modes preferably have an electric field strength of greater than approximately 5 kV / cm and pulse repetition rates of between one pulse and approximately 10 million pulses per second. The method is non-contact, residue free and effective with all biological stages of an infesting insect, mite or other biological pest including egg, pupa, larvae, juvenile and adult forms. The apparatus and methods of the invention are an effective alternative to methyl bromide fumigation that does not leave any toxic residues or damage the cosmetic appearance or flavor of the commodity.

The production method of rose tea includes the follwing steps: firstly, steaming and distilling fresh rose flower to extract essence, making it into saturated solution for stand-by, then in a pressure-equalizing fumigation equipment using the vapour containing rose essene evaporated by rose essence saturated solution to fumigate raw material tea to make rose essence be adsorbed in the tea, then sealing and drying to obtain the the finished tea. Said rose essence saturated solution can be stored for a long period. Said rose tea is stable in quality, and its quality is good.

The invention discloses a high-quality and low-cost meat product and an industrial production method thereof. The production method comprises the steps of raw material meat preparation, pickling, stirring, vacuum stirring, filling / feeding into a die, sterilization, roasting or fumigation and the like. The pickling step comprises the following specific steps of: mixing the treated raw material meat, white granulated sugar, monascus color, a sweet inhibitor, common salt, monosodium glutamate and water and pickling for 50-55h; and the vacuum stirring step comprises the specific steps of stirring under the condition that the vacuum degree is 30-45kPa for 20s and capping, vacuumizing and vacuum stirring for 30-60s. In the meat product, a natural color of the monascus color is added as a color former, high-content white granulated sugar is added as a preservative and the sweet inhibitor is added to reduce the sweetness of the product. The meat product has the characteristics of no nitrite, unique flavor, favorable mouthfeeling and high safety and is suitable for the masses to eat.

The invention provides health care vinegar and a brewing process thereof. The brewing process of the health care vinegar comprises the following steps of material steaming, saccharification, alcoholic fermentation, acetic fermentation, solid-substrate fermentation conducted through fumigation, vinegar spraying, ageing, blending and sterilization. In order to guarantee mellow and normal mouthfeel of the health care vinegar, the solid state fermentation mode is adopted in the production process; medicine-and-food homologous materials which are from different sources are added at different stages of ageing and vinegar decoction separately, and sufficient release and utilization of nutritional ingredients of the medicine-and-food homologous materials are guaranteed. The medicine-and-food homologous materials of the plant source are subjected to smashing treatment, then added at the vinegar sunning and ageing stages and reutilized at the vinegar decoction stage, so that the raw material utilization rate is raised; the materials of the animal source are added at the vinegar decoction stage, and it is guaranteed that efficacy and mouthfeel of the materials are not destroyed. The health care vinegar prepared through the preparation method is suitable for being eaten by people in different physique conditions, the physique conditions can be improved when the vinegar is eaten for a long time, and a good health care function is achieved.

The invention relates to a controllable high-dispersion nano simple-substance metal / carbon composite material preparation method and electrical catalytic application thereof. An ordered mesoporous carbon powder material having high specific area is synthesized; the material is subjected to oxidation treatment to obtain mesoporous carbon provided with hydrophilic groups on the surface and having high specific area; metal precursor perfusion is performed by adopting an impregnation method, the mesoporous carbon is converted into hydroxide by adopting an ammonia fumigation method, and the hydroxide is fixed in mesoporous confined pore channels; reduction is performed at high temperature in the presence of H2, and finally a high-dispersion nano metal simple-substance / carbon composite material is obtained. With zero-valent iron / mesoporous carbon as an example, the composite material serves as a working electrode, a three-electrode electrochemical method is adopted to remove nitrate in a water body through electrical catalytic reduction. The composite material prepared by adopting the preparation method contains small simple-substance metal nanoparticles which are evenly dispersed in the pore channels of a carbon substrate, and the metal crystallization degree and supporting amount are easy to control in the preparation process. After electrode slices are produced, the nitrate treatment efficiency is high, the nitrogen selectivity is improved, the stability is good, and secondary pollution such as metal ion dissolution is not caused.

The invention relates to a preparation method for a conduction and sustained release type nervous tissue engineering scaffold. The method comprises the following steps: silk fibroin Silk and lactic acid-caprolactone copolymer are dissolved in a solvent, dissolved and stirred to obtain a solution, then polyaniline and camphorsulfonic acid are added and stirred and mixed uniformly to obtain a cortex electrospinning solution, and NGF (nerve growth factors) are dissolved in ultrapure water completely to obtain a core electrospinning solution; and the cortex electrospinning solution and the core electrospinning solution are accommodated in an injector respectively for coaxial electrospinning, and then fumigation treatment and vacuum drying are performed to obtain the conduction type nervous tissue engineering scaffold. According to the prepared nanofiber scaffold, the nerve repair speed is increased from ways including external electrical stimulation (conductive polymer), biochemistry (NGFs), a topological structure required by nerve regeneration (orientation guide) and the like. The method is simple to operate, good in repeatability and high in economic benefit, and provides novel experimental thought for nerve defect repair in clinical application.

The invention relates to a Chinese medicine thermal therapy fumigation double use therapeutic device, and belongs to the technology field of medical apparatus and instruments. The Chinese medicine thermal therapy fumigation double use therapeutic device comprises a hidden type battery box, a thermal therapy washing box and a temperature adjustment fumigation box, wherein a three way connector is arranged on the upper side of the hidden type battery box, a suction flushing pump is arranged in the thermal therapy washing box, a circulation flushing mouth is arranged on the left side of the suction flushing pump, a stir-welding head motor is arranged on the lower side of the suction flushing pump, a transmission shaft is arranged on the lower side of the stir-welding head motor, a liquid medicine stir-welding head is arranged on the lower side of the transmission shaft, a temperature sense chip is arranged on the left lower side of the thermal therapy washing box, an atomization head rotation ring is arranged in the temperature adjustment fumigation box, an atomized medicine sprayer is arranged on the atomization head rotation ring, an ultrasonic wave atomization chip is arranged on the lower side of the injector head rotation ring, and a fumigation pipe storage box is arranged on the right side of the temperature adjustment fumigation box. The Chinese medicine thermal therapy fumigation double use therapeutic device has complete functions, is convenient to use, and simple and convenient to operate when used for fumigating and flushing thermal therapy on a patient, saves time and labors, and reduces work difficulties of medical personnel.

The present invention relates to an insecticidal mildeco-proofing fumigant product using allyl isosulfocyanate as active component. Its composition includes (by wt%) 1-80% of allyl isosulfocyanate, 0.1-5% of antioxidation agent and the rest is adjuvant. Said invention can be made into oil miscible liquid, emulsifiable concentrate, emulsion in water or tablet, etc. and can be extensively used in grain depot, tobacco storage and textiles storage and can be used for making sterilization treatment of soil.

The invention discloses a pure natural plant essential oil air freshener which comprises the following main components of plant essential oil and a solvent, wherein the plant essential oil mainly comprises the following components: eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, lemon oil, rosemary oil, and geranium oil, and the solvent mainly comprises the following components: Tween 80, ethanol and deionized water. According to the invention, 1. pure natural plant essential oil is the effective component, and is healthy and environment-friendly; 2. the fragrance is natural, and the smell is pleasant; 3. the contained active components such as ketone, aldehyde and the like can rapidly capture and effectively decompose stink molecules, remove peculiar smell, and cause no secondary pollution; 4. the bactericidal and bacteriostatic efficacy is significant, and air can be purified; 5. the efficacy of emotion calming, body and mind balancing, and health care is significant; 6. the application modes are diverse, and both mist spraying and fumigation can be performed; 7. the application space can be relatively closed space, such as rooms, hotels, public entertainment places, various types of compartments, and the like.

The invention relates to a soil fumigation and activation method. The soil fumigation and activation method comprises the steps that tillage is performed three times when the relative water content of soil is 70% or so, 98% long xinmian long micro-granules are broadcast in plots where pesticide needing to be applied after tillage according to the application amount being 30 kg per mu, the plots are raked by 30 cm in depth and covered with films in a sealed mode for 30 days or so, wherein the average temperature is 10 DEG C-20 DEG C; the soil is turned up for ventilation for 7 days or more, and safe germination testing is performed, so it can be ensured that no phytotoxicity residue exists; by using 'bao di sheng-KS100' biological bacteria, 'kai di rui' and conventional fertilizer, ecological restoration and activation are performed on the soil which is already subjected to fumigation through the 98% long xinmian long micro-granules; afterwards, crops are planted according to a conventional method. According to the soil fumigation and activation method, by analyzing problems existing in use of chemicals, systematic multi-point, multi-time, multi-crop and multi-factor testing is performed, so that various influence factors and key links are obtained respectively, in this way, the chemical cost of the unit area is lowered, the damage to the soil and the atmosphere by chemicals is reduced, and the environmental cost is lowered.

The invention discloses a fresh-keeping method for muskmelons; the method comprises the following specific steps: 1), selecting medium well-done muskmelons, picking, performing an overshadow treatment on the picked muskmelons by using a reflecting film; 2), performing 1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) fumigation on the muskmelons; 3), soaking the muskmelons in water; 4), blowing to dry the surfaces of the muskmelons; 5), spraying a fruit wax containing a fresh-keeping agent on the muskmelons; 6), drying the surfaces of the muskmelons; 7), putting the muskmelons in a refrigerator in which the temperature is 0 DEG C to 1 DEC C and the relative humidity is 75% to 85%, and pre-refrigerating for 1-2 days; 6), packaging each muskmelon by a micro-pore modified atmosphere fresh-keeping film; and 9), suspending the packaged muskmelons in the refrigerator in which the temperature is 0 DEG C to 1 DEC C and the relative humidity is 75% to 85%. The fresh-keeping method for the muskmelons is reliable and effective, and is low in pollution and side effect.

A bagged lip sunning tobacco and a preparation method thereof are characterized in that the tobacco powder particles sacked are included. The tobacco powder particles are mostly comprised by the following ingredients which are 30 percent to 55 percent sunning tobacco, 35 percent to 60 percent water, 0.5 percent to 6 percent edible salt, 1 percent to 3.5 percent sodium bicarbonate, 0.02 percent to 8 percent spices and 0.5 percent to 8 percent humectants. The preparation method of the tobacco powder particles is that the sunning tobacco is mixed after comminution and screen separation and the water and the edible salty are added in, after adopting water vapor fumigation or ferment, the spices and the humectants are added and mixed evenly. The method has the advantages that the harassment that the traditional tobacco brings smoke is conquered and the method can provide the contented sensation similar to the traditional cigarette products to the tobacco consumers to reduce the damage to health because of smoking. The invention takes the sunning tobacco which is unique in the country as the ingredients to adopt the taste character of the domestic consumers. The method is convenient to use, by which, not only passive smoking is avoided but also the lip people can get the efficacies of promoting salivation and exterminating sputum.

The invention provides a preparation method of an asymmetric porous membrane based on electrostatic spinning technology. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: (1) dissolving one or more polymers in a corresponding solvent to obtain a spinning solution of certain concentration; (2) carrying out electrostatic spinning with the spinning solution and receiving with common non-woven fabric to prepare a double-layer fiber membrane; (3) preparing a crosslinking solution with a certain ratio from one or more solvents, and placing in a specific container; and (4) covering the specific container with the double-layer fiber membrane, sealing the whole device with the membrane material while ensuring that the electrospun nano fiber layer faces the crosslinking solution, and carrying out fumigation crosslinking at 10-250 DEG C for 0-5h to obtain the asymmetric porous membrane. According to the preparation method, the nano fiber layer undergoes gradient crosslinking to obtain the porous membrane with asymmetric functional layers; and the average pore diameter of the porous membrane is easily adjustable in the range of 20-3000nm. The preparation method is simple in preparation process and low in equipment requirement; and the prepared porous membrane has high flux and good retention performance, and can be applied to the fields of membrane separation, tissue engineering, cell culture, wound dressings, cell diaphragms and the like.

An inflatable, portable treatment device for the treatment of an item, such as fumigation and / or extermination of vermin creature. The item is to be placed in an inner area of the inflatable bladder. A fan positioned in the inner area may propel a chemical agent in the interior area. According to certain embodiments, a heating element may increase the temperature of the interior area. A power cord for the fan or heating element may be plugged into an electrical extension assembly that is connected to the treatment device and is configured to prevent or minimize gas and / or fumigant and / or pesticide vapor from escaping from the inner area. The opening may be sealed by closing an air seal. An airway assembly may be attached to the treatment device to deliver gas from a gas delivery source, such as a blower or gas tank, into the interior area.

The invention discloses a ginkgo fruit composite preservative and a preservation method. The ginkgo fruit composite preservative comprises a film coating agent, an antibacterial agent and a fumigation agent, wherein each liter of the film coating agent comprises the following components in parts by weight: 10-15g of chitosan, 0.2-0.5g of nano-SiO2, 15-18g of glycerine and solvent, namely acetic acid in the volume concentration of 10%; each liter of the antibacterial agent comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0.1-0.5g of ginkgo exocarp ethanol extract and the solvent, namely water; each liter of the fumigation agent comprises the following gas components: 0.5-1.0mu L of 1-methyl cyclopropene and the balance of air. By using the composite preservative for treating ginkgo fruits, the mildew phenomenon of the ginkgo fruits during the storage period can be effectively inhibited, the problem of water loss of the ginkgo fruits can be simultaneously greatly reduced, the storage and preservation period of the ginkgo fruits can be prolonged to the greatest extent, the fruit hardening of the ginkgo fruits can be prevented and the occurrence of calcification phenomenon can be also prevented.

The present invention relates to one kind of fumigating system, which consists of several fumigating warehouses communicated mutually and with inside airtight space; one fumigant throwing unit communicated to all the fumigating warehouses, one fumigant gas path unit communicated to all the fumigating warehouses for forming one closed fumigant circulating path, and one fumigant exhausting and recovering gas path unit communicated to all the fumigating warehouses for forming closed fumigant recovering path. The fumigating system is for large scale log fumigation, and has excellent control performance, high automation, high efficiency, high safety and environment friendship.

The invention discloses a controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping method for Yaoshan snow pears. The controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping method comprises the steps of: filling Yaoshan snow pears which are harvested duly and have no damage into plastic packaging boxes; performing fumigation treatment by using 1-MCP in an enclosed environment; ventilating and performing sterilization treatment by using ozone; filling the sterilized Yaoshan snow pears into plastic boxes or paper boxes in which PE (Polyethylene) micro-pore freshness protection packages are lined; ventilating cold air for the packaged Yaoshan snow pears for pre-cooling treatment; after the pre-cooling treatment, tightly tying the openings of the freshness protection packages; and finally carrying out controlled atmosphere storage, wherein gas parameters in a controlled atmosphere store are adjusted and controlled as follows: 2-3% by volume of O2, 3-5% by volume of CO2, and 90-95% of relative humidity. In comparison with unprocessed Yaoshan snow pears, the storage time of the Yaoshan snow pears adopting the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping method for the Yaoshan snow pears is prolonged for three months at the same low-temperature storage condition; and in comparison with normal micro-pore controlled atmosphere, the quality of the snow pears after the same storage time is obviously better than the snow pears which are stored in the micro-pore controlled atmosphere.

The invention provides a simple dynamic sulfur dioxide gas toxicant exposure experimental device. The device consists of a gas decompression dosing device, a dynamic gas toxicant exposure cabinet / chamber and a waste gas absorption and discharge device, wherein the gas decompression dosing device has functions of directly decompressing and quantifying high-purity sulfur dioxide gas, thus omitting assembly of a special decompression gauge and a flow gauge and realizing quantitative control on toxic gas in advance; the dynamic gas exposure cabinet / chamber ensures that a simulated toxicant exposure environment is closer to a natural exposure environment and concentration of the toxic gas is uniform and accurate and can be regulated and controlled in real time; and the discharged gas meets thesafe discharge standard through the waste gas absorption and discharge device. The overall device has the advantages that operation method is simple, the manufacturing expense is low, and the continuous long-time toxicant exposure can be realized, thus solving the difficulty of continuous dynamic toxic gas exposure for a large number of animals, and realizing sulfur dioxide fumigation for variousfood and industrial materials and the like.

Devices are disclosed for the generation and containment of reactive treatment agents. Formulations containing these agents can be applied widely as disinfectants, odor control agents, decontamination and fumigation agents, liquid, gas, and air treatment materials, respiratory agents, food and beverage processing agents, neutralization agents, nutritional and dietary supplements, and in many industrial, residential, medical and military surface treatment operations.