05 / Industrial

Foggable. Sprayable. Scalable to any facility.

Non-corrosive industrial disinfection for warehouses, logistics hubs, fleets and manufacturing, with dilution maps for every application.

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200–500 ppm
Fogging dose, warehouse & facility
Non-corrosive
To metals at all use concentrations
No PPE
Required at use dilution, no RPE mandate

A disinfectant you can fog, spray and wipe, without clearing your site.

Industrial facilities face a disinfection problem that is different from clinical or food environments: scale. A logistics hub of 40,000 m², a fleet depot with 200 vehicles, a manufacturing plant with 15km of conveyor infrastructure, these cannot be disinfected surface by surface in the time windows that operations allow.

HOCl at 200–500 ppm is fully foggable via thermal ULV, cold ULV and electrostatic delivery systems. At working concentration, it generates no chlorine off-gas at ambient temperatures, it is non-corrosive to mild steel, stainless, galvanised surfaces and aluminium alloy, meaning vehicles, racking, conveyors and electronic components are all compatible without protective sheeting or area exclusion.

Because there is no PPE requirement at use dilution beyond standard chemical handling gloves, operatives can enter treated spaces faster than with any legacy industrial disinfectant, cutting the gap between end of treatment and return to operations from hours to minutes.

Industrial Application, Concentration Reference

Use concentrations from 32,000 ppm concentrate

Warehouse fogging (ULV / thermal) 200–500 ppm No PPE
Hard surface spray / wipe 400 ppm
Vehicle & fleet decontamination 300 ppm
Cold store disinfection 200–300 ppm
Conveyor & machinery wipe-down 400 ppm
Transport hub sanitation 200–400 ppm

Deployment

Where it's deployed

From ambient-temperature warehouses to refrigerated logistics hubs, HOCl performs across the full temperature range and surface type spectrum of industrial facilities.

Warehouse Fogging
Full-facility ULV or thermal fog treatment at 200–500 ppm. Log-5 reduction on contaminated racking, floor and mezzanine surfaces. Re-entry within 30 minutes, no extended ventilation required.
Fleet & Vehicle Decontamination
Interior and exterior treatment of HGVs, vans and forklifts at 300 ppm. Electrostatic spray or pressure application. Non-corrosive to paintwork, rubber seals and interior electronics at use concentration.
Transport Hub Sanitation
Rail depots, airport cargo facilities, port handling areas. Fogging or high-pressure spray across high-touch surfaces and equipment. Compliant with food safety regulations where bonded warehousing contains food-grade cargo.
Manufacturing Floor
End-of-shift or between-run disinfection of production areas. Foggable without product exclusion from adjacent areas, no chlorine odour at working concentration, no surface damage on coated or bare metal equipment.
Cold Store Disinfection
HOCl remains biocidally effective at temperatures down to 2°C, unlike many standard disinfectants that slow significantly in cold environments. Compatible with cold store materials including foam insulation panels and polymer flooring.
Conveyor & Machinery
Wipe or spray application on conveyor belts, rollers and automated sortation systems. At 400 ppm, contact time of 60 seconds achieves log-5 reduction, no surface damage on belting, bearings or aluminium profiles.

Technical

Specification at a glance

Metal corrosion inhibition testing available on request. Full material compatibility data provided with site-specific application proposals.

Parameter Value Note
Fogging dose (ULV) 200–500 ppm At 200 ppm: 3–5 mL/m³ for ULV application; thermal fog at 250 ppm
Hard surface spray/wipe 400 ppm Log-5 kill at 60 seconds; validated on SS316, mild steel and coated surfaces
Vehicle decontamination 300 ppm Full interior & exterior; no paintwork or rubber seal degradation
Metal corrosion (use dilution) None Tested on SS304, SS316, mild steel, galvanised and aluminium alloy
PPE at use dilution None required Standard chemical handling gloves recommended; no respiratory PPE mandate
Contact time (hard surfaces) 60 seconds Log-5 pathogen reduction; re-entry without ventilation waiting period
pH 5.0–6.5 Stable across storage temperature range of 5–25°C

Comparison

What it replaces

The three industrial disinfectants most commonly displaced in warehouse and manufacturing environments and the regulatory and operational reasons behind the switch.

Formaldehyde
Problem
Banned for most industrial disinfection uses in the EU under Biocidal Products Regulation. IARC Group 1 carcinogen. Still used in some legacy industrial disinfection programmes in markets without regulatory equivalence. Extensive health surveillance, closed-system handling and disposal requirements where still permitted.
HOCl advantage
No carcinogenic classification. No regulatory restriction under BPR or equivalent frameworks. Can be applied aerially in occupied or semi-occupied industrial spaces at use concentration. No health surveillance programme required.
Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach)
Problem
At the working concentrations needed for short-contact-time industrial disinfection, bleach is highly corrosive to mild steel, galvanised surfaces and aluminium, the primary construction materials in industrial buildings and logistics equipment. Chlorine off-gassing creates an occupational health risk at concentrations that are practical for large-area treatment.
HOCl advantage
Same free chlorine chemistry but at pH 5–6.5, the active fraction is HOCl rather than hypochlorite. Non-corrosive to metals at use dilution. No chlorine off-gassing at ambient temperature. Full industrial efficacy at concentrations that are safe to apply in operational or semi-operational spaces.
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Problem
Persistent environmental accumulation is a documented concern, quats bind to surfaces and resist biodegradation in wastewater treatment. Biofilm resistance in industrial environments is increasing. Rinse requirements add significant operational complexity in large-area applications where rinsing is impractical. Surface residue affects some downstream industrial processes.
HOCl advantage
Complete biodegradation to saline. No environmental persistence. No biofilm resistance mechanism. No rinse requirement. No surface residue affecting downstream processes. Compatible with food safety regulations in bonded warehouse environments handling food-grade products.

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