Electro-Clean

 Protect the vulnerable

Challenge

Protection from COVID-19 requires routine and frequent use of a surface disinfectant; however, disinfectant is unobtainable to billions of people globally.

Solution

Electro-Clean is a low-cost production process for a powerful chlorine-based disinfecting solution that has been approved by WHO[1], EPA[2], and CDC[3].

Access

The disinfecting solution is produced using globally available low-cost materials, with instructions provided online and through local partners.

1. Cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of   COVID-19 (2020, May 15). Retrieved from https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces-inthe-context-of-covid-19

2. List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). (2020, July 30). Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2-covid-19

3. Chemical Disinfectants. (2016, September 18). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/disinfection-methods/chemical.html