by Shane Henson — March 6, 2013—Ocean Bio-Chem Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of appearance, performance, and maintenance products for various markets, announced that its Xtrem-A-Cide P liquid disinfectant has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection for use as a sanitizer, virucide, tuberculocide, fungicide, algaecide, slimicide and deodorizer.
“The applications and markets for this new product are immense, ranging from home use to hospitals, cruise ships, hotels and other hospitality facilities, gyms, rest rooms, arenas, food processing operations, schools and other facilities,” Mr. Dornau explained.
According to the company, the new product is an extension of its Star brite’s OdorStar line of NosGuard mold and mildew products. The product uses patented technology to generate a chlorine dioxide solution, which can be applied as a deep-penetrating spray for easy application.
Chlorine dioxide is a proven disinfectant and deodorizing agent, the company notes. It is widely used in municipal water treatment operations, in toothpaste, mouthwashes, and to eliminate bedbugs in hotels. Chlorine dioxide was also the agent used to remediate buildings contaminated in 2001 by anthrax-causing bacteria and to eliminate mold from homes and buildings in New Orleans and the surrounding area that were flooded during Hurricane Katrina.
When used as directed, Xtrem-A-Cide P has been approved for surface eradication of Staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, HIV1, Hepatitis A, Herpes Simplex-2, Influenza-A, Rhinovirus Type 37, E-Coli and many more viruses and fungi. While extremely powerful, the new product is designed to be easily applied with a minimum of training.
Xtrem-A-Cide P will be manufactured in Star brite’s 300,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Montgomery, Alabama, in a recently constructed state-of-the-art “clean room” where the company is currently manufacturing other chlorine dioxide products.
