• Disinfectant sprays can eliminate germs that cause food poisoning.spray image by dinostock from Fotolia.com
  
  Hospitals and other health care facilities handle a large number of patients suffering from food-borne illnesses. These range from slight stomach aches to colds and salmonella poisoning. One of the causes of food-borne illnesses is eating food which has been prepared in a dirty environment. One way to ensure all germs around the household are fully eliminated is by using disinfectant spray.
  
  

Ethanol

• Ethanol is a form of clean fuel that originates from renewable sources as grain alcohol in crops. It is used as a co-solvent when combined with water to enhance the solubility of quaternary ammonium salt. It also plays a significant role in increasing volatility of the spray. Ethanol is the major ingredient of most household disinfectant spray, constituting as much as 80 percent of all ingredients present.
  
  

Calcium Hypochlorite

• Calcium hypochlorite is an ingredient used in the manufacture of household disinfectant sprays. It is a yellow or white solid that can dissolve in water. It is a strong oxidant and decomposes quickly when it absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide. It is used as a sanitizer when mixed with cyanuric acid stabilizer and is an ingredient in bleaching powder. Calcium hypochlorite is widely used as disinfectant, bleaching agent or oxidant for households, schools and hospitals. It is a toxic substance and has a negative effect on human health when inhaled in large quantities.
  
  

Benzalkonium Chloride

• This organic compound is soluble in ethanol. It is a mixture of alkylbenzyl dimethylamonium chlorides. It is safe for human use as an antiseptic, spermicide, sanitizer and disinfectants. This compound works by disrupting intermolecular interactions causing cellular dissociation. It is also active for a long duration of time when it comes to acting against bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa.
  
  

Nano Silver Particles

• Silver is one of the widely used chemical substances in the manufacture of disinfectant sprays because it has strong bactericidal properties. It destroys unicellular microorganisms by disrupting the enzymes in them that are responsible for metabolic activities.