University Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 2109078.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202109078

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Commander against the Pandemic: Chlorine-Based Disinfection of Viruses

Jialiang Qian, Li Zhou, Ao Cao, Kin Shing Chan()   

  • Received:2021-09-24 Accepted:2021-10-29 Published:2022-01-04
  • Contact: Kin Shing Chan E-mail:kschan@nju.edu.cn

Abstract:

The new conronavirus outbreak in 2019 has mandated people to undergo home quarantine. Surveys have revealed that many people lack basic knowledge of disinfectants, thus failed to use disinfectants properly. In order to popularize the appropriate use of disinfectants to prevent epidemic diseases more effectively, this paper mainly introduces the properties, principles and applications of 84 disinfectant, sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) and trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA) from the perspective of a player in a mobile phone war game emphasizing the importance of disinfection time, concentration, usage and dosage in various settings.

Key words: NaClO, NaDCC, TCCA, COVID-19