No Bleach Advantage

For sanitizing, there is nothing better than chlorine. But, there is a striking difference between the Hypochlor Cartridge and bleach. Bleach is manufactured by bubbling chlorine gas into water. Just as champagne or carbonated water “go flat” on sitting as bubbly carbon dioxide gas escapes, chlorine gas in water will “go flat” as the germ-killing chlorine escapes into the air.

In order to slow the escape of chlorine, bleach makers add lye, a strong alkali, and that causes a number of problems for sanitation. Chemically, this is what happens: Chlorine added to water forms hypochlorous acid yielding free available chlorine. This is a weak acid (like vinegar or lemon juice), but it is an excellent germ killer. The reaction is:

Cl2 is Chlorine, H20 is Water, HOCl is Hypochlorous Acid (Free Chlorine), HCl is Hydrochloric Acid

First problem, lye causes the pH of the solution to rise causing the powerful germ-killing hypochlorous acid to change into a weak germ killer (hypochlorite) and hydrogen ions. That reaction is:

HOCl = H⁺ + OCl^-

HOCl is Hypochlorous Acid (Strong Germ Killer), H⁺ is Hydrogen Ion, OCl^- is Hypochlorite Ion (Weak Germ Killer)

How much of each is present in a chlorine solution is dependent upon the pH. As pH rises, less hypochlorous acid and more hypochlorite is in the solution. As the pH rises, less germ killing power is available. According to a University of Illinois study it takes 80 to 120 times MORE hypochlorite to do the same germ killing job as hypochlorous acid. Even at dilutions as low as 1 ounce of bleach to a gallon of water, the pH of the solution is 10.25 and all of chlorine is in the hypochlorite form.

Second, lye burns skin tissue proteins if strong enough and promotes contact dermatitis in a weaker solution as it saponifies natural oils in the skin. Hypochlorous acid dispensed from Klorman contains NO LYE! Thus, no harm to skin even without rinsing.

Third, if a chlorine solution is not strong enough to satisfy the chlorine demand of the surface to be disinfected, chloramines will form as chlorine and nitrogen-based materials combine. Examples of nitrogen-based materials are food proteins, body oils and urine. Chloramines are responsible for the obnoxious odor sometimes associated with chlorine disinfection. The problem is that the obnoxious, pungent, eye-stinging smell of chloramines, mistakenly identified as free chlorine, indicates that the chlorine/water mix is not strong enough to be effective. Sometimes, the chloramine odors result this way—mix up a mop bucket of bleach with water. After the first dip of even a clean mop or brush, nitrogen-based material is picked up from the surface being cleaned onto the mop or brush and back into the bucket. The chloramine reaction occurs right there on the mop and in the mop bucket. The second and subsequent applications by the mop result in chloramines being applied to the surface. The the longer the mop bucket solution is used, the stronger the chloramines become.

Fourth, bleach has a problem with shelf-life stability. Allow a bottle of bleach that starts out at a low-yield 5.25% sodium hypochlorite to sit over time and it weakens as it reverts to sodium chloride (table salt).

THE KLORMAN SYSTEM PROVIDES STABLE, SOLID 68% AVAILABLE CHLORINE TO ASSURE THAT THE GERM KILLING AND OXIDIZING POWER YOU NEED IS THE STRONGEST AVAILABLE AT THE TIME WHEN YOU NEED IT! AND, THERE IS NEVER A NEED TO RINSE!! ALL AT A COST OF ABOUT A PENNY PER GALLON!