Hygiene questions – a theme of Prenew Year's laboratory newspaper PBI. As it is known, the most effective way of disinfection (sterilisation) – disinfection by formaldehyde. Fisher's first publication (Ficher) and Loe (Loew) about application of formaldehyde as antimicrobic means has appeared in 1886.



But formaldehyde – the toxic gas which is hazardous to health of people. To neutralise it it is possible to use ammonia, during reaction with which harmless connection is formed. PBI International makes completely automatic device Formalintek (Formalintec) intended for safe disinfection (sterilisation) of the big closed premises with the subsequent neutralisation of the rest of formalin by ammonia. The premise processed thus it is possible to use right after the operation cycle ended.

Application sphere:

- Pharmaceutical industry

- Food-processing industry

- Agriculture (элеваторы, hothouses, greenhouses)

- Veterinary departments and laboratories 

- Cattle-breeding and звероводческие farms, integrated poultry farms

- Lethal and finishing shops

- Microbiological laboratories

- Medical laboratories 

- Hospital

- Zone of disasters 

- Mortuaries 

- Enterprise manufactures disenfectants

- Organizations on installation of systems of ventilation and air-conditioning 

- Warehouse

The maintenance instruction:

1. Calculate total amount of a premise

2. Close doors and windows

3. Remove people and animals from a premise

4. Fill tanks for formaldehyde and ammonia

5. Program a cycle a full cycle of disinfecting.

6. Put installation in the premise centre.

7. Press the button and leave a premise.

8. The premise will be disinfected by steams of formaldehyde which then will be neutralised by ammonia.

9. It is possible to enter into a premise through a time interval specified in the table in the instruction.

Code Name
8.14017 FORMALINTEC 250 for rooms from 10 till 2500 м3
8.14018 FORMALINTEC  500 for rooms from 50 till 5000 м3


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