Disinfecting N95 and Surgical Masks - The Right Way!

Friend, read the study
Q2: Can the masks be treated using alcohol?

A: No. Face masks cannot be sterilized using alcohol because the charges will be erased by either alcohol liquid or its vapor, as described above.

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Uh, bullcrap. It doesn't need "points" to spark up and ruin your microwave.

I know. I had to replace a couple of them.

That's what I'm thinking. The mask itself shouldn't catch fire at 160 degrees, but the plastic straps will likely be ruined.

That is what I was thinking.
If I use it once every 14 days the virus wouldn't be on it anymore.

Will this be ok?

Mist your mask with Colloidal Silver.

Blow air and send the virus airborne? I think I will pass.

If virus can’t survive at 65c, why are people dying in places like Ecuador?

These are the two methods the CDC found to be very effective that can be easily done:

158 F heating in a kitchen-type of oven for 30 min

Hot water vapor from boiling water for 10 min

I just use my steam mop and let it steam the mask for about 12 minutes

use a food dehydrator with adjuatable thermostat. $40 on amazon.

Or you could just make SUPER EFFECTIVE REUSABLE MASKS

In a controlled study/experiment this showed 100% survival rate in the test mice





The study: "A reusable virus deactivation system by functionalization of the main fibrous filtration unit of surgical mask with sodium chloride salt. The salt coating on the fiber surface dissolves upon exposure to virus aerosols and recrystallizes during drying, destroying the pathogens. When tested with tightly sealed sides, salt-coated filters showed remarkably higher filtration efficiency than conventional mask filtration layer, and a 100% SURVIVAL RATE was observed in mice"

Salt-coated filters proved highly effective in deactivating influenza viruses regardless of subtypes and following storage in harsh environmental conditions. Our results can be applied in obtaining a broad-spectrum, airborne pathogen prevention device in preparation for epidemic and pandemic of respiratory diseases.

The process I developed to make my masks reusable, but it can be applied to any mask! In the study they just used surgical masks.

Ingredients/process:1st the ingredients: N95 or whatever kind of mask you can get, 1 MERV 13 hvac filter (One of the highest rated Hvac filters you can buy), non-iodized salt, polysorbate 20 ( food safe binding agent)

Cut the hvac filter into strips wide enough for your mask

For 1 mask & filter: 100mi(3.4oz) water, add 29 grams((1.02 oz) salt (non-ionized) Bring to just below a boil on the stove Dissolve until cool, add 1/4 teaspoon polysorbate 20(binding agent), mix well.

When it cools, pour solution into spray bottle, spray hvac filter until wet on both sides, dry overnight.

Affix the MERV 13 filter onto N95 mask or whatever kind of mask you have I'm using hot clue(I'm sure there is a better way to do this)


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Thread: Made 4 tonight..........reusable virus deactivation system... 100% survival rate was observed in mice infected with virus penetrated through salt

Where's the data sheet or study where these methods are approved? What is the manufacturer and do these methods meet the requirements set forth by the manufacturer?

According to 3M, there are currently no methods acceptable to disinfect the n95 respirator according to four key aspects of successful disinfection.

3M does not recommend or support attempts to sanitize, disinfect, or sterilize FFRs including the N95.

So the short of it... N95s can't be cleaned per manufacturer. Forget CDC or Doctors saying otherwise. Just placebo effect to make the people using them have a false sense of safety, and could actually compromise safety.

I'm not seeing any tests using ozone, did I miss them? I have a small guest bathroom that has been turned into my quarantine room. Whenever I get groceries I put them in that room, seal it up, and then run my 25w UV ozone generating bulb in there for 5 minutes (time needed for the volume of the room). Then I use the bathroom fan to pump the remaining ozone heavy air out of the room for 20 minutes or so and I am good to go and everything in the room is sterilized. I've been putting my used n95 mask in the bathroom as well, along with all the clothing I wore in public. I get a shower while the ozone is doing its' thing in the bathroom. I would like to make sure my technique isn't harming the n95 mask in any way. I never knew it relied on electrostatics internally to work properly. I think ozone would still be fine, because it's basically just the gas version of liquid hydrogen peroxide (both work by supplying an extra oxygen atom to oxidize stuff) but maybe there's more to it.

Well its not made from metal so 6hrs b4 reuse.. or have a few with numbers to know which one u used.. plastic was how long on surface.

Cant be sprayed with concentrated bleach solution?

We call that The HotPocket Protocol.

It endures from 1 to 3 weeks in surgical masks
Hence youd have to rotate some 21 masks to be really confident

They will protect you from the resulting meteor impact dust.
I mean, you're right.

...and we don't use the TURD WORLD
metric system either!

well, since nobody seems to know, i'm gonna bet on the microwave.

I’ve got a UV sterilizing light. I’ll use that I think...

UV light will do more damage than the microwaves,
but if the Microwaves are sufficiently high Intensity,
then the Mic Oven might surpass your UV light.

What temp?

my store-bought microwave chili and beans has an aluminum bowl.
and the microwave doesn't explode.

Last Edited by John Jones on 04/03/2020 05:19 AM

GET YOURSELF A UV-C lamp 15-80W
15 minutes and done.
But you must leave, not good for humans!