1. What is Ozone?

A molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen which occurs naturally in the stratosphere and the natural world.
   Ozone layer : 10-20ppm
   Seashore : 0.05ppm
   Forest : 0.1ppm
   On the ground : 0.005ppm
Ozone exists naturally in the environment,
and ozone disinfection method is attracting attention worldwide as an effective disinfectant friendly to both humans and the environment.

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2. What does ozone do?

Ozone is one of the most powerful disinfectants,
and the second most powerful disinfectant in the world which inactivate viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Its oxidizing power is seven times greater than that of chlorine.

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3. What is advantages?

Simplicity
No need to conserve chemical substances.
Ozone is made by just adding high voltage to oxygen.

Easy Operation
Ozone does not require any type of pretreatment nor post cleaning.

Operator Comfort
It leaves no harmful residual that would need to be removed after the disinfection cycle.
Since ozone is unstable, it is readily converted back to oxygen.

Patient comfort
Do not create resistant bacteria.

Economical
Uses only oxygen, water and electricity to generate ozone gas as the disinfectant. Average operating cost is fairly low.

Uniform Disinfection
Not only room air but also virus-containing airborne droplet on the wall, ceiling or even backside / underneath of the equipment can be disinfected.

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4. How safe is IHI Shibaura Ozone?

Safety during Ozone Fumigation Cycle :
Generate ozone gas into the empty room to disinfect the entire room with high concentration ozone gas, then built-in ozone converter automatically removes the ozone from the room once the disinfection cycle has been completed.
Safety operation without leaving any ozone residual.

Safety during Air Intake Cycle :
No ozone gas discharge into the room while Air Intake Cycle.
Generate ozone gas only inside the device to disinfect contaminated intake air, and built-in ozone converter decomposes ozone gas into pure oxygen before discharging.
Safety operation without emitting ozone gas into the air.

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5. How to generate Ozone

Ozone gas is produced with a high voltage electrical discharge.
IHI SHIBAURA's advanced technology gives you safe, reliable and efficient disinfection power for your infection control.

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6. How can ozone disinfect?

Ozone breaks through the cell membrane of microorganisms,
and this leads to the destruction of the Bacteria and Viruses.

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7. How much effectiveness can I expect?

*Evidence-based validation available through several authorities.
   MICROBIOTEST, INC (U.S.A)
   University of North Carolina (U.S.A)
   Japan Food Research Laboratories (Japan)
   Kitasato Institute Research Center for Biologicals (Japan)
   Research Institute for Tuberculosis (Japan)

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8. Does ozone have an effect on materials?

Sterilizer or disinfector can cause serious damage to the instruments and materials due to the strong oxidation power.
However, testing shows that ozone have less effect on materials than any other chemical sterilizing methods.
The test result indicate ozone gas / ozone water chemically attacks only materials made from or containing natural rubber, but have no effect on other materials.

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9. Where can I install ozone systems?

INSTALLATION EXAMPLES

• Endoscopy Room
• Operating Room
• Equipment Room
• Exam Room
• Hospital Linen Room
• Hospital Waiting Room
• Exam Room
• Patient Room
• Clinic
• Nursing Care Facility
• Elder Care Facility
• Baby Care Center

• Animal Laboratory
• Quarantine Facility
• University Laboratory
• Veterinary Hospital

• Police Station
• Fire Station
• Air Port
• Station House

• Military Medical Transport Vehicle
• Ambulance
• Emergency-rescue Vehicle

• Hotel
• Washroom
• Restaurant
• Kitchen

• Pharmaceutical Company
• Food Processing Factory
• Medical Instruments Industry

• Used Vehicle Dealer
• Automobile Repair Shop
• Cleaning Service Company

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10. How can I prepare for the next pandemic?

While it is impossible to predict when/where a pandemic might occur, environmental infection control in Healthcare Facilities, Public Places and Companies is extremely important in preparing for the next Pandemic.

Ozone disinfector eZ-2000 is an effective device for the infection control of a new type of next influenza pandemic.
Double functions of Ozone Fumigation Cycle and Air Intake Cycle of eZ-2000 provide you with the best possible assistance to respond to outbreak of new type of influenza pandemic.

Phase 1-2 Air Intake Cycle.
Generate ozone gas only inside the device to disinfect the contaminated intake air, and built-in ozone converter decomposes ozone gas into pure oxygen before it's emitted into the room.
Keeps a room clean, comfortable and healthy by adding negative ions to the ozone disinfected air after the air has passed through High-performance deodorizing filter and Antibacterial HEPA filter.

Phase 3-4 Air Intake Cycle + Periodical Ozone Fumigation Cycle.
Periodical ozone gas emit into the empty room to disinfect the entire room with high concentration ozone gas. Not only room air but also virus-containing airborne droplet on the wall, ceiling, or even backside of the equipment can be disinfected.

Phase 5-6 Air Intake Cycle + Airborne Infection Isolation Tent (Option)
Combined effect of IHI Shibaura's Air Intake Mode (eZ-2000) and Foldable Airborne Infection Isolation Tent to prevent transmission of deadly infections in medical facilities.
More than 12 times room air exchanges per hour, and exhaust intake air to the outside of the room through Ozone Disinfection Cycle + HEPA filtration.
*Complying with CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals.

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