The effective component of the electrolyte disinfection solution is sodium hypochlorite, which is produced by electrolysis of salt water. Sodium hypochlorite is a broad-spectrum disinfectant and the main component of 84 disinfectant, which can "deal with" almost all bacteria, fungi, and viruses. As swine flu enters the high incidence season, many people begin to pay special attention to the environmental hygiene of their homes, and regularly clean and disinfect key areas such as door handles and handrails. A disinfection product called "Electrolyte Disinfection Liquid" has recently gained popularity on some social platforms, becoming the second electrolyte "family" member to become popular online after Relay Dextraction Water. Some netizens said that electrolyte disinfectant does not contain alcohol and is safe and non-toxic. It can not only be used for cleaning and sterilization in daily life, but also for deodorization. So, what is an electrolyte disinfectant? Can it really have a disinfection effect? How to use this type of disinfectant correctly? A reporter from Science and Technology Daily interviewed relevant experts on this issue. The main raw material for manufacturing electrolytic disinfectant is salt water. When it comes to electrolytes, the first thing people often think of is electrolytic water. In fact, the electrolytes in electrolyte water and the electrolytes in electrolyte disinfectant are both a class of substances. An electrolyte is a compound that can conduct electricity by itself in solution or in a molten state. In daily life, common electrolytes include edible salt, monosodium glutamate, and baking soda. "Electrolyte disinfectant is not mysterious, its main raw material is salt water," explained Sun Yafei, a Ph.D. in chemistry at Tsinghua University and a popular science writer, to the Science and Technology Daily reporter. In daily life, we all know that a certain concentration of salt water can play a bactericidal role. Is the bactericidal mechanism of electrolyte disinfectant consistent with that of salt water? For salt water, it is not so much "killing" bacteria as "thirst" that kills them. As an electrolyte, sodium chloride (the main component of table salt) plays a role in maintaining body fluid osmotic pressure and water balance. When some bacteria encounter a certain concentration of salt water, the concentration of sodium ions outside the bacterial cell membrane becomes higher than the concentration of sodium ions inside its cell membrane. In order to maintain the balance of osmotic pressure inside and outside the cell membrane, the water inside the cell will flow outside the cell through the cell membrane, and over time, the bacteria will "dehydrate" and die. Although it is very convenient to prepare salt water for sterilization, this method is ineffective for highly salt tolerant bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. Unlike the sterilization mechanism of salt water, electrolyte disinfection solution causes "chemical damage" to bacteria. "The effective component of electrolyte disinfectant is sodium hypochlorite, which is produced by electrolysis of salt water. Sodium hypochlorite is a broad-spectrum disinfectant and the main component of 84 disinfectant, which can 'deal with' almost all bacteria, fungi, and viruses. At the same time, this disinfectant with sodium hypochlorite as the effective component also has other functions such as deodorization, bleaching, and so on." Sun Yafei told reporters, Sodium hypochlorite can destroy the cellular structure of microorganisms, causing them to die or metabolic disorders; It can also coagulate proteins in bacteria, thereby inhibiting bacterial growth. The controllability of the concentration of self-made disinfectants using machines is not high. The reporter noticed that some businesses have introduced "sodium hypochlorite", which can be used to homemade disinfectants at home