Iranian Firm Exporting Nano-Based Herbal Detergents to Europe & Asia

A new Iranian technology-based firm (NTBF) has started exports of nano-based herbal detergents to the European and Asian states. “One of the advantages of our products is protection of the environment, which is highly important to the European countries,” said Manouchehr Shahbazian, the CEO of the NTBF, Fars News Agency reported.

He added the company has a contract with Sweden, noting, “We plan to sell 75 tons of the detergents to the European country per month.” “In addition, we have reached an agreement with a Lebanese company for exporting 25 tons of nano detergents,” Shahbazian said. “Negotiations have also been held with the Omanis and a contract will be signed with them in the next few days,” he added, stating that the company’s products have also been tested and approved by Qatari and Emirati companies.

Iranian researchers have produced different detergents and disinfecting materials and systems to fight against COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in late February. In a relevant development in November, Iranian researchers at Sharif University of Technology used nanotechnology to produce a self-sterilizer liquid which can keep surfaces clean from any virus and bacterium, including the coronavirus, for at least 14 days.

“We have managed to produce a nano-based surface coating that inhibited the growth of bacteria on surfaces. The product primarily depends on visible light to become active. It both sterilizes itself and eliminates infections in the air in the presence of light. Over time, the product loses its dependence on light. Other capabilities have been added to it so that it could turn surfaces into bacteria-fighting agents,” Ashkan Seza, the inventor of the product, said.

“This product has two features. The first one is that it normally destroys the outer protein membrane of the virus. The second property of the product is photocatalysis. The virus is damaged in contact with surfaces when exposed to visible light,” he added. Seza noted that only four to five countries in the world enjoy the know-how to produce a self-sterilizing liquid, saying he has received proposals from different states, including the US, to export the product. - Iran Daily