Why it works

The science behind the pillars

Every NanoAgri product pairs two proven actives: stabilised hypochlorous acid (HOCl) for rapid kill, and nanosilver (AgNP) for lasting residual protection. Here is the full chemistry — in plain, technical detail.

Nano-science

Engineered silver and stabilised HOCl chemistry with measurable log-reduction data.

Proven biosecurity

Targets bacteria, viruses, fungi and biofilm across the whole farm chain.

Residue conscious

Low-toxicity actives designed for food-safe and animal-contact environments.

Simple to dose

Clear dilution rates and cost-per-hectare guidance built into the app.

Two key biosecurity actives

The chemistry behind the NanoAgri range

Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl)

From Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC / SDIC)

Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC or SDIC) — also known as sodium troclosene — is an organic chlorine donor.
On dissolving in water, NaDCC establishes a dynamic, pH-dependent equilibrium between free available chlorine (FAC) — present as hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ions (OCl⁻) — and available chlorine temporarily held by chlorinated isocyanurate species. The distribution varies with pH, temperature and water chemistry: WHO reports that an NaDCC solution at 1 mg/L total available chlorine and pH 7 holds ≈48.1% as HOCl, 12.8% as OCl⁻, 26.8% as monochlorocyanurate and 11.8% as dichlorocyanurate.
HOCl provides the primary rapid antimicrobial activity by oxidising and inactivating microorganisms and reacting with other oxidisable contaminants.
As FAC is consumed, the equilibrium shifts and the chlorinated isocyanurate species release additional available chlorine — replenishing FAC until the reservoir is exhausted. A practical advantage over chlorine sources without an isocyanurate-bound reservoir.
The reversible association with cyanurate species also reduces sunlight-driven chlorine degradation and extends the persistence of the available-chlorine residual.
HOCl is electrically neutral, so it interacts with microbial envelopes more readily than negatively charged OCl⁻, then oxidises essential cellular components including membranes, proteins and enzymes.
Once all available chlorine is released and consumed, no active chlorine remains — the water contains primarily cyanurate species (monosodium cyanurate and/or cyanuric acid, depending on final pH), chloride ions (Cl⁻) as the final reduction product, dissolved sodium and naturally occurring minerals. Under normal use, chlorate is not a primary reaction product.

250 mg/L HOCl

≈ 2.9 × 10²¹ HOCl molecules per litre — as grains of beach sand, a cube roughly 6 km × 6 km × 6 km.

2.5 mg/L HOCl (potable dose)

≈ 2.9 × 10¹⁹ molecules per litre — as grains of sand, a cube roughly 1.3 km × 1.3 km × 1.3 km.

Nanosilver (AgNP)

Particles vs atoms vs ions

One litre of water contains approximately 3.35 × 10²⁵ H₂O molecules.
One spherical silver nanoparticle (AgNP) of ≈20 nm diameter contains an estimated 245,000 silver atoms (Ag⁰) and can potentially deliver ≈245,000 silver ions (Ag⁺), assuming complete oxidative dissolution.
Oxidative dissolution occurs at the nanoparticle surface — for a 20 nm AgNP, ≈20,000 silver atoms sit in the outermost atomic layer. Surface atoms transfer electrons to an oxidising species, converting from metallic silver (Ag⁰) to ionic silver (Ag⁺), which enters the water as hydrated ions or reacts with chloride, sulfide or proteins depending on surrounding chemistry.
Oxidants such as free chlorine can accelerate the initial oxidative dissolution. The rate and final silver speciation depend on particle size, coating, carrier structure, chlorine and chloride concentration, pH and contact time.
Antimicrobial activity is strongly associated with the release of Ag⁺ ions, although particle size, surface chemistry, aggregation and direct particle–cell interactions also play a role. Ag⁺ interacts with microbial proteins, enzymes, membranes and nucleic-acid processes, disrupting several essential cellular functions.
Our AgNPs are quantum-dotted onto a carrier particle ≈480 nm in size. Owing to its relatively large size, the intact carrier is not expected to cross the gastrointestinal barrier into the bloodstream to any appreciable extent, or accumulate in internal organs. Any absorbed silver ions bind to biological molecules and are processed and eliminated through normal physiological pathways.

12 ppm total silver

≈ 6.7 × 10¹⁹ silver atoms per litre — as grains of beach sand, a hole roughly 2 km × 2 km × 2 km.

0.1 ppm (water-treatment dose)

≈ 5.6 × 10¹⁷ silver atoms per litre — as grains of sand, a hole roughly 0.4 km × 0.4 km × 0.4 km.

See the actives at work — dosage, application and pathogen data per product.

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