Amuchina Explained

Type:Disinfectant
Inventor:Oronzio De Nora
Inception:1923
Manufacturer:Angelini
Available:Yes

Amuchina is an Italian sanitizing liquid solution produced by Angelini Industries. The solution, based on sodium hypochlorite, is reported to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria, fungi and viruses.[1] The brand was invented by Oronzio De Nora in 1923. It was acquired by Angelini in 2000.[2] The product is produced in two of Angelini's production lines, one in Ancona, Italy and the other near Switzerland.[3]

History

The solution was invented by Oronzio De Nora and patented while he was a student at Politecnico di Milano in 1923.[4] He sold the patent prior to founding De Nora. The name is inspired by the Greek word for scratch or abrasion.[5]

The product was widely used to prevent tuberculosis starting with the 1939 epidemic.[6] It's use was largely at pharmacies and hospitals until it gained wide popularity during the cholera epidemic in the 1980s. It was also used in the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and H1N1 in 2009.[7]

The solution played a big role in Italy's response to the Coronavirus pandemic where shortages were reported. 7,000 dispensers of Amuchina were added to Trenitalia trains in 2021 in a partnership between the train company and Angelini.[8] [9] De Nora also invented machines to Codogno to produce sodium hypochlorite.[10]

Popular culture

An artist has used Amuchina to paint.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amuchina, Angelini: "Produzione aumentata e nessuna variazione di prezzo" . 2024-10-15 . www.teleborsa.it . it.
  2. Web site: Storia dell'Amuchina, l'igienizzante nato al Sud . 2024-10-15 . www.dottnet.it.
  3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/hand-sanitizer-coronavirus-amuchina/2020/03/05/0367091e-5c9e-11ea-ac50-18701e14e06d_story.html Italian hand sanitizer Amuchina inspires memes as its producer races to meet demand
  4. Web site: 2020-02-27 . L'inventore dell'Amuchina? È un ingegnere elettrotecnico nato ad Altamura a fine Ottocento . 2024-10-15 . la Repubblica . it.
  5. Web site: Franco . Erik . 2021-05-25 . Amuchina e Polichina, una storia lunga un secolo . 2024-10-15 . Frontiere - Politecnico di Milano . it-IT.
  6. Web site: 2020-05-14 . Storia dell'Amuchina l'igienizzante nato al Sud . 2024-10-15 . it-IT.
  7. Web site: 2020-10-07 . Covid: Angelini, dalla tubercolosi del '39 alla pandemia - ANSAcom . 2024-10-15 . ANSA.it . it.
  8. Web site: Ferrovie.it - 7mila dispenser Amuchina su Frecce e Intercity . 2024-10-15 . Ferrovie.it . it.
  9. Web site: Amuchina per i passeggeri dei treni regionali di Trenitalia . 2024-10-15 . www.nove.firenze.it . it.
  10. Web site: https://automazione-plus.it/de-nora-supporta-la-protezione-civile-nel-combattere-lemergenza-coronavirus-covid-19_112488/ . 2024-10-15 . automazione-plus.it.
  11. Web site: Perotti . Giulio . 2023-02-23 . Siracusa, dipingere utilizzando l'Amuchina: la nuova sfida dell'artista Giuseppe Rametta . 2024-10-15 . Siracusa News . it-IT.

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