Can Alcohol Be Used to Disinfect a Car?

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LeFinley
07/29/25 9:53pm
Alcohol should not be used to disinfect a car. Because alcohol is a flammable and explosive liquid, it can easily cause fire and explosion hazards in the enclosed space of a car. Additionally, it can damage the car's interior configurations, so using alcohol is not recommended. Below is a related introduction to car disinfection: 1. UV Disinfection Lamp: Convenient, safe, lightweight, and easy to carry, it won’t dirty the car. The UV lamp, also known as a UV disinfection lamp, utilizes ultraviolet light emitted by mercury lamps to achieve sterilization. UV disinfection technology has unparalleled sterilization efficiency, reaching 99%~99.9%. 2. Ozone Disinfection: A water treatment technology that uses ozone as a disinfectant. Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent. After dissolving in water, it directly or indirectly oxidizes inorganic and organic substances in the water through the generation of large amounts of free radicals and nascent oxygen, penetrating bacterial cells to oxidize intracellular organic matter, thereby achieving sterilization.
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