if you set it down on your countertop or touch it, then you have just transferred the virus to yourself

So I should have a tray ready near my oven when I come in

Using a UV-C light would also work, but I'm not sure how long it would take for the UV to destroy the virus. (Don't use UV-A or UV-B, because they will blind you, damage your skin, and destroy the item that you are trying to sterilize)

@Amaria how old are you?And do you have any underlying problems?

precisely. I figured that I would just toss mine on a cookie sheet or a baking pan

Also, my other fear is, I must travel I am 53 years old, I have COPD. Ashma, I've been exposed to TB before ..had a few lesions on right lung from that, I previously had pneumonia 2 years ago. So yeah I have some medical issues

Hi use this on facemasks.

https://youtu.be/BvTkefJHfC0

Oops my fear is I must travel by cab a few times per month

@Karnivore I was thinking of getting one of those lights , but I dont know much about it.. thanks for letting me know

@Amaria The UV-C light won't necessarily be easy to find right now, and certainly not cheap.

@Hennessy by applying that to your mask, you probably turned it from a 0.3 micron filter to a 1.3 micron filter.

the superhydrophobic coating will most likely allow the virus to pass even faster through the mask, into your nose

I was just looking at that repellant, pretty cool but yeah I'd be worried it would change the mask itself

But it's good to use it on everyday items like keys and car keys?

Coins, paper money

no idea

looks good, though

Credit cards

I have an ozone generator wonder if that would kill viruses

Purse

@Deleted User I'm not sure

I'll have to look it up, it has an air pump in it and it's designed to Bubble through water to purify it

Or at least kill bacteria in it

ozone is pretty good at doing that

I used them in the past on my reef aquariums, to wipe out unwanted pests

I'm pretty sure ozone will kill viruses, too

but you've have to research how it would apply to a coronavirus

the molecule is 3 oxygen atoms

Yes it's very reactive

and since oxygen always wants to go to a more stable configuration, that third oxygen always wants to jump away

my guess would be that it would be better to sterilize your mask than not

but it would also break down rubber and the likes

Yeah I was going to do the 160° thing

same here

I also still have at least one small ozonizer (ozone maker) around here

you can get them at aquarium shops

they look like air pumps

What is an old one built into a small fishing tackle box

but beware that you probably don't want to inhale too much ozone

I got to look that up also

it will certainly be bad for your lungs