1. Complete mineralization of adsorbed molecules to carbon dioxide
Huh? I happen to have a background in molecular biology and chemistry, and I also worked a little with ozone on my job lately.
However, I have absolutely no idea what "complete mineralization to carbon dioxide" is supposed to mean.
According to wikipedia:
Mineralization may refer to:
Mineralization (biology), the process through which an organic substance becomes impregnated by inorganic substances - nope.
Mineralization (geology), the hydrothermal deposition of economically important metals in the formation of ore bodies or lodes - hardly.
Mineralization (soil science), the release of plant-available compounds such as ammonium during decomposition - uhhh.. no.
Nothing here that seems to fit even remotely.
Maybe 'mineralization' is actually supposed to mean 'degradation'? But then, to carbon dioxide (=CO2)... How is that supposed to work? And where do all the other elements that are contained in the 'smelly' molecules (nitrogen comes to mind as just one example of many...) go?
Then there is the issue with the reactivity of ozone with the activated carbon: assuming that there are several orders of magnitude more of that activated carbon in these clothes than there are bound scent molecules (not certain this is true, but for the clothes to work there would have to be), wouldn't that mean that almost all of the ozone would react with the carbon (thereby deactivating both the carbon and the ozone) before it even has a chance to get to whatever is bound?
It would be great if someone could elaborate, I am always eager to learn, especially as I have been trying for a couple of years now to make up my mind about all the different scent control "solutions" out there...