As one of the largest universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the university bears a national and societal responsibility towards the dear homeland with its wise leadership and loyal people. This national responsibility has led it to harness all its scientific and academic capabilities to serve the community of Qassim region in particular, and the Kingdom in general, from the angle of linking the research and academic community with the fields of production, whether industrial, agricultural or service.

The laboratories of the Faculty of Science at the university were on a permanent date with innovations by training students and providing them with consultancy services, including what the college started even before the beginning of the Corona pandemic, as it manufactured, with the support of the university, all kinds of detergents, sterilizers and disinfectants as a model for these effective projects, which combined academic study and practical application, as all products are manufactured by the hands of college students and under the supervision of specialized professors in the chemistry department at the college.

With the emergence of the Corona crisis early last year, which affected the form and lifestyle of the whole world, and everyone's demand for sterilizers, disinfectants and detergents to prevent the spread of viral infections, the College of Science at the university had a leading role in providing high quality hand and surface sanitizers with an effective ability to kill germs and viruses, including the new Corona virus "COVID 19", as the College of Science intensified its production to meet the increased demand in all parts of the university, as sterilizers were distributed to university offices and departments, students and visitors for personal use.

The College of Science at the university provided many sterilizers that are used effectively in sterilizing laboratories, halls and student rest areas. The college's products proved the ability of our national cadres of students and professors to compete worthily with international brands of hand and surface sanitizers, as the products were distinguished by their conformity to the international specifications of the World Health Organization (WHO) 

For his part, Dr. Fahad Al-Mandaraj, Dean of the College of Science at Qassim University, confirmed that the college's products of disinfectants, sterilizers and detergents, which were distinguished by competitive specifications, including: The percentage of the active ingredient in the sterilizer (ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol) is not less than 70 %, pointing out that the US Food and Drug Organization has announced that for disinfectants to work properly, the alcohol concentration must exceed 60 percent." The college product also contains moisturizers and hand enhancers, where glycerin and some natural oils such as lavender oil are added, which moisturize the skin and prevent skin infections.

He explained that the product made at the college contains high-quality carbapol as a thickener, and allows the alcohol to stay on the hands long enough to kill viruses and germs, as distilled water free of salts is used so as not to cause dry hands, pointing out that physical, chemical and biological tests are conducted to ensure the quality of the product, whether in terms of texture and viscosity as well as ensuring the percentage of alcohol as an active substance so that it is not less than 70 %, Al-Mandaraj said.

He added that biological tests are also conducted to ensure that the product is efficient and capable of killing various germs and microbes, and the product does not contain any additives that are harmful to the skin or cause allergies, and sterilizers with different scents such as lemon and mint, which have proven their quality and efficiency in sterilization and cleaning.