Airborne contaminants come in all shapes and sizes, from fluffy flakes of dust to microscopic spoilage bacteria. Keeping these threats off of your production line is a top priority in any food production facility, whether you’re bottling, baking, fermenting, frying, or packaging food products of any variety. When it comes to air purification in your food production facility, there’s the minimum standard of filtration, and then there’s a technology that provides true protection and peace of mind. Discover what makes photocatalytic oxidation, or PCO, the air purification of choice for brewers, bakers, processors, and packers who want to reduce losses and risk from spoilage bacteria and much more.

Air Filtration VS PCO, What’s the Difference?

An air filter is similar to any other kind of filter. Whether it’s a basic carbon filter or a true HEPA filter, airborne particles enter the filter, and – depending on the size – they are caught and disposed of later when the filter is replaced. The difference between this and PCO, is that when an unwanted organic molecule enters the chamber of a PCO air purifier, it is destabilized and destroyed – not caught for disposal.

What Does PCO Do?

Where air filtration catches organic particles, PCO deactivates them. That means that irritants like pollen, or more serious airborne biological threats like spoilage bacteria and infectious viruses are eliminated or made harmless. Our own air purifiers, the Airocide family of air sanitation units, use proprietary lamps and a TiO2 catalyst bed to initiate the reaction in a sealed chamber inside the unit. When unwanted particles enter the chamber, they react with the active catalyst and are reduced to trace elements of carbon dioxide and water vapor.

PCO in Addition to Air Filtration for Food Production

These two air purification methods are not mutually exclusive. Where air filtration can mitigate particulate like dust via your HVAC system, a PCO air purifier can deactivate organic particles small enough to pass through the filter, and those that are carried into the air in the room by workers. Some Airocide PCO air purifiers even have integrated particulate filters to keep the sealed reaction chamber inside working in top order. This eliminates the need to replace the reactor catalyst or open the unit for dusting. Even better, Airocide units produce no harmful emissions; no ozone, no peroxides, only pure air circulates out of your purifier.

Air Purification for Any Facility

One of the biggest benefits of PCO is also volume – we can configure a system that will keep the air in your food production spaces clean, no matter the size. Reduce the threats of spoilage and contamination, and provide peace of mind to consumers and employees – from production, to storage, to transportation, to your offices and more. That’s the benefit of PCO in food production. To learn more about PCO, and to get a free quote for your facility, reach out to our air purification experts today and discover Airocide.

Pure air is paramount in any space, no matter how big or small. Where some purifiers can produce harmful compounds, like ozone, and some use chemicals like hydrogen peroxide, photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) air purifiers provide an effective solution without those risks. Airocide, developed for NASA uses this powerful air purification method – and because these purifiers produce no harmful emissions, they’re safe to use in a wide variety of spaces and applications. Find out why a PCO air purifier is the right fit for your space, and read on to discover how you can get the NASA-developed solution that’s already in use around the globe.

Photocatalytic Oxidation Air Purifiers – Developed by NASA

Airocide’s PCO process was developed for use in the cramped quarters of the space station. NASA was experimenting with growing plants in space, and mature plants produce a volatile organic compound (or VOC) known as ethylene gas. This VOC can collect and begin to accelerate the aging and spoilage of healthy plant matter. A form of PCO was developed that didn’t produce harmful emissions like ozone, and which – in addition to eliminating VOCs – also safely eliminated viruses, bacteria, and other unwanted organic particles in the air. That technology, developed for NASA, is the very same as you’ll find in Airocide air purification.

Safe Air Purification for All Spaces

From the tight quarters of the space station, to hospitals and operating theaters, to busy offices, and all the way to the largest production lines and warehouses, PCO technology is uniquely capable of scaling to your space. It keeps sensitive products like produce and flowers fresh by stopping airborne mold and VOCs. It protects employees by eliminating bacteria and viruses from the air they breathe. And can even help protect your bottom line by reducing losses and lost time from all of these issues. PCO does all of this without producing any harmful emissions, meaning that your employees, visitors, customers, and even office pets and service animals can breathe easy knowing their air is purified by Airocide.

A PCO Air Purification System for Your Space

To fit a variety of spaces and use cases, we have a wide variety of PCO air purifiers. To create the best system for your space, we recommend reaching out to an air purification expert here to learn more about using Airocide. You’re likely to discover that, no matter the size of your space, Airocide air purification with PCO can be made into an ideal fit.

Cold storage warehouses, food processors, grocers, wineries, florists, and more know that time is of the essence when it comes to their product freshness. Timing is everything when cultivating, storing and delivering products for sale. With our Airocide air sanitation system, you can be confident in your products’ quality. We’re here to help you discover how to extend product life and boost your profits with one simple solution: clean air.

Start with What You Can’t See

Most of the threats to your products’ shelf life and vibrancy are too small to be seen. For instance, ethylene gas in storage facilities cause increased ripening and withering of fresh crops. It’s odorless and invisible, but it is devastating to your products. Our Developed for NASA Airocide technology is specifically made to remove ethylene gas and extend product life significantly.

Another unseen but equally troubling threat is that of airborne contaminants. Mold, pathogens, bacteria, fungi, mycotoxins, viruses, allergens and other microbes thrive in closed spaces. You have worked hard to cultivate, harvest, and process your product(s), but now your valuable product is at risk to these airborne threats that can rapidly cause catastrophic damage.

Utilizing a patented Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) process, contaminated air is continuously processed through Airocide’s bio-conversion reactor bed. All organic material (bacteria, mold, allergens, viruses, VOC’s such as ethylene gas) mineralizes, leaving the exit air 99.99% contaminant free. No ozone or other toxic chemicals or gas are utilized or produced during this process.

By sanitizing and purifying the air with our Airocide system, this leaves you with a peace of mind, cleaner facility, extended shelf life, and customers with the superior freshness and quality they expect.

If your customers rely on your product to be organic, we can help you keep it that way! Airocide is a purifying solution with NO chemicals, NO emissions, and NO ozone.

Finish with High Quality You Can See

When your product suffers a loss, so do your sales. Grocery stores, restaurants, and others rely on their produce providers to deliver the freshest products for their customers. Furthermore, by offering a superior product, your brand will be seen as highly valuable. This will elevate your brand as well as increase your sales in the marketplace.

A radiant product outshines the mediocre. By keeping your facility’s air purified with our Airocide system, you can be confident in your product to outshine the rest with high-quality freshness and give your brand a trusted identity. Customers are sure to remember and prefer your superior product which will boost your profits just by sanitizing your air!

If you’re ready to extend your product life and boost your profits, we’re ready to help. Contact us to see which Airocide product is best for you.