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The air cleaning work-horse for a major company, capturing and destroying all concentrated ammonia vapors

Major Chemical Company

Category 4: Gases - ammonia, carbon monoxide hydrogen sulfade

Ammonia

Ammonia is a toxic gas which affects the health of people and animals. Ammonia concentrations in air are highly regulated. A major chemical company was processing ink in a small, 1,500 gallon batch chemical reactor. The process off gasses pure (1,000,000 ppm) ammonia gas. The batch reactor was in the middle of a very large plant building, and the plant manager required essentially total ammonia removal without venting to the outside. A special bioreactor system was set up for this process.

A small but very powerful bioreactor system capturing and destroying concentrated ammonia vapors from a batch chemical reactor.

Conclusion:

The bioreactor captured and destroyed all of the off-gassing ammonia.

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Complete air decontamination

There isn’t a single HEPA, UV or ionic based system on the market that offers complete localized air decontamination other than BioOx.

While other systems struggle to filter out 0.3 microns, our bio-reactors offer complete contaminant destruction all the way down to 0.0001 microns.

Filtering performance – BioOx vs Ionic vs HEPA¹

Pathogen Destruction

BioOx solution significantly reduces viral and bacterial pathogen concentrations.* In a study conducted at a hospital in Saronno, Italy, our bio-reactor reduced the airborne microbial population and particulate matter (PM) in hospital visiting rooms and attached waiting areas.

Particulates removed over a 34 day period² (Lower is better)

Ammonia reduction performance

This is a graph of ammonia readings that were taken at a chicken farm during a 20 day duration with 20,000 chickens per house. The house with the BioOx air cleaning system running saw a 48% reduction of measured ammonia with the same vent time and vent box opening as house 4 (both houses were identical in age and size)

Dramatic ammonia reductions over a 20 day period³ (Lower is better)

E-coli and Ammonia are two large contributors to mortality in poultry houses. Because house #3 had such a dramatic reduction in ammonia, there was a 32% reduction in mortality over house #4 without BioOx.

Solvent & VOC Removal

BioOx reactors were chosen by Bonita Springs, Florida Fire District as an alternative technology to control the fire hazards associated with the use and storage of solvents. BioOx consistently shows its incredible performance in removing all forms of VOCs quickly and its capacity to maintain those levels in the long-term.

Special Paint Solvent Mixture: Single Shot vs Gradual Injection⁴

Reserve Oxygen (ROx) and Booster Oxygen (BOx) Gains

This is a graph of “reserve oxygen” (ROx) and “booster oxygen” (BOx) measurements that were taken during a blood study at Olympic Champion Bode Miller’s equine sports training facility.

The blood of 11 race horses were measured before BioOx air cleaning systems were installed. Baseline results showed only an average of 26.9% performance in booster oxygen capacity (BOx) and 48.8% performance in available reserve oxygen (ROx).

Besides having a reserve of oxygen, blood is also capable of making new oxygen reserves. BOx is the factory that builds new ROx, it boosts oxygen reserves continuously. That’s why BOx is so crucial to performance and health.

After BioOx was installed, there was a dramatic 135% increase in BOx performance and a 45% increase in ROx performance.

Oxygen Capacity and Reserves5

We’ve broken down the above performance data into greater detail to show how each subject responded to treatment. (Gray bars show oxygen values before treatment)
Booster Oxygen (BOx) Capacity Measurements5

Air Desulfurization Performance

BioOx’s titan-class Reactor 10000 units were installed at the Albuquerque Sewage Treatment Plant in order to sweep, capture, and destroy H2S and other fugitive odoriferous compounds from their Preliminary Treatment Facility (PTF) air.

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utilities Authority (ABCWUA) staff took 19 samples of BioOx Reactor unit water, and sent them out for 3rd party analysis. Nineteen out of nineteen samples tested positive for sulfur, indicating positive deodorization of fugitive odors at the PTF.

  1. Testing conducted in an independent lab and compared the change in concentration of several public health pathogens – including H1N1, Legionella, Influenza B, MRSA and others.
  2. Testing conducted in an area of 1000 square meters hosting 4 visiting rooms and a waiting area for 100 people, with a daily turnover of 1300 patients seeking for medical advice. BioOx efficiency was tested in a working hospital in Saronno, Italy.
  3. Testing conducted at a chicken farm during a 20 day duration with 20,000 chickens per house. Ammonia readings measured with the same vent time and vent box opening.
  4. Testing conducted at the Bonita Hills Fire District in Florida. as an alternative technology to control the fire hazards associated with the use and storage of products containing solvents. The graph demonstrates destruction of acetone, non-acetone, and liquid monomer solvents.
  5. Testing conducted at Olympic Champion Bode Miller’s equine sports training facility. The blood of 11 race horses were measured before and after BioOx air cleaning systems were installed with blood analyzer equipment.
  6. Testing conducted by the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utilities Authority. ABCWUA staff took 19 samples of BioOx Reactor unit water, and sent them out for 3rd party analysis. Nineteen out of nineteen samples tested positive for sulfur, indicating positive deodorization of fugitive odors at the PTF. Over 1,200 ppm of H2S were captured and destroyed by BioOx Reactors during the test period, even though the PTF scrubber, and the Fe/peroxide system were operating. This is over two million times the odor threshold.

BioOx Reactor

Breaks down airborne particles using safe, patented microbial media
Neutralizes ammonia, VOCs, and odors — not just particles
No ozone, no filters to replace, no particles recirculated
Continuously cleans air in real time
Used in schools, hospitals, gyms, and manufacturing spaces

Ionic

Charge particles to remove them from the air
Often allow particles to settle onto surfaces — not eliminated
Can produce ozone, a respiratory irritant
Limited effectiveness for gases and pathogens
Low commercial trust in large-scale applications

HEPA

Capture 99.97% of particles ≥ 0.3 microns
Do not remove gases (like ammonia or VOCs)
Trapped pathogens remain on the filter
Performance degrades as filters clog
Require regular replacement and manage airflow resistance