ICYMI: “We Need to Improve Indoor Air Quality: Here’s How and Why” (Scientific American)
Did you miss this? In a recent article by Scientific American, they discuss the need for buildings to invest in ventilation and filtration upgrades to improve air quality and decrease COVID transmission.
Are Banquet Facilities Making Their Comeback?
Unlike HEPA air filtration technology, SteriSpace uniformly treats the air & maintains positive or negative pressure based on the surrounding environment’s needs
Is This the New Normal We Were Promised? The Future of COVID-19
Unlike HEPA air filtration technology, SteriSpace uniformly treats the air & maintains positive or negative pressure based on the surrounding environment’s needs
FACT OR FICTION? Can HVAC Systems Spread the Covid-19 Virus?
According to guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is important to make multiple improvements to building ventilation to reduce the spread of disease and lower the risk of exposure. In addition to these improvements, physical distancing, wearing face masks, hand hygiene and vaccination should be considered contributing factors in stopping the spread. It is important we separate fact from fiction when understanding how the virus spreads related to HVAC systems and the measures we can take to avoid infection.
FACT OR FICTION? Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
What we know about how COVID-19 spreads is constantly developing, and as a result, public health guidance will continue to evolve. In the meantime, it is important to follow valid resources that include the World Health Organization and the CDC when researching COVID-19.
Environmental Benefits of SteriSpace
With SteriSpace Air Sterilization technology in your facility, we can assure you are breathing the cleanest air possible. All this while preventing people in your building from being exposed to potentially dangerous byproducts of alternative air purification technologies, including bipolar ionization or UVC lights.
Fermentation Facilities Possible Pandemic Action Plan
Fermentation Facilities Possible Pandemic Action Plan Bacterial contamination is a common problem that fermentation facilities face. These facilities can include breweries, wineries, pharmaceutical companies, and dairy plants, and they all know that the effects of contamination are very real and very costly. Bacterial contamination, or microbial contamination, is the “non-intended or accidental introduction of microbes such as bacteria, yeast, mold, fungi, virus, prions, protozoa or their toxins and by-products (1).” For breweries and wineries, some of the microorganisms that cause spoilage of their product include Enterobacteriaceae, Pectinatus, Megasphaera, Zymomonas, and Brettanomyces (2). Such contamination results in wasted batches and recalls. Every year, there are dozens of pharmaceutical recalls due to microbial contamination (3). Recalls are a worst-case scenario for these companies as they are costly, hurt the company’s image, and can be harmful to consumers’ health. Fermentation companies combat this problem by sterilizing tanks and using detergent cleaners (4); but what if the air used in the aerobic fermentation process is not sterile? What if the continuous air supply being pumped into the tanks containing the batches are carrying bacteria and mold? The previous “fix” has been compressed air systems that utilize membrane filtration (5). However, compressed air systems come with downfalls — high start-up costs, frequent process shutdowns, intensive costs & labor to replace the membrane filters. Moreover, these filters cannot guarantee all pathogen filtration. SteriSpace’s unique solution is to offer fermentation facilities a SteriSpace unit or units (depending on the flow volumes required) to replace air compressors. Our SteriSpace unit will disinfect incoming air as well as heat it (can be cooled if required) for the aerobic fermentation process. No other system is offering this capability as other air compressors are just filtering the air, which is not as effective as SteriSpace’s proprietary process of reducing all airborne biological pathogens in the airstream by more than 99.9999%. SteriSpace is more effective and has less upkeep. Contact us for more details on how SteriSpace can help enhance your fermentation facility. References: 1 = http://www.imedpub.com/scholarly/microbial-contamination-journals-articles-ppts-list.php 2 =https://www.infowine.com/intranet/libretti/libretto7855-01-1.pdf 3= https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/drug-recalls 4 = https://www.chemengonline.com/large-scale-fermentation-systems-hygienic-design-principles/ 5 = https://www.biotechnologyforums.com/thread-2336.html
How SteriSpace Can Help Control The Spread of SARS/COV2
Our technology is much more effective than air filters as it actually kills airborne pathogens through a patented process of high-heat compression. SteriSpace™ can be utilized in hospitals, waiting rooms, isolation rooms, NICUs, public transportation, and any enclosed facility where airborne viruses are a concern.
Creating Clean Air for Industrial Fermentation
Bacterial contamination is a common problem that fermentation facilities face. These facilities can include breweries, wineries, pharmaceutical companies, and dairy plants, and they all know that the effects of contamination are very real and very costly.