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    History, Development and Modification of Photo-Catalytic Oxidation technology to apply to the Air Purification System

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    History, Ghosh/Bennert/Bennert/DeLeon/Zavala/Howard, WTAMU 2021 (740.2Kb)
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    2021-03-04
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    Ghosh, Nabarun
    Bennert, Jeff
    Bennert, Jon
    DeLeon, Lyanna
    Zavala, Maria
    Howard, Aubrey
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    The unprecedented situation with COVID-19 has drawn the attention of the world to emphasize the significance of air quality and air purification processes. It is necessary to develop and modify existing air purification technology to destroy airborne pathogens and purify the air completely. The application of innovative technology producing in-demand novel products is the foundation of the new world trade and economy. Global economies are so tightly interconnected that companies, governments, and industries will soon be forced to cooperate in ways we could not have imagined a few years ago. Advancements in technology continue to have massive effects on business and society; emerging markets have become hotbeds of innovation, especially in efforts to reach middle class and low-income consumers around the globe. Collaboration between the corporate worlds with academia has proved auspicious in scientific inventions. This report covers information on how a Nanotechnology research product was developed and marketed in many countries. With increased population growth and industrial expansions, many cities are experiencing poor air quality. Global warming exerts substantial ramifications on flora and fauna all over the world. Increasing greenhouse gasses causes accelerated pollinosis and fungal spore production. Besides pollen and spores, dusts generated from industrial areas, feedlots, and other facilities contribute to excessive air pollution. Recent wildfires also augment air pollution with burnt plant residues, fibers, gums and burnt shoots floating in urban air. All these have been identified as major aeroallergen irritants for asthma, allergy, and other respiratory ailments. We are in need of a more advanced air purifier that works without filters and improves the air quality to a greater extent than existing air purifiers in the market. We have been analyzing daily aeroallergens of the Texas Panhandle area by using the coated Melinex tape collected from the Burkard Volumetric Spore Trap. After exposure to the local air via the Burkard Volumetric Spore Trap, the Melinex tape was stained and observed under a BX-40 Olympus microscope. The twenty-year aeroallergen data of the Texas Panhandle revealed a gradual shift in the aeroallergen index with the warmer climate and subsequent shift in the flowering seasons. A decade of research in aerobiology and biotechnology helped in developing the AHPCO technology, producing an air purification system that uses Advanced Hydrated Photo Catalytic Oxidation (AHPCO) Nanotechnology to reduce indoor aeroallergen to improve air quality and better food preservation. Air Oasis air purifiers utilize a new generation of AHPCO technology that does not rely on filters or air passing through the air purifier. This new technology simply produces a blanket of redundant oxidizers that clean the surrounding air and sanitize surfaces. We have assessed the unique air purifiers that target the particulate matters in the air and on circumferential surfaces. There is ongoing research at the Research and Development Unit of Air Oasis in collaboration with West Texas A&M University to apply the AHPCO Nanotechnology to construct commodities such as air purification systems, food preservation systems, and cell phone sterilizers.
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    History: DeLeon, L., Rivas, C., Howard, A. and Ghosh, N. (2020). Some harmful and beneficial fungi: A Microscopic Investigation. Tex. J Micros. 51:1, 2020. P. 19. • Howard, A., Ghosh, N., JEFF Bennert, J. and Bennert, J. (2020). AEROALLERGENS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5 POLUTION AND A NOVEL AIR PURIFICATION TECHNOLGY AS A REMEDY. Tex. J Micros. 51:1, 2020. p. 8. • Lee, H., Bos, T., Ghosh, N., Bennert, J. and Dorsett, J. (2020). PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5 POLUTION AND THE NEED FOR AIR PURIFICATION TECHNOLGY. Tex. J Micros. 51:1, 2020. p. 1 • N. Ghosh, A. Howard, C. Saadeh, J. Bennert (2019). Increased Concentration of the PM 2.5 and Reduction of Indoor Aeroallergen and Overall Particle Count Using AHPCO and Plasma Hybrid Technology for Air Purification Abstract#40930. International Conference of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) 2019 at San Francisco, California 22-25 February. • Howard and N. Ghosh. (2019). Microscopic Characterization of the Aeroallergen and reduction in allergy index on using air purifiers with AHPCO and Plasma Nanotechnology. Texas Journal of Microscopy, Vol. 50:1(2018):9 • Howard, A., and N. Ghosh et. al (2019). Microscopic characterization of the aeroallergen and reduction in allergy index on using air purifiers with AHPCO and plasma nanotechnology. Texas Journal of Microscopy Vol.50:1 No. 2019 p.9. • Ghosh, N., Howard, A. et. al (2019). Particle Pollution with PM 2.5, Reduction of Indoor Aeroallergen and Overall Particle Count Using AHPCO and Plasma Hybrid Technology for Air Purification. Jr. of Allergy and Immunology. Feb. 2019 • Ghosh, N., Howard, A. et. al (2019). Aeroallergen of the Texas Panhandle, SEM and Fluorescence Microscopy, PM 2.5 and increased allergy cases and AHPCO Nanotechnology. Botany 2019 Abstract 226 Web Link: https://2019.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=detail&aid=226 Data Collection Methodology: Methodology-1: We have been analyzing daily aeroallergens of the Texas Panhandle area by using the coated Melinex tape collected from the Burkard Volumetric Spore Trap. After exposure to the local air via the Burkard Volumetric Spore Trap, the Melinex tape was stained and observed under a BX-40 Olympus microscope. The twenty-year aeroallergen data of the Texas Panhandle revealed a gradual shift in the aeroallergen index with the warmer climate and subsequent shift in the flowering seasons. Methodology-2: A decade of research in aerobiology and biotechnology helped in developing the AHPCO technology, producing an air purification system that uses Advanced Hydrated Photo Catalytic Oxidation (AHPCO) Nanotechnology to reduce indoor aeroallergen to improve air quality and better food preservation. Air Oasis air purifiers utilize a new generation of AHPCO technology that does not rely on filters or air passing through the air purifier. This new technology simply produces a blanket of redundant oxidizers that clean the surrounding air and sanitize surfaces. We have assessed the unique air purifiers that target the particulate matters in the air and on circumferential surfaces. Expected Findings: Finding -1: The twenty-year aeroallergen data of the Texas Panhandle revealed a gradual shift in the aeroallergen index with the warmer climate and subsequent shift in the flowering seasons. Finding-2: There is ongoing research at the Research and Development Unit of Air Oasis in collaboration with West Texas A&M University to apply the AHPCO Nanotechnology to construct commodities such as air purification systems, food preservation systems, and cell phone sterilizers.
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