Technology Overview
The Phocatox BIOSWEEP® is a high performance air and surface decontamination system designed to safely eradicate biocontaminants, VOCs, offgasing and embedded odors within any unoccupied zone or building.
Air comes into the bottom rear of the BIOSWEEP® unit. High intensity germicidal irradiation is lethal to incoming airborne micro-organisms, creating peptide bonds within their DNA, preventing them from further replication. All other slices of the UV band are used as well.
A dense cloud of powerful molecular oxidizers attack bio-particles and rapidly begin breaking the carbon bonds that form their cellular matter. Approximately 70% of the systems energy goes into creating this powerful sterilizing plasma gas, which includes singlet oxygen, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide and three oxyradicals: Hydroxyl Radicals, the Atomic Oxygen Radical, and Hydro Peroxide Radicals. These agents remain in the chamber.
Purified trivalent oxygen, called ozone, is produced which contributes to oxidzation within the chamber and production of more oxyradicals. Bulk ozone and hydrogen peroxide molecules leave the top of the unit to continue their work outside the chamber for another 30-45 minutes before decaying harmlessly back to the natural elements from which they were made.
Special nanoparticles coated on the entire inner chamber wall undergo a photocatalytic reaction driven by the UV energy field. They convert water vapour in the air or feed gas into more hydroxyl radicals projecting from the entire inner surface. The new oxyradicals break up passing organic matter and generate more oxyradicals from the 03 concentration present.
The BIOSWEEP® offers superior performance and results over comparable technologies on the market today. It eliminates the need for deodorization or chemical fogging and outperforms all commercial ozone generators reducing treatment time up to ninety-percent. The BIOSWEEP® does not produce nitrogen oxides and it enables Service Providers to offer a safe, highly effective solution to IAQ problems.
The BIOSWEEP® is a low-temperature, residue-free process which offers excellent material compatibility (including sensitive electronics). Its portability provides maximum flexibility for a wide range of cleaning and restoration applications. The entire process is environmentally friendly.
