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How the process works
It's a simple cycle: remediation - protection - retreat*
* Biofilm can't be stopped from colonisation - its rate of growth
and subsequent impact on assets can be controlled by the protective
coating.
AerisGuardTM at work - The Air Conditioning Solution
The AerisGuard products
provide a "systems" approach to maintaining a "healthy building". By
treating the coils, air-handling rooms, filters and ductwork,
Aeris Environmental addresses the issue of contaminated indoor air
at its source. Similarly, through a novel approach to the treatment of
the condenser water system, Aeris Environmental addresses the
source of potential Legionella outbreaks. The following is an overview
of the AerisGuard products:
Heat Exchange Coil Cleaning Solution
The
AerisGuard Coil Cleaning product is enzyme based and targets all
domestic, commercial and industrial air handling installations. The
product is designed for application to cooling and heating coils "in
situ" as part of mechanical plant maintenance. The cleaner strips away
any existing bacteria, fungi and other contaminants also removing any
pre-existing AerisGuard coatings, ensuring a clean surface for the
application of the AerisGuard treatment. The product is non-corrosive
and completely biodegradable.
Coil Treatment
The
AerisGuard Coil Treatment product is applied "in situ" to cooling and
heating coils after they have been cleaned and existing biofilm
removed. The treatment leaves a thin coating on the coil surface. The
product is formulated to release a small amount of the active biocides
over a period of at least 12 months after which time the AerisGuard
Coil Cleaner is used to remove the existing coating and the treatment
is re-applied.
Surface and Duct Cleaning Solution
The
AerisGuard Surface and Duct Cleaner is designed as the final step in
source removal (physical surface and duct cleaning) and is used to
ensure all contaminants are removed.
Surface and Duct Treatment
When
inadequately maintained, the air handling room surfaces and air
handling ducts can become colonised with bacteria and fungi.
Aeris Environmental has a product for use in treating the walls,
floors, ceilings of these air-handling rooms and ducts, preventing the
growth of bacteria and fungi for extended periods. The product can be
damp mopped or wiped onto all surfaces physically accessible and can be
sprayed through the system to ensure total coverage.
Filter Treatment
The
AerisGuard Filter Treatment is applied to air filters at the time of
installation. The filter treatment is based on a patented technology
that ensures a slow migration of a combination of active compounds into
the dust particles trapped within the filter.
Dust particles
provide a source of nutrients for fungi, which very rapidly colonise
untreated air filters. Towards the end of its working life a typical
filter is highly contaminated. Aside from the potential human health
consequences, it is largely the proliferation of the fungal root system
that leads ultimately to the filter becoming blocked. Application of
the AerisGuard Filter Treatment dramatically reduces this fungal
growth, thereby extending the filter life, improving the filter's dust
retention, reducing energy consumption and improving the quality of the
building's indoor air.
Bioactive Condensate Pan Tablet
The
tablet is designed to control the build up of microbial biofilm within
air conditioning drain pans and associated drain lines. The BACP Tablet
has been developed as a final complementary product to the AerisGuard
suite of HVAC coil and surface cleaning and residual antimicrobial
treatment products. For total system protection, it is recommended that
the product be used in conjunction with AerisGuard Coil Cleaner,
AerisGuard Coil Treatment and AerisGuard Filter Treatment.
Water Treatment
One
of the highest profile dangers to human health and safety associated
with the mechanical plant of commercial buildings is legionellosis,
associated with Legionella pneumophilia bacteria. These organisms
proliferate in the water cooling towers of commercial air conditioning
systems.
Novapharm Research has demonstrated that Legionella
bacteria reside in the biofilm present on the surface of the cooling
tower. The Aeris Environmental water treatment technology uses a
combination of enzymes and biocides to digest the biofilm and eliminate
the bulk of micro-organisms in the system.
The Aeris Water Treatment system will be available for commercial release in the near future.
OEM Coatings
Corrosion
and contamination of heat exchange coils is a constant problem in air
conditioning systems. Corrosion occurring between copper and aluminium
can greatly reduce heat exchange efficiency especially in harsh
environments like coastal areas.
AerisCoat is a water based self
etching high performance epoxy resin which after only a single
application can completely seal all metallic surfaces from the
environment. The coating is impermeable to many of the environmental
pollutants which aggressively attack and corrode metallic surfaces. The
coating can either be applied during manufacture or post manufacture
where it is applied on site as an after market protective coating.
Product Safety
Aeris
has received an independent toxicology review from the University
Analytical Laboratory at the University of NSW. The reports indicate
that there is no negative impact on human health in relation to the use
of AerisGuard products.
Approach to Market
Aeris Environmental's
approach to market is to train and accredit leading IAQ and HVAC
service providers to apply the AerisGuard products.
Aeris Environmental provides the products along with technical and
marketing support. The company's focus is on helping to build and
develop the market, support its base of distributors and applicators
and ensure a pipeline of new technologies to reinforce its position at
the forefront of "healthy buildings".
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