The Centre for Ionization Technologies develops and supplies its customers with systemic solutions to manage biological safety of industrial, commercial, administrative and residential buildings by applying ionization technologies.
Applications
- Poultry Industry. Protecting poultry from bird flu (avian influenza) virus H5N1, other viruses, pathogenic microorganisms, fungi. Enhancing immunity of poultry.
- Swine Industry. Protecting swine from swine flu virus H1N1. Enhancing immunity of swine.
- Food Industry (dairy and meet industry, cheese-making, fruit stores, vegetable stores). Protection of cheese, meet, dairy, vegetables and other produce from molding and decaying.
- Cattle Breeding. Protection of feed for cattle and poultry from mold and decay. Enhancing immune system of cattle. Acceleration and increase in yield of produce.
- Healthcare Industry. Disinfecting air of healthcare buildings, hospital wards, admission departments, surgical wings, etc. Enhancing human immune system. Accelerating healing of operative wounds. Excluding application of powerful electric field. Excluding application of harmful bactericide radiation. Technology can also be used to disinfect air and aerosols in premises where infection has already spread.
- Construction and maintenance of buildings. Air disinfection systems can be built in the ventilation systems of residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
The technology is covered by the Russian patent RU 2314833 «Method and device for disinfecting air using negative ions of oxygen» as well as by an international application WO2008/057010 A3.
Advantages of the Technology for Users
- The technology provides high rate and supreme quality of disinfecting air that surpasses any other technologies currently available in the market.
- The technology provides inactivation of 100% of viruses and pathogenic microorganisms in the air that passes to premises through ventilation systems.
- The technology also inactivates viruses and pathogenic microorganisms which have been already infecting the air in premises.
Industrial Applications
Industrial applications of the technology have proved their efficiency in fighting bird flu virus H5N1 and swine virus H1N1. We have carried out experimental and industrial tests of the method to inactivate avian influenza virus H5N1 at the Federal State Research Institution, State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector” of Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumers’ Rights and Welfare during few months in 2006. The tests demonstrated high efficiency of air disinfection due to inactivating bird flu virus (strain A/Chicken/Suzdalka/Nov-11/2005) at the rate of 99.983% during one passage of virus containing air through the system (see Table) .
Table. Air Disinfection Tests Results
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Point of air sampling |
Efficiency of aerosol filtration by weight, % |
Air disinfection efficiency, % |
Efficiency of avian flu inactivation, % |
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At the entry of the device
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0
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0
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0
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Tests, stage I
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After 3rd source of alpha-particles of the device |
9,5 ± 8,0
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78,82 ± 25,15
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76,60 ± 27,93
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After 7th source of alpha-particles of the device |
26,3 ± 7,6
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94,05 ± 4,06
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91,95 ±5,51
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At the outlet (7 sources of alpha-particles) of the device |
24,7 ± 6,0
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99,76 ± 0,14
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99,58 ± 0,22
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Tests, stage II
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At the outlet (10 sources of alpha-particles) of the device |
31,6 ± 8,0
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99,988 ± 0,003
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99,983 ± 0,005
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Tests, stage III
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At the outlet (1 source of alpha-particles) of the device |
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99,972 ± 0,007
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99,957 ± 0,005
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Control tests without sources of alpha-particles |
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At the outlet of the device |
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84,61 ± 6,47 |
77,94 ± 9,13
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