Airocide: Nasa's Spinoffs, Arocide

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In this day in age, people induce a high dosage of toxins and environmental pollutants due to a rapid increase in industrialization, production of smoke, emission of automobile, man-made landfills and other man-made innovations. Fortunately, these toxins can be filtered out due to one of NASA’s spinoffs, Arocide. More than two decades ago, NASA-funded scientist were in the search of such technology that would help grow food for long term missions. The downside was that it was a sealed environment, perhaps they needed something that would grow food and get rid of ethylene, which caused the plant to die inside of ripen in space. Marshall Space Flight Center’s space product Development program collaborated with the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics and together invented a device that inhaled ethylene and is oxidized into water and carbon dioxide. This invention gave birth to Airocide which was showcased by KES Science and Technology Inc. alongside with Akida that mass-produced as a powerful air filter removing all the irritants and micotoxins from the air.
Airocide has numerous unique capabilities. Its primary purpose was to preserve foods and eliminate ethylene in tight sealed spaceships. Now, with advanced technology, it
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It also helps against airborne pathogens which can be harmful to infants. This NASA developed technology is designed so brilliantly that it is capable of slaughtering even the smallest form of irritants that trigger an allergic reaction. Conditions in the hospital are very sensitive and need a harm free environment. Mentioned in the “State-of-the-art hospitals have recorded astounding reductions in airborne pathogens including those resistant to treatment after installing Airocide bioconversion systems.” Also patients who use airocide report to expierence restful and reduced irritations and overall improvement in general well

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