PHI technology
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KYS IMEX BUSINESS is the exclusive distributor in Morocco of air purification and disinfection systems using a new technology, photohydroionization (PHI), developed by the American company RGF (world leader in environmental technology).
What is photohydroionization?
Using high-intensity light (UVX) on a grid (catalizer) composed of 4 rare metals and coated with a hydrophilic glaze (patented).
This proprietary process produces hydroxyl radicals (OH-), superoxide ions (O2-), hydroperoxide ions (H2O2-) and ozonide ions (O3-). and technical ozone in small quantities (non-hazardous for humans).
All are “friendly oxidizing agents”. By “friendly oxidizing agents” we mean that they regress to the oxygen or hydrogen state after having done their oxidizing work. They are harmless to humans, animals and plants.
What are air purifiers?
- Fluorine
- Hydroxyl radical
- Ozone
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Permanganate
- Chlorine
- Bromine
- Iodine
- Oxygen
This true plasma is a powerful oxidative destroyer of micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, moulds). What’s more, it has the ability to eliminate gases, odors, fumes and VOCs very quickly, before returning to a state of oxygen and hydrogen.
In most cases, a 99% reduction is achieved within 24 hours.
Why should I purify the air?
Germicidal UV rays, which destroy micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses), have been used for decades in the medical sector. The effectiveness of Ultra Violet (UV) light is now well established and can be easily introduced into the ducts or manifolds of heating, ventilation or air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Germicidal UV light only reduces airborne micro-organisms passing directly through the light rays, but has no effect on gases, vapors or odors.
Advanced Oxidation by PhotoHydroIonization, on the other hand, is highly effective in the treatment of gases, vapors and odors. What’s more, its action lasts for the entire length of the ducts and extends into the rooms or spaces to which it is applied.
By creating a lamp with an appropriate wavelength in the PHI cell, RGF has developed a highly efficient system capable of using a 254 nm hv germicidal lamp.
This wavelength lies between visible UV rays and invisible X-rays, which is why it’s called UVX.
The PHI cell is maintenance-free, and is designed to maintain a constant level of oxidants that are not harmful to humans, animals or plants, and to comply with regulatory ozone levels in the presence of humans.
The advantages of the PHI system
Traditional UV systems are designed to destroy mold in the heating or cooling coils of air conditioners. The PHI cell does the same, but in addition, propels a residual ionized germicidal plasma into all treated areas to destroy viruses and bacteria at source.
The sternutory test
Double-blind laboratory sternutatory test at a distance of 1 metre. Simulated sneezing in a 7 m3 biological test chamber.
Validations
In tests conducted by independent commercial, government and academic laboratories, RGF’s PHi™ technology has achieved the following results:
- 99.99% reduction in surface bacteria
- Tested and approved by the Chinese government to help
- protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome
- (SARS)
- Over 80% VOC reduction
- 97% reduction in airborne bacteria
- 85% odor reduction
- 99.99% reduction of bacteria in water
- 97% reduction in airborne moulds
- Hospital-approved for infectious diseases – U.S. and international
- 99% reduction in surface microbes for food products
- USDA(1), FSIS(2) and FDA(3) approved for food processors
- The three-part air series filmed indoors for Fox News featured RGF and highlighted the considerable reductions in mold and bacteria.
- RGF’s technology has been featured on Fox, ABC and CBS, as well as in Popular Science magazine.
NB: The RGF PHI cell is not a medical device and no claim is made from a medical point of view.
- USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
- FSIS: Food Safety Inspection Service
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
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