Product Details
It is a wall mounted cylindrical device (refer enclosed picture) and consists of propriety metal alloy. This metal alloy produces photons (of specific wavelength and energy)
The power consumption of the device is about 40 W (single phase 230 V supply) and one device can be used in an area of about 1000 sq.ft.
Working principle;
The photons from the device (having kinetic energy) strikes material surfaces present inside the room e.g., machines, furniture etc.
This photon bombarding on the surfaces (energy transfer) lead to electrons getting emitted from the surfaces. (Process similar to what happens in Solar PV - photons from sunlight lead to generation of electrons from Silicon wafers)
The airborne electrons (with -ve charge) interact with Corona Virus S-protein (having a +ve charge), thus neutralizing the S-protein of the virus particles. (Generally, to infect the host, the +ve charged S-protein binds with the -ve charged membranes of the host cell).
The company had developed this machine in 2019 to control Bird Flu at Chicken Farms, but no pilot has been done till now.
The device is designed to inactivate airborne particles and cannot be used for surface disinfection.
This device has not been installed anywhere till now and no use cases are available, as of now.
Company (Organisation de Scalene) has provided technology licence to M/s Eureka Forbes for manufacturing and distributing the device in India.
One device costs about 12,000 Rs/-. Warranty and servicing details will be provided by technology licensee (M/s Eureka Forbes India).
Company has tested the device to check effectiveness against Influenza B Corona Virus (surrogate of Sars Cov 2), test report (from Laboratories de Especialidades Immunological S.A.) indicates 99% virus elimination.
Company has tested the device in a third party lab against ozone generation. The test reports indicate that ozone levels are below detection levels. The company informed that such devices are different from air ionizers on account of the following;
Air ionizers produce hazardous ozone gas as a byproduct, but this device does not produce any ozone gas.
Air ionizers produce RONS (Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species) and ions which destroys good bacteria, fungi etc. also, and hence, cannot be used in Food & Beverage production areas. This device does not kill bacteria, fungi and hence, can be used in such areas.
The device is CE certified and complies with EMC, EU Low voltage directive, IEC 60335 and IEC 61326.
While the company claims that the device is US FDA approved, it is noted that US FDA has allowed the company to market its product based on "Enforcement policy for sterilizers, disinfectant devices, air purifiers during Covid 19 Public Heath Emergency", which is an interim measure for such devices.
Evaluation:
No research literature can be found (on internet) which specifies that the +ve charged S-protein of virus particle, can be inactivated by -ve charge electrons or after interacting with electrons the inactivation is effective. Hence, the effectiveness can only be verified after checking the test reports.
While the company claims that no static electricity related issues will exist due to such electron emission, the same cannot be verified in absence of tests. Unmitigated static electricity poses fire safety risks.
Such devices does not help an infected person. It only claims to inactivate the airborne virus particles in an enclosed setting. Therefore, people still need to comply with masks, hand washing and social distancing requirements, provided an asymptomatic infected person is present nearby.
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